Perhaps, any representative of succulents does not enjoy such popularity as monetary tree which actually is called crassula or krassula. Flower growers around the world appreciate crassula unpretentiousness and exotic beauty.
How to prepare pochvosmes
Homeland of monetary tree Western Africa, rich in exotic, Southern Arabia and Madagascar. This plant can accumulate moisture in leaves therefore droughts it is plant is not afraid, but loves moisture. As for the soil, it is better to make for change of monetary tree soil structure independently as it has to differ from pochvosmesa which is sold in shop for cacti and succulents a little.
To prepare for monetary tree ideal soil mix, it is necessary to take the cespitose earth (one part), the sheet earth (three parts), bank sand (one part). All this carefully mixes up and humus (100 g on 1 kg of ready soil) and 2 tablespoons of wood ashes is added to structure. The crassula surely needs good drainage. It can be haydite, pebble, crushed brick. Drainage layer – not less than 4-5 cm at the bottom of pot.
It is necessary to replace monetary tree not often – young every two years, adult – every three years. Certainly, these terms are corrected, depending on growth rate.
Features of change
The crassula surely needs not deep, but heavy ceramic pot. Root system at plant small and the radical lump is located not deeply. The adult crassula can fall periodically sideways together with pot if it is insufficiently heavy. It is simple to look after the replaced crassula. Frequent waterings it does not demand – to do enough it in process of drying of the soil, but is abundant. Excess moisture will leave through drainage holes and plant not butene pereuvlazhneno. From October to February the watering needs to be carried out to dormant period not more often than two times during all the time (every two months). The earth in crassula pot has to be dry in the winter.
Conditions of keeping
It is periodically necessary to clean leaves of succulent from dust and dirt and it is obligatory to air the room – fresh air is very important for monetary tree. As the inhabitant of Africa, crassula loves temperature drops day-night. To it even the night time temperature of +6 °C, especially is not terrible in the winter. During the winter period and daytime temperature it is necessary to lower up to +12 °C. And in the summer in the afternoon the crassula prefers +20...22 °C. The monetary tree loves bright light therefore it all the year round can be held on solar windowsill. But in July at noon it should be covered from the sun that have not burned leaves. If you want the monetary tree to have blossomed, for the summer send it to garden or to balcony, and in the winter before it take in the cold room at temperature not above +10 °C.