How to grow Araucaria and how to top it

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1. How to raise

2. How to top

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Loose and fertile soil must be used to raise Araucaria, usually a mixture of loam, leaf humus soil and coarse sand. The ratio of the three is 3:1:1. Usually it should be placed in a semi-shady place to allow it to receive scattered light to prevent the plant from being exposed to the sun. In daily maintenance, watering must be frequent, 2-3 times a week during the growth period. In addition, appropriate fertilization must be applied after the new shoots sprout. The fertilizer should be decomposed liquid fertilizer. In order to control its height, it needs to be topped when it grows to 1-2 meters.

1. How to raise

1. How to grow

1. Soil: Araucaria is suitable for growing in fertile soil. If it is too barren, the plant will grow poorly due to insufficient nutrients, so you must ensure that the soil has a certain amount of nutrients. Fertility, or add an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer. If you want to prepare potting soil, you can mix loam, leaf humus soil and coarse sand. The ratio of the three is 3:1:1. This kind of soil is very helpful for the growth and development of plants.

2. Light: Araucaria is a light-loving plant. However, it is also not resistant to strong light. The hot sun in summer can easily burn the leaves of the plant and affect its development. Normally, you should put it in a semi-shady environment, or provide it with proper shade, but in winter, you need to ensure that there is sufficient light. This can appropriately increase the ambient temperature, which is also helpful for a safe winter.

3. Watering: Araucaria has poor drought tolerance and has a high demand for water, so it must be watered frequently. During the growing period, it usually needs to be watered 2-3 times a week, and the water must penetrate into the soil to a depth of 10-15 cm. As it grows, the frequency of watering can be reduced, but the soil should still be kept moist. In high temperature seasons, it is necessary to spray water appropriately to increase the ambient humidity.

4. Fertilization: Araucaria needs sufficient nutrients to help it grow. In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer when planting, you should also apply appropriate top dressing during its growth period. From the time the new shoots sprout, apply decomposed thin liquid fertilizer 1-2 times a month. The concentration of the fertilizer must be paid attention to. If thick fertilizer is applied, it will easily damage its root system and cause it to rot.

2. How to topping

When growing Araucaria indoors, you need to control its height. Usually when it grows to one or two meters high, you need to cut off the top buds, so that the plant will not continue to grow taller and it can also promote the development of side branches.

2. How to top

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