What does the money tree need? The secrets of caring for a flower growing in a pot at home

One of the most popular succulents is Tolstyanka, she grew up on the window sills of our grandmothers and today it can be found in almost every house.

It does not require specific conditions of detention, tolerates infrequent watering, hot weather and pruning well.

Looks great in any room. And even a beginner grower can grow it.

What is it - the name and description of the plant, as well as flowering

Crassula (as well as crassula or money tree) - a hardy succulent plant Belongs to the family Crassulaceae. They consider South Africa their homeland. About 300 species are counted. Under natural conditions, reaches a height of up to three meters, indoors much lower.

The leaves are green, glossy and fleshy. They resemble coins in shape. For this resemblance, the flower is called the "money tree". The trunk is dense, juicy and tree-like. The roots are tender and thin.

Flowering is a very rare occurrence. At home, only adult plants over 5 years old are blooming. The flowers are similar in shape to umbrellas, and the petals are bent at the edges. The color is white or pink. Crassula blooms profusely in spring or summer.

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Photo of Crassula

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Instructions for beginners: how to properly care for her in winter and summer?

Crassula is a fairly unpretentious plant. Caring for him is simple and uncomplicated. It is enough to follow certain rules.

What loves more - light or shadow, and is it possible to keep in the sun?

First, about whether the money tree loves the light of the sun and how it transfers the shadow. Crassula is a photophilous plant, it is important for her to receive the same lighting all year round. Tree species can be several hours under direct sunlight, other varieties necessarily shade. In summer, the plant is taken out to the balcony. In winter, keep the flower pot in a well-lit place and install additional lamps.

With a lack of light, the bush loses its decorativeness. Leaves shrink, and branches become thin and long. But it can be called shadow-hardy, since for a short time the money tree can withstand poor lighting.

Attention. For uniform development and formation of decorative crown, the pot with the plant is periodically rotated relative to the main light source.

Temperature

In spring and summer, for a fat woman, 20-25 degrees are considered the best temperature for active development. But the plant is able to withstand a prolonged increase in temperature up to 30 degrees. During this period, she feels good on the balcony and in the garden, as she needs fresh air.

The most favorable temperature in the autumn-winter period is 10-15 degrees. But a fat woman can winter in a warm room, but there is a high probability that her leaves will fall.

Location

For keeping a fat woman, window sills facing the unshaded east or southwest side are best suited. When growing on the southern window in the summer, the plant is protected from direct sunlight, setting the shading so that the leaves do not get burned. And on the north side it is very dark for the flower and therefore provide additional lighting using fluorescent lamps.

When to water?

In the spring-summer period, the money tree needs regular, but moderate watering once a week. The substrate between waterings must necessarily dry.

When overflowing, the plant is sick and may die. In winter, when kept in a cool room, a fat girl is watered once a month. The first sign of excessive watering is falling leaves, they become watery or begin to rot.

If there is no dormant period, watering is carried out according to the summer principle. The water used is standing and warm.

Air humidity

Humidity is not so important for a money tree. Therefore, specially humidify the air in the room is not required. The main plant is not kept near heating appliances. And periodically the dust deposited on the leaves, wiped with a soft damp cloth, trying not to damage. Special care for the leaves is not needed.

Top dressing

The fat woman does not like frequent top dressing. During active growth, fertilize the soil 1-2 times a month. With a cold wintering, top dressing is not made at all. As fertilizer, top dressing for cacti is used or ordinary mineral complexes with organic matter alternate. Diluted with water according to the instructions.

Important! Fertilize only after watering to protect the roots from burns. Transplanted plants and patients do not fertilize, as this can lead to their death.

Planting soil

Loose, light and permeable soil is best suited for the cultivation of the Crassula. To prepare it, turf ground, peat, humus and baking powder are mixed in equal parts, for example: perlite or birch coals. But all varieties of money plants grow well in the ground for cacti and succulents, which can be purchased at a flower shop.

For active growth of the rosula, a good drainage layer is also needed. For this, expanded clay or pebbles are poured onto the bottom of the pot.

When to crop: pinching, crown shaping and pruning

Spring is an ideal time when you can cut the shoots without fear of harming the plant. The plant is pruned and crowned in the spring most often in April. If this is done during the dormant period, then the chance of developing new branches is small.

In a young money tree, when 3-4 pairs of leaves appear, pinch the bud located between them with tweezers. After some time, new ones appear at the site of the removed bud, and the plant begins to branch. BUT The splendor and height of the plant is regulated by pruning.

1. To do this, cut the handle with a sharp knife at a distance of 15 cm from the ground.
2. Then it is rooted.
3. And the place of the cut is sprinkled with crushed coal.
4. Twisted and curved branches are cut to form a crown.
5. And also they remove by pinching with nails the old branches and yellow ugly leaves. Thus creating a decorative look of the plant.

Features of reproduction of the money tree

Most often, the fat woman is propagated in two ways: cuttings and individual leaves. Both methods are simple and effective. After planting, the crassula quickly takes root and adapts to new conditions. But when propagated by leaflets, they can begin to rot, because of which the roots do not appear and a new plant does not form.

The money tree is propagated by sowing seeds, but this method is rarely used and is considered the longest and most difficult. Since the collection of seeds at home is almost impossible, due to the fact that the fatty woman rarely blooms. And in stores, seed is extremely rare.

They carry out the breeding procedure most often in the early spring, when the plant is actively developing. But you can propagate at other times of the year, only in this period the timing of the appearance of roots can stretch for 3-6 weeks.

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Transplanting to another pot

Planting and transplanting a money tree is carried out in early spring. But after the purchase, the flower is transplanted after 2 weeks, as it will undergo acclimatization, since the store mix is ​​often too low quality. A young plant (up to 3 years old) is transplanted into a new pot once a year, and an adult every 3-4 years. The process consists of several steps:

1. Prepare the soil and the pot a little more than before.
2. At the bottom of the flowerpot, fill up a drainage layer with a thickness of at least 2 cm.
3. Fill with earth 1/4 of the pot.
4. They take it out of the old flowerpot, shake the ground, wash and remove the rotten roots.
5. Set in the middle in a new pot and fall asleep with a substrate. At the same time do not tamper.
6. It is plentifully watered with warm water and, if necessary, the earth is added.

After transplanting, the pot with the plant is put in the shade for a week. And then they look after them like an ordinary money tree.

Video on how to transplant a money tree:

All about caring for a flower in a disease or pest attack

Although fat girl and unpretentious in content, but improper care may cause the following problems:

1. Stretching leaves and losing their decorative appearance due to insufficient lighting. The plant is rearranged in a more lighted place.
2. Leaves fell and darkened. Excessive watering and waterlogging of the soil. Limit the amount of water introduced.
3. Brown spots on the leaves. The flower was poured with cold water. Change the watering mode. Use water at room temperature.
4. Rot at the base of the stem. Sign of rotting root system. Cut off the apical part of the plant and grow in a new way.
5. Sticky bloom and leaves turn yellow then the fatty woman was struck by aphids. To eliminate the leaves, wipe with a soap solution.
6. White discharge on the leaves. A mealybug attacked the plant. They severely damage young shoots and leaves, thereby stopping the growth of the money tree. For elimination use "Actellik" or "Fitoverm".

The spider mite and whitefly are rarely affected to eliminate them; the fat woman is treated with insecticidal preparations.

Money tree with its decorative appearance is able to decorate any room. To do this, it is enough to provide it with good lighting, proper watering, transplant and inspect on time, and also periodically fertilize.

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