How to activate non-growing plants
When someone says a certain type of plants is very easy for them and then here you are struggling to keep them alive, please don't stress out. Nature will do what nature wants. The growth of a plant depends a lot on many factors. the plants might be in the dormant or inactively growing state when you got them. Or it can be they are going through shipment stress, environment change stress and need time to recover and acclimate. Whatever the reason is, there is something you can do about it. Today I am gonna show you how to activate your not growing plants.
1. Check your home conditions. The golden formula (Not applicable for all but most plants) is bright indirect light + high humidity + great air flow + warm temperature + well draining and nutritious soil mix + the right watering schedule. Missing any variants of the equation might stunt the growth.
2. Check the root system. If the plant is not growing, there might be either two things happen to the roots. The plant might spend all its energy to strengthen and develop its foundation. Or it might be combatting root rots. If the roots are great then you have nothing to worry. Just be patient and knowing you will have big and healthy leaves in the future. If you see root rots, then cut off all the rot parts, adjust your soil mix and your watering frequency.
3. Put them on a moss pole or air layering upper nodes. By giving the plants another access point to water and nutrients, you help them activate the roots from upper nodes resulting new growth. This will work wonder for epiphytic plants.
4. If you plants haven't growing for more than 1 growing season, you might consider cut them and propagate them. This is the one case when a little shock is beneficial. This shock will break the plant dormancy and promote growth.
5. If you've done everything and nothing happen still, consider that plant is done and give it to me. Just kidding :)) Just be patience. Let nature do its work.
1. Check your home conditions. The golden formula (Not applicable for all but most plants) is bright indirect light + high humidity + great air flow + warm temperature + well draining and nutritious soil mix + the right watering schedule. Missing any variants of the equation might stunt the growth.
2. Check the root system. If the plant is not growing, there might be either two things happen to the roots. The plant might spend all its energy to strengthen and develop its foundation. Or it might be combatting root rots. If the roots are great then you have nothing to worry. Just be patient and knowing you will have big and healthy leaves in the future. If you see root rots, then cut off all the rot parts, adjust your soil mix and your watering frequency.
3. Put them on a moss pole or air layering upper nodes. By giving the plants another access point to water and nutrients, you help them activate the roots from upper nodes resulting new growth. This will work wonder for epiphytic plants.
4. If you plants haven't growing for more than 1 growing season, you might consider cut them and propagate them. This is the one case when a little shock is beneficial. This shock will break the plant dormancy and promote growth.
5. If you've done everything and nothing happen still, consider that plant is done and give it to me. Just kidding :)) Just be patience. Let nature do its work.
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