What kind of primer is needed for dracene?

Dracaena - unpretentious house plant, which even a budding floriculturist will be able to take care of. An important point is a flower transplant. The normal growth and healthy appearance of the plant depends entirely on what soil will be chosen. Dracaena needs a special nutritional composition.

Description of the plant

One of the most popular houseplants can be called Drachsen. In appearance, the flower is very similar to a palm tree. However, they have no relationship. Dracaena belongs to the genus iglitsev and is represented by a huge number of varieties, which differ from each other in the form and color of the leaves, the height of the trunk. A native flower from hot African lands.

An evergreen plant usually has a straight and straight trunk, long and pointed at the ends of the leaves. The huge demand for dracenes is due not only to a peculiar appearance, but also to unpretentiousness in the care. Therefore, they are used in the design of apartments, offices and offices.

The optimum temperature for the comfortable existence of a flower is 15-20 ° C. Ideally, it should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Some species do not tolerate drafts. Particular attention should be given to planned transplants. Specialists recommend using a special primer for dracene for this purpose. Which one will be better? The plant "loves" the soil, the composition of which is enriched with substances useful to it.

Choose the land for dracaena

The substratum for transplanting a false palm should have a weakly acid reaction and a set of certain useful components. Therefore, most growers prefer to buy ready land, suitable for palm trees. Without much effort, you can try to make yourself a suitable primer for dracen.

Shop-like soil mixtures contain the following substances:

• Vermiculite;
• Middle peat;
• sand;
• Biohumus;
• compost.

Enriched soil allows the plant to obtain the necessary substances for growth and attractive appearance.

What kind of soil does Draycene "love"?

The soil for the transplantation of a false palm by experienced growers can do on their own. Most often, a mixture of turf and leaf land, sand and humus (in a ratio of 1: 1) is used for this. Specialists also warn that clay for growing a "false palm" is highly undesirable.

There are disagreements about peat. Some growers claim that this component absorbs moisture very quickly and practically does not give it back. The dracenas "love" the wet soil. Therefore, if peat is present in the soil mixture, the plant will have to be watered somewhat more often.

Primer for dracaena (the composition of the finished mixture varies depending on the manufacturer) must necessarily have a coarse-fiber structure to ensure the plant timely development and normal growth.

You can find leaf land for planting a houseplant in parks and squares. It is best to collect it under maple and birch trees. For dracen you need only take the top layer of soil with fallen leaves. The soil is piled up and impregnated with nitrogen fertilizers. After 1-2 years, the dracene soil will be ready for use.

The sod land can be found in meadows, where cereal crops and clover grow. Small plates of soil need to be stacked on top of each other and watered with slurry, water. After 2 years, the turf land will be ready for planting dracen and other indoor flowers.

Features of dracena transplantation

Usually, a flower from the genus Aclycaceae is recommended to be transplanted no more often than once a year. If the plant was only bought, it must be transplanted from a fragile plastic pot.

What kind of soil is needed for dracaena at the first transplant? In this case, preference should be given to the purchased substrate, which has a slightly acid reaction. It is almost impossible to adjust this indicator when using a soil mixture prepared independently.

Moving the plant into a "new house" is better to do in the beginning of spring. During this period the dracenas wake up from the winter hibernation and begin to grow actively. The pot must be several centimeters larger in diameter than the previous one. If the pot is too large - the water in it will linger, which will lead to the death of the flower.

It is necessary to make drainage from small pebbles, small pebbles, crushed claydite or shards. This will prevent the accumulation of water in the lower part of the pot and protect the roots of the plant from the development of putrefactive processes.

What to do with the old land?

When removing dracaena from a pot, the old substrate does not need to be shaken off. Flower together with an earthen lump is transplanted into a new soil.

It is better for dracenes to choose stable pots of clay or ceramics. Required is the presence of perforated holes on the bottom of the container.

When the dracaena is transplanted, less than half of the soil is poured into the pot, then the trunk itself is placed in the center and it is left on the sides with the remaining soil mixture. If the plant has damaged roots, they should be carefully trimmed. After the transplant, the flower should be watered using a small amount of fertilizer. This will help the plant adapt faster.

Care instructions

Many growers advise to transplant dracen every 2-3 years. During this time, the flower takes all the nutrients from the soil. Determine the need to change the place of life of a plant easily according to its condition. When the flower no longer suffers minerals, the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry, and the new ones grow very slowly.

When choosing a primer for dracen, you should always pay attention to its composition. Mandatory components are such substances as biohumus, sapropel and median peat. The first component is the product of vital activity of earthworms. Eliminates pathogens in the earth.

Sapropel is an organic sediment formed on the bottom of water bodies as a result of decomposition of microorganisms of plant and animal origin. The structure of the median peat allows to retain moisture and prevent drying out of the root system.

Water the dracen after replanting in a new soil 2-3 times a week. The leaves must be sprayed from the spray gun. To restore the flower as soon as possible, it is recommended to fertilize with such preparations as "Zircon" and "Epin".