ThePlantAide.com

How to raise taro

Skyler White
2020-08-24 14:20:53
Light: it is required to scatter light, but it should not be too strong, and should not be exposed to sunlight or insufficient. Watering: taro like wet environment. Spring and summer need a lot of water. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of taro is between 21-27 ℃. If the temperature is below 18 ℃, the leaves will not be straight and easy to sprout new leaves. Fertilization: during the growth period, the fertilizer should be applied once a week, with the use of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, but mainly nitrogen.

Growth habits

Taro like high temperature and humid growth environment, can grow in the semi shade environment, not cold resistant. The suitable growth temperature of taro is between 21 ℃ - 27 ℃. If the growth temperature is below 18 ℃, the leaves will not be straight, and it is not easy to sprout new leaves.

Caladium picture

Curing method

Illumination

The flower leaf taro likes sunshine, but it should not be too strong. If the light is not enough, the color spots on the leaves will become dark, and the leaves will be too long and too soft. Insolation or lack of light are easy to burn leaves, resulting in fuzzy leaf color, dim veins, too soft leaves, long petioles, not bright colors, petioles are more likely to break, making the overall ornamental worse.

Watering

Taro like wet environment. Spring and summer need a lot of water.

Caladium picture

Temperature

The temperature of growth should not be lower than 15 ℃. When the temperature is as low as 12 ℃, the leaves will turn yellow.

Fertilization

During the growth period, taro should be fertilized once a week, with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, but mainly nitrogen fertilizer.

Soil

The soil should be fertile, loose and well drained, such as rotten leaf soil or peat soil. Too wet or dry soil is not conducive to the growth of taro leaves, tuber parts of the humidity is too high is easy to cause tuber rot.

Caladium bicolor

The Plant Aide - Plant experts around you

The Plant Aide - Plant experts around you

www.theplantaide.com