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- Maintaining Conophytum - Tips for Care
- How do you properly pour Conophytum?
- Is fertilization necessary?
- Are you allowed to cut Conophytum?
- When will I repackage?
- Which diseases and pests do you need to pay attention to?
- How do you maintain Conophytum during your growth break?
- Tips
The Conophytum blooms only with fabulous care
Maintaining Conophytum - Tips for Care
Conophytum is a succulent species, also known as "living stones". The care measures are based on the growth phases of the plant, which vary depending on the variety. Since the succulent is quite caring, you should bring some experience. Tips for taking care of Conophytum.
How do you properly pour Conophytum?
Conophytum is regularly poured during the respective growth phase. The substrate is thoroughly moistened once. Excess irrigation water is released. Before the next casting, the substrate must almost dry out.
During the growth break, a skin forms over the plant. Now the Conophytum will not be cast for several weeks.
Is fertilization necessary?
Fertilized Conophytum is like all succulents sparingly and only during the growth phase. Give cactus or succulent fertilizer on a monthly basis. The dosage indicated on the packaging is halved to avoid over-fertilization.
Are you allowed to cut Conophytum?
Since the succulents remain very small, cutting is not necessary. But you can cut cuttings if you want to multiply the plant.
When will I repackage?
Repotting is rarely necessary as Conophytum grows very slowly and has sufficient space in the pot for a long time. Once the pot is completely rooted, it's time to repot.
As a vessel is a shallow dish, as Conophytum is a Flachwurzler. Prepare the pot by filling it with substrate. This must be well permeable to water and mineral. Normal garden soil is not suitable. Put the substrate together yourself:
After repotting, do not fertilize Conophytum for several months.
Which diseases and pests do you need to pay attention to?
Avoid too much moisture. Pests almost never occur.
How do you maintain Conophytum during your growth break?
During the growth break Conophytum is not poured or fertilized. The succulent plant is not hardy and should therefore never be kept at temperatures below freezing.
Succulents who have their rest in the summer, put in a not too bright place. Conophytum, who takes a winter break, prefers a bright location at about 4 degrees.
Tips
Conophytes comprise a whole range of rather small plants, which form very different flowers. Some varieties have a hibernation, others a summer break.