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- Tips for taking care of lucky clover in the pot and garden
- Can lucky clover be cared for perennially?
- Can lucky clover be planted in the bed?
- How is lucky clover properly cast?
- When is fertilization necessary?
- When does lucky clover have to be repotted?
- Does lucky clover have to be cut?
- Which diseases and pests can occur?
- How is winter clover overwintered?
- Tips
Lucky clover is very easy to care for
Tips for taking care of lucky clover in the pot and garden
Lucky clover is often given away as a lucky charm on New Year's Eve. The joy is usually only short and the plant will soon be disposed of. It is easy to cultivate lucky clover without much prior knowledge and with little effort. Tips for the care of lucky clover.
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Lucky clover (Oxalis) is a perennial plant. It can therefore be kept well perennial, it also needs very little care.
Can lucky clover be planted in the bed?
Lucky clover is sold in the pot. You are welcome to put the pot outdoors during the summer. Even the plants directly into the bed is possible. Then the plant needs even less care.
How is lucky clover properly cast?
In the field, the casting of lucky clover is unnecessary, as long as the plant is not covered.
In the pot you water abundantly in the summer. You should absolutely avoid waterlogging. When taking care of the room, make sure you have enough humidity.
As irrigation water is any water, lucky clover is not demanding.
When is fertilization necessary?
Lucky clover in the pot fertilize only during the spring and summer months. Fertilization takes place every two weeks. After repotting and in winter you do not fertilize lucky clover.
When does lucky clover have to be repotted?
Immediately after your purchase you should repot lucky clover into a clean pot and completely replace the old substrate.
Later, the lucky clover will only have to be repotted when the old pot has become too small. The new pot should only be slightly larger.
Does lucky clover have to be cut?
You do not have to cut lucky clover. However, dried or sick leaves should be removed. If you do not want to harvest seeds for propagation, cut off the decayed flowers as well. Then the plant has more power for the formation of decorative leaves.
Which diseases and pests can occur?
Lucky clover is very robust and is rarely infested with diseases or haunted by pests.
Decay occurs when the plant is too often and too heavily poured.
Pest infestation by aphids or spider mites occurs when the lucky clover was not cast enough or the humidity is very low.
How is winter clover overwintered?
Lucky clover is native to Mexico and belongs to the Sauerkleearten. Unlike the local sweet clover, which belongs to another family, lucky clover is only partially winter hardy.
You must winter plants in the pot in the house. The location should be as bright as possible and not too warm.
Lucky clover that you planted out in the spring should be better dug up in the fall. Cut off remaining green leaves, place the onions in prepared plant pots and keep them frost free.
Tips
Even though lucky clover is very cheap to buy after Christmas, multi-year care is worthwhile. The lucky charm then rewards the gardener with very pretty flowers in white or white-pink.