Content
- Pour Christmas star with fingertip feeling
- Pour a poinsettia properly
- When the poinsettia drops the leaves
- Tips
The poinsettia does not like it too wet
Pour Christmas star with fingertip feeling
The vast majority of poinsettias in this country have only a short life. Soon they lose the leaves and no longer look very decorative. In many cases this is due to wrong care, especially wrong casting. Tips on how to properly water a poinsettia.
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The poinsettia is native to regions where it rains rarely, but often violently. It does not tolerate too much moisture, nor may the root ball dry out completely. Unfortunately, most plant lovers do too much and pour too much and too much water.
You really should water the poinsettia if you keep it dry rather than damp. Allow the soil to dry for a long time after watering. Finger test by pressing a finger into the substrate to see if the soil is already dry.
Only then will the poinsettia be poured again. Excess irrigation water, which collects in the coaster, must be poured off immediately. Waterlogging causes root rot.
When the poinsettia drops the leaves
Often the poinsettia throws the leaves off a few days ago. Often he gets new water then, because the hobby gardener assumes that the plant is too dry.
The opposite is the case. Just the cheap Christmas stars from the supermarket are kept much too wet and lose their leaves after a short time.
First let a poinsettia with a moist substrate dry out before you give it new water.
Tips
If you keep the poinsettia on the terrace during the summer, do not place the pot in a coaster. Then the rain or pouring water can run off and there is no waterlogging.