Money tree - how to plant a scion at home
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Fat woman, crassula or money tree are the names of a popular succulent, which, due to its unpretentiousness, is increasingly acquired for window sills and home greenhouses. In addition, according to Feng Shui, it activates cash flow and helps the family achieve financial stability. How to plant a scion will be discussed in detail below.
The specificity of Crassula breeding
The variety and type of money tree do not affect the characteristics of its reproduction. The main methods are seed, cuttings, shoot and vegetative. The second and third options are considered the easiest to implement, however, regardless of the method, the plant will fully retain all the varietal specifics of the mother bush.
A beautiful money tree with fleshy coin leaves can be grown from a scion
Basic ways
For grafting, the strongest strong shoot about 13 cm long is selected, it is carefully cut from the bush using a sharp knife, then dried for a day.
For rooting, the cuttings are placed in water or planted in moist nutrient soil.
Planting Crassula with a shoot suggests two options:
- experienced growers can obtain material from a plant that has dropped its foliage. Old fat women often crumble. After that, the leaf for the appearance of roots is placed in water, then planted in the prepared soil. The method is quite simple to implement, but it takes time;
- it is better for beginner flower growers to take a small-sized shoot with tiny roots. It is leaned against the ground and sprinkled with earth, after 2-3 weeks the plant will completely take root, and it will be possible to transplant it into its own container.
The seed reproduction option in everyday life is rare because of its laboriousness, but it is often used by breeders to develop new varieties. Procedure:
- Prepare a container with a substrate. A wide drawer filled with formula and the required drainage layer will do.
- Spread the seeds of the bastard on the surface, carefully sprinkle with a thin layer of soil, spray with a spray bottle.
- Cover with foil to create a greenhouse effect.
2-3 weeks after the sprouts appear, the film is removed, and the box with the fat woman is transferred to a bright and warm place.
Picture 2 A fat woman or Crassula, with proper care, will delight with an attractive look and help its owner to gain financial stability
Selection and preparation of soil for the fat woman
Crassula is a succulent that naturally grows in poor soils, which must be simulated in home cultivation. Nutrient-rich soil will negatively affect the health of the plant. Therefore, for beginners, it is better to follow the simplest path and buy a ready-made composition in a special store.
If you have experience and desire, you can prepare the soil mixture on your own. These are the soil components that the fat woman loves: coarse river sand, leaf earth and peat are taken in equal proportions, and perlite or brick chips should be chosen as drainage.
How to get a scion
A mature and completely healthy mother plant is required to obtain a good growth. You need to cut off a strong living branch with a length of 6 to 10 cm.
It is impossible to break off the process; it is imperative to use a sharply sharpened and pre-disinfected knife. The cut at the bush is sprinkled with crushed charcoal.
Preliminary preparation
Considering how to plant a money tree from a shoot at home, you should definitely study the point regarding the preliminary preparation of planting material. The main steps are as follows:
- It is imperative to remove all leaves from the bottom of the cutting, since the root system of the plant will develop in their place.
- Process the slice in a stimulator (for example, epine).
- Place in a container with water.
- Every 2-3 days, the liquid should be changed to soft, settled.
Crassula is unpretentious, but she needs a bright place, protected from direct sunlight
Existing dates
You can plant a fat woman from the shoot at any time of the year, but it is advisable to avoid the dormant period, since at this time the plant takes root much worse. Spring is considered the best period, when it is just beginning vegetative processes and active growth. However, both summer and autumn planting are allowed.
Planting a process without roots
To grow crassula, you can use a simple method. Procedure:
- On the mother plant, choose a strong shoot with aerial roots.
- Bend it to the ground, fix it with a bracket or sprinkle it with soil.
After a month, the root system will fully develop, you can transplant a new plant into your own pot.
We grow from a leaf
Planting a tree is also possible from a leaf. After the plant has dropped the foliage, you can wait a while, small roots will appear on their own. Alternatively, take a leaf and place it in soft water at room temperature.
After the formation of roots, the leaf is planted in a small container for growing, and after 1-2 months it is transplanted into a permanent pot.
Rooting in the ground
The first step is to choose a suitable soil for the fat woman, not rich in mineral compounds, but light with mandatory drainage. It is important for the plant that the roots constantly receive oxygen, which is why it is recommended to loosen after each watering.
The pot for rooting the shoot is selected small, it is enough to take a plastic disposable cup.
When using containers that have already been in use, they should be disinfected.
Step-by-step procedure:
- Pour a drainage layer into the selected container. Then the soil for fat women.
- Place the stalk in the center, after making a hole with your finger. There is no need to tamp the soil.
- After that, the pot with the plant is left alone; the container cannot be moved or rearranged until it is completely rooted.
After about 30-45 days, the shoot will acquire a strong root system.
The fat woman will become a bright decoration of any home, requiring only minimal maintenance.
How to plant a fat woman yourself
It is best to plant Crassula in summer or spring, but if a new plant was purchased in the fall, then, having brought it into the house, you should transplant as soon as possible, since it is often important for retail outlets to receive money, and not to grow plants in conditions that are comfortable for them.
A drainage layer must be placed on the bottom of the container; this is an excellent and simple prevention of root rot. Plants should be planted after they reach a height of 10-15 cm. They do this according to the transshipment method, observing extreme caution, since the stems and fleshy leaves are rather fragile, and it is easy to damage them.
Features:
- young plants are transplanted every year;
- adult crassules need this procedure once every 3-4 years;
- the root collar must necessarily remain above the soil surface, otherwise the risk increases that the fat woman will not take root in a new place.
The soil most favorable for this succulent should be of medium density.
Small diameter pots are suitable for seating a fat woman.
Follow-up care
After seating, it is important to take good care of the Crassula. Only in this case will it quickly take root and delight you with beautiful watery leaves resembling green coins. Immediately after transplanting, you need to place the container with the fat woman in a bright, warm place, protected from drafts, but with a regular influx of fresh air.
Watering is necessary moderate, but regular, the earthen coma should not be allowed to dry out. Spraying from a spray bottle will help remove dust from the leaf plates and maintain a comfortable level of humidity.
Top dressing is done once a month; ready-made complexes for succulents are used, taken at a concentration of ½ of that specified in the instructions for use. In winter, the plant enters a dormant state, so watering is reduced, it is enough to make sure that the soil does not become dry. Top dressing is completely stopped.
With proper care, you can even enjoy an unusual sight - the flowering of a succulent
How to raise a fat woman on the street
Many growers are interested in whether it is possible to grow a money tree in the open field in the summer and how to do it correctly. The plant as a whole reacts very negatively to transplanting, therefore it is not recommended to "relocate" it for the summer. Even if you create optimal conditions for the succulent - temperature, humidity, soil quality, then there is no guarantee that after returning to the pot it will not get sick. In addition, the favorable climate promotes the growth of the root system, so a larger pot will be required for the Crassula. A flower grower, unknowingly, during the digging process, can damage the roots of the fat woman.
Money tree on the street
It is better not to risk the health of the flower and not to transplant it in the summer in the open ground. The benefits of this are minimal, and there are many risks. First of all, if unplanned frosts hit, Crassula can die, because a sharp jump in temperature is destructive for her. And the death of a tree so significant in the teachings of Feng Shui will not bring anything good, financial difficulties may begin in the family.
Tiny fat women look no less interesting than adult bushes.
So that the plant can breathe fresh air, it can be taken out to the balcony or loggia in good weather. Such sunbathing is very useful for fat women. Fundamental rules:
- it is worth protecting the plant from the scorching sun rays;
- in the early morning and evening, protection is not needed, and at noon, a light shade should be created, for example, using tulle;
- before taking the plant out into the fresh air, it is recommended to transplant the fat woman into a larger pot, this will protect the culture from overheating;
- airing on the street should be short at first, gradually the exposure time increases.
It is also necessary to wean Crassula from the street gradually. They bring the pot home, put it in a bright place, and regularly ventilate it. The number of airings is gradually reduced.
Planting the offshoot of the money tree is not difficult. Often, air shoots form on the cuttings, which greatly simplifies the procedure: it is enough to plant them in a separate container and organize competent care. And the plant will thank its owner by the fact that there will always be money in his wallet, because attracting financial flows is the main purpose of Crassula.
