How to care for Schefflera octophylla

Schefflera octophylla is an appropriately decorated sitting room study and bedroom. Many people start growing it at home. How to care for Schefflera octophylla? Here are some caring tips for you.

How to care for Schefflera octophylla leaves falling

The Schefflera octophylla's leaves may have been lost due to overexposure to sunlight and overwatering. In case of leaf loss due to overexposure to sunlight, the plant should be transplanted to a semi-shaded and ventilated area for farming. When watering is too much, it is necessary to stop watering, and timely discharge the excess moisture in the soil, and to master the amount of watering in the later stage of rebreeding, in order to prevent the phenomenon of falling leaves again.

1. Proper shading

How do you save a schefflera octophylla from falling leaves? In this case, the plants need to be transplanted to a semi-shaded, ventilated environment for farming. If the light is too strong, but also appropriate shade to prevent plants from being sunburned by strong light, secondary damage.

After dropping a leaf, the plant will be short of nutrients, then ot need to be appropriate to the soil fertilization, fertilization had better dilute the fertilizer with water first, in order to prevent excessive fertilizer concentration, fertilizer damage. The culture environment can be determined according to the light condition in the later stage of cultivation, and the plants can be placed in the outdoor cultivation when the light is not strong.

2. Stop watering

Schefflera octophylla's leaves fall may also be due to overwatering, which means that we need to stop watering and remove the excess water from the soil. If the soil is still wet, it is best to transplant the plants to a sunny environment for farming, so that the sunlight will take away the water. In later farming, we need to control the amount and frequency of watering.

Schefflera octophylla prefers wet but afraid of waterlogging, and has strict requirements on water. When growing, plants may be watered according to the change of season. Spring and autumn are the season for plant growth, so it is best to water the plants two to three times a week. In summer air is very dry, it is best to water the plant once a day, usually it also can be appropriate to spray water around the plant.

How to care for Schefflera octophylla branches blackening

1. Trim the rot roots

In the daily if watering too much, it will appear the resting root and the root rot phenomenon. So in daily watering, we must control the dosage. We can wait until the soil becomes dry , and then water. We can move it out of the pruning root, replace the soil replanted, and can make its growth exuberant.

2. Basin soil

Schefflera octophylla turning black and Withers may also be caused by over-fertilization. Schefflera octophylla doesn't have a high demand for fertilizers, so it's only necessary to apply compost every other month when the plants are thriving, and in the event of too much fertilizer, the fertilizer can be diluted with lots of water.

3. The temperature

Schefflera octophylla has poor cold resistance. If the temperature is lower than 5℃, it will not only lead to frostbite, but also lead to the plants' inability to absorb nutrients and water normally. The position of the bottom of the main stem will gradually become black and wither. Left and right are best.

4. Light

After Schefflera octophylla is placed in a dark environment for a long time, the leaves are unable to perform photosynthesis due to the lack of light, and the plant will gradually turn black and wither. If there is no hollow in the branches, hydroponics can be performed for a period of time to promote the growth of the roots, and then soil culture can be performed after the plant returns to life.

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