For a pot of dracaena to please with its bright green foliage and healthy appearance, one should know what kind of care this tropical plant requires. First of all, it is important to create for it a microclimate close to its natural habitat. This article focuses on watering: how to moisten the soil in a flower pot, in what volume and with what frequency.
The importance of proper watering dracaena
Watering is the most important part of caring for any plant. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out this operation correctly and treat it carefully. After all, excessive watering and overdrying of the soil can cause the death of a flower.
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Almost all forms of dracaena react critically to the stagnation of moisture in the soil. The only kind of - Sander, who is also called "bamboo of happiness" for the external similarity with this plant. This species can constantly stay in the water without consequences for itself. 
All other species dracaena, being a long time in waterlogged soil, die.
How often to water dracaena
Most often amateur growers are interested in how many times a week you need to water this plant. Experienced florists remind that this flower came to us from hot countries, and this should be taken into account when leaving. It is necessary to moisten the soil as the top layer dries. The amount of water should be such that the earth lump was filled.
Important! After watering, the dracaena should not be left on a cold windowsill - this will cause diseases of the root system..
In the warm season, based on temperature indicators, the plant is moistened 2-3 times a week. In winter, the frequency of irrigation is reduced to 1 time in 7-10 days.
With the beginning of the heating season, the plant should be removed away from the heating system, because the radiators significantly overdry the air, and this has a very negative effect on the flower.
In general, the irrigation regime for the seasons is as follows:
- spring - once in 7-10 days;
- summer - every 2-3 days;
- autumn - once in 7-10 days;
- winter - every 14 days.
What water to water dracaena
Water for moistening should be soft, separated for at least 2 days. The optimum liquid temperature is + 21 ... + 23 ° C. The ideal option for water for irrigation would be rain or melt. Water should contain a minimum amount of third-party impurities, and on an alkaline balance - to be neutral. In urban apartments it is permissible to use boiled water, acidified with ordinary vinegar or specific peat tablets, and hard water can be softened with ethanedic acid, or oxalic acid.
Important! If the dragon flower is watered with cold water, the roots may rot, the flower growth slows down, and the leaves will lose their attractiveness.
Watering technology dracaena
Like many home plants, a tropical guest can be watered in several ways.
Using top watering
When applying this technique, you must follow the main rule: do not wash the ground with a water jet. The outlet of the watering can must be put on the edge of the pot and carefully pour in water. As soon as the water begins to flow into the pan, watering should be stopped.
Video: Proper watering dracaena After 15 minutes, excess moisture from the pallet should be drained. With such a technique of irrigation, the soil is rapidly losing mineral components, so it should be regularly fertilized.
Watering in the pan
According to this method, water should be poured directly into the tray, in which there is a pot of dratsena. The essence of the technique is that the dredger independently absorbs moisture in the amount required by the flower.
Did you know? Dracetice is grown not only as an ornamental plant - its various parts are used in many fields of activity. For example, brushes are made from fibers, and juice and resin are used in pharmacology.Watering in the pan may be necessary if the soil in the tank is very dry and when using top watering the water in the soil does not linger, but simply flows out through the drainage channels.
This technique also has its drawback: with this irrigation, salts are collected in earth mixes, which adversely affect the rhizome and the flower as a whole.
How to bathe dracaena
Bathing should be used at a time when the temperature rises above + 25 ° C. It lies in the fact that the pot with a flower must be completely immersed in a deep and wide container with water and left for a certain time so that the soil is completely saturated with moisture. As a rule, it is enough for this from 15 to 40 minutes.
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After the procedure, the pot should be removed from the tank and allowed to drain off the excess water. Only then can the pot be transferred to the window sill.Do I need to spray dracaena?
In addition to soil moisture, the plant is required to provide the optimum level of humidity (65-75%). Moist air is as important to a flower as moistened soil. Therefore, the leaves should be regularly sprayed and arrange shower sessions. Sheet plates need to be irrigated with warm and separated water regularly, and in hot weather even several times a day.
Did you know? From the Greek language the word "dracaena" is translated as "female dragon". Therefore, this flower is considered a talisman of women who were born in the year of the Dragon.
Useful recommendations
To avoid various problems when growing dracaenas, it is necessary to take into account such recommendations:
- We can not allow a long stay of moisture in the soil - it only harms the plant, causing the roots to rot.
- It is also not allowed to overdry the soil. Since the flower is a succulent, it does not tolerate a long dry period. If the soil dries out too much, the flower loses its attractiveness and may even die.
- Good drainage should be ensured. The draysena pot should contain holes in the bottom and a layer of expanded clay.
- Mulching will help preserve moisture in the soil. Marble or granite chips, shells, coconut substrate, small pebbles, pine nut shells, colored clay or glass beads can be used as mulch.
- Dracaena leaves speak of a shortage or excess of moisture. With a deficit, they fall, the tips become dry, and because of waterlogging, the foliage becomes soft, and its color loses saturation.
- It is useful to accompany watering with light loosening of the topsoil. This will improve soil aeration and provide air access to the root system.
- If a whitish film has formed on the surface of the earth, this indicates the presence of excess salt. The topsoil should be replaced.
- The frequency of hydration depends on the types of dracaena. Broadleaf specimens need more frequent watering, narrow-leaved - in more rare and less abundant.
- The top layer should dry 3-4 cm. You can check the soil moisture with a wooden stick.
Important! It is impossible to mulch the soil in a pot with dracenic used coffee, pine sawdust, moss and peat. These materials only increase the acidity of the soil.
As can be seen, it is not at all difficult to grow dracaena, and monitoring its irrigation is not difficult. And thanks to the recommendations in this article, the tropical beauty will always delight the eye and perfectly fit into any interior.
