How to Make Your Pilea Peperomioides Look Good

Many American homes love to grow Pilea peperomioides. Why is this little plant so popular?

Don’t underestimate it just because it is a small plant with a thin stem. It is actually very strong. It can take root as long as there is soil, and it is very good at surviving with water.

With its evergreen leaves and swaying posture, it is a beautiful sight wherever it is placed.

However, many people have found that the state of the plant is very good when they first buy it, but after a period of time, the plant becomes lopsided, the leaves are different sizes, and yellow, and it looks very messy. Watering and fertilizing also do not help, and they even want to throw it away.

In fact, it is very normal for those who have just started to grow Pilea peperomioides to keep it in a mess because they do not understand its habits. Don’t be discouraged, the method is below.

If you want to make your plant look more beautiful, you need to learn how to cut it first.

As I mentioned earlier, the plant has a very strong vitality. How strong is it?

As long as it has a good root system, even if it is only partially rooted, it can survive in water. So, if your Pilea peperomioides is not looking good, don’t worry, just prepare a small pair of scissors, “click” to solve the problem.

Trimming method: Use scissors to trim off all the stems and leaves of the Pilea peperomioides, leaving only the root system and the top 1 cm.

After the pruning is done, put the Pilea peperomioides in a well-lit place and make sure it doesn’t lack water. After 3 days, add the right amount of nutrient solution every time you water it. After about 10 days, you will see a lot of little Pilea peperomioides growing out from the roots quickly and very cute.

Next, we just need to care for it according to its habit.

Growing Pilea peperomioides is more than caring for it

Pilea peperomioides is a green plant that can be grown both hydroponically and in soil. If you have not been able to keep your Pilea peperomioides well, or if you are a newbie, or if you want to keep your Pilea peperomioides indoors, I suggest you use half soil and half water to maintain it.

Advantages of keeping Pilea peperomioides in half soil and half water:

First of all, the root system of Pilea peperomioides will be intertwined with each other, but it is not thick. Soiling at the bottom will hold the roots in place and make the plant more stable.

Secondly, the stems of Pilea peperomioides are soft and topped with large leaves, which tend to fall eastward. Compared with pure hydroponics, soil provides more fertility, making the stems thicker and less likely to be crooked, and the plants are more beautiful.

In addition, Pilea peperomioides is an aquatic plant and can’t live without water. Having a half water environment on top is good for its growth and more beautiful.

Therefore, more people like to use half soil and half water to care for Pilea peperomioides than pure soil cultivation or pure hydroponics.

Half Soil Half Water Method of Planting Pilea peperomioides:

When you buy Pilea peperomioides, some of them are already planted in pots by the vendors, but these are more expensive and the pots are less easy to replace.

If you want to save money, you can buy Pilea peperomioides without pots and match the pretty pots yourself. When you get home, plant them as follows:

Prepare a pot without holes at the bottom, put a proper amount of soil at the bottom of the pot, then put the Pilea peperomioides in it and fill it well with soil all around. The soil can be nutrient soil, peat soil, mud pond soil, etc. The bottom does not need to be fertilized.

Once you have secured the Pilea peperomioides, you can add water to it. The water you add at first may be a bit cloudy, it’s okay, it will become clear after settling for a while.

During the maintenance process, keep the height ratio of soil and water at 1:1. When the water is low, add water in time and put in the right amount of nutrient solution.

To make the Pilea peperomioides look beautiful, you must learn to care for it properly

Though it may look like a small plant, Pilea peperomioides has its own growth habits. Many florists do not understand these habits, treat it as a common foliage greenery, put it on the living room coffee table, TV cabinet, and found how it can not be maintained. In fact, the main reason is not to understand the habits of Pilea peperomioides.

Happy light: Pilea peperomioides is a typical foliage greenery, but it is very like light, the light requirements are relatively high. Except for the summer to avoid exposure to the sun, all other times to put the Pilea peperomioides in a place with sufficient light, so that it can fully photosynthesize. This way it can accumulate more organic nutrients and promote its own growth. This is no substitute for any flower fertilizer or nutrient solution.

Water-loving: Pilea peperomioides is a very water-loving green plant, and is very resistant to drought. During the maintenance process, it should never be deprived of water. If accidentally neglected, the roots of the Pilea peperomioides has no water to absorb, its stems and leaves will immediately all down, and then recover can be difficult. At this time, you can only use scissors to prune, let it grow again.

Fertilizer: Pilea peperomioides is very like fertilizer green plants. Whether it is pure water maintenance or half soil half water maintenance, should be regularly applied to the nutrient solution, especially the indoor maintenance of the Pilea peperomioides. Because indoor light intensity and ventilation conditions are relatively poor, the nutrient solution can strengthen the root system, so that the leaves are thick and green, not easy to fall, so as to raise the “beauty”.

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