Why does Clivia rot? Clivia rotted roots mainly for two reasons. One is that the soil is airtight; The other is over watering.
1, the soil is airtight.
If Clivia is planted in sticky soil, because of the poor permeability and drainage of the soil, the root system of Clivia can not breathe normally and carry out physiological activities after watering, and the root system will rot over time, resulting in poor plant growth.
2, watering too much
Clivia is a fleshy root system, which can store a certain amount of water and has good drought tolerance. However, if the pot soil is often watered and kept wet for a long time, it is easy to have the problem of rotten roots. The treatment is not timely, and even the whole root system is black and rotten, leaving only the aboveground part.
Clivia is rotten, what should I do? When the root of Clivia rots, the leaves often turn yellow or turn yellow and black, and the whole plant does not grow, showing a drooping and wilting state. Clivia appears this kind of situation, and it can be preliminarily judged that Clivia has rotted. So what should be done with Clivia after its roots rot?
1, the root rot is not serious.
If the overall growth state of Clivia is ok, there is no other bad situation, which proves that the rotten roots are not serious, and it is generally not necessary to get out of the pot. Let's analyze whether it is the reason of soil and watering. After finding the reason, change the soil or reduce watering, so that Clivia can gradually restore root growth in a suitable environment.
2. Severe root rot
If the root rot of Clivia is serious, the state of the whole aboveground part is also relatively poor, and the leaves of Clivia are seriously yellow and black. We need to remove the flowerpot to check the damage of the roots. If only part of the root system is rotten, cut off the rotten part, then disinfect it with potassium permanganate or carbendazim, and then replant it in the pot with loose soil.
3. The roots are rotten
Sometimes, if the rotten roots of Clivia are not treated in time, the roots may rot completely, leaving only the aboveground parts. Can such Clivia be saved?
In fact, such clivia can also be preserved. How can we save it? First, clean the rotten root system with a blade, then put it in potassium permanganate solution for disinfection, and then put it in a ventilated place for 1-2 days to dry the wound and pull it away. In this way, when replanting, the wound is not easy to be infected by germs and rot again.
When planting, it is best to use clean river sand as substrate, plant the base of Clivia in the river sand, then water it, and keep it in a position with sufficient scattered light and ventilation. Water the river sand when it is dry, and don't get too wet. Clivia can regenerate a new root system in about a month, and then transplant it into the pot when the root system grows.
Therefore, everyone should learn to judge and deal with the rotten roots of Clivia according to the actual situation, and take appropriate measures to get rid of the trouble of the rotten roots of Clivia. Of course, in the daily breeding process, the correct breeding methods should be adopted to minimize the occurrence of root rot of Clivia.