Crab claw lotus likes warm sunshine and is afraid of strong sunshine. It can be preserved in sufficient sunshine in winter, but it needs proper shade when it is hot in summer. So how to do it?
Shading treatment: In dog days, the sun is usually strong. In this case, people will take an umbrella when they go out to prevent sunburn. Crab claw lotus is also afraid of strong sunlight, so it is necessary to set up a sunshade net when the sunshine is strong, which is the same as the sunshade net we use.
When we raise it indoors, we can keep it indoors where there is scattered light. As long as it is not exposed to strong sunlight, the crab claw lotus will be fine.
Water the crab claw lotus when the soil is dry. It is also a succulent plant, and its leaves contain a lot of water, which is a relatively drought-tolerant flower. Too much watering can easily lead to rotten roots and black rot, leading to the festering of crab claws and lotus leaves. If you water it too little, the leaves will dry up again. So how do you water it?
Watering method: In dog days, we water the crab claw lotus, and we can water it again when the soil is dry, just like many succulents. Also, when watering the crab claw lotus, we can water it in the morning or at night to avoid strong sunlight at noon, so as to avoid choking the crab claw lotus after watering and affecting the root growth.
If the weather is too dry, you can spray water around the crab claw lotus flowerpot after four o'clock in the afternoon, because the temperature is too high at noon, the steam will be very hot after spraying water, and it will be very cool at night, which will play a role in cooling down.
Don't get wet. Crab claw lotus is a succulent plant. Its meat is delicious and contains a lot of water. If you get wet frequently and the soil in the flowerpot is too wet, it is easy to have black rotten roots, so the leaves of the crab claw lotus will collapse.
Rainproof suggestion: It often rains a lot in dog days, just like here in Jinzhou, Shijiazhuang, Hebei where Sister Rong is located. It has been raining heavily recently. In this case, the crab claw lotus must take shelter from the rain.
We can put the crab claw lotus under the pavilion, so we don't have to move back and forth when it rains heavily. Crab claw lotus cultivated on the balcony should also be sheltered from the rain in time to prevent crab claw lotus from being caught by heavy rain.
If crab claw lotus encounters heavy rain, we can pour out the accumulated water in the flowerpot in time to prevent the occurrence of accumulated water and rotten roots.
Crab claw lotus is kept in a well-ventilated place in summer and likes a well-ventilated environment, because good ventilation can not only prevent the diseases and pests caused by high temperature and high humidity, but also play a role in cooling down the temperature, so that crab claw lotus can grow well in dog days, because it is generally hot and humid in dog days, and once it is not well ventilated, crab claw lotus will grow badly.
Ventilation management: outdoor cultured crab claw lotus will be well ventilated whether it is placed under the pavilion, under the shade or on the balcony. Crab claw lotus cultivated indoors needs ventilation, especially in a closed environment. In dog days, when the weather is cool in the morning or at night, open the window for ventilation, so that the cultured crab claw lotus can grow well.
Crab claw lotus is not demanding, and it can grow slowly in dog days. As long as we keep it, it is not difficult for it to grow young leaves. As long as it is placed under scattered light, it will suddenly get wet after drying, so as not to get wet and have good ventilation. Is your crab claw lotus raised like this?