Tolstyanka (pork, red) or cashtree, as it is still called among the people, is a very interesting and completely unpretentious house plant of the succulent genus. Small trees or shrubs with lush green leaves are a wonderful decoration of the apartment. It was thanks to its fleshy leaves in structure, the fattened and got such a bizarre name. Substances that are secreted by a peasant, perfectly clean the air in the room and have an antiviral effect.
There are a lot of kinds of fat shoes.They are diverse in size and type of plants, they can have a grassy shape, a kind of shrub or tree. The flower reproduces by cuttings or seeds. Both methods are equally easy and reliable.
The plant perfectly feels wellilluminated loggia or windowsill, although it is necessary to avoid getting direct sunlight on the trunk and leaves. Needs infrequent irrigation, about 1-2 times a week, when the top layer of the soil is completely dry. Excessive watering is not allowed.
Although this plant and belongs to the most uncomfortable representatives of the flora, the fat-skin does require constant attention.
Tolstyanika - diseases and pests
One of the most common "diseases"Fatty occurs due to improper irrigation. If the soil in the pot is excessively moistened and does not have time to dry out between irrigation, it can lead to decay of the root system and the stem of the plant.
Another serious danger to the flowerrepresents a draft. Being subjected to its constant influence, the fat girl discards the leaves. Therefore, the tree should be kept in a well-ventilated place, but nevertheless, and well protected from drafts.
The second reason why the fat women fallleaves, there may be a wrong place for the plant. Direct sunlight scorches the vulnerable surface of the leaf plates, as a result of which they wither and fall off. To start to grow bald the tree can and because of shortage of mineral substances in a ground. This is most often affected by large plants that have not been transplanted to new soil for a long time. With this situation, you can cope with the selection of special fertilizers and producing periodic soil replenishment, in which a fat woman grows. Plant diseases can occur not only for reasons of improper care, but also due to infection of the plant.
Sometimes you can face a situation wheregrid leaves appear grid cracking, reminiscent of a spider web. In this case it can be very difficult to determine what exactly is sick with a fat woman. Diseases invoking such manifestations can very quickly completely destroy even a large tree. Most often, they are caused by infection of the fatty woman with mites or a mealybug. To eliminate pests, the leaves of the plant are treated with alcohol wool soaked in alcohol or with special insecticides intended for succulents. These procedures should be carried out regularly, until the manifestations of the disease completely disappear.
Tolstyanka disease often suffers heavily.But even if your sapling is sick, you can try to save it. In cases when the plant has suffered very much and there are few healthy areas, only the twigs that survived save them. From them you can grow a new healthy tree. To do this, you need to find undamaged branches, break them off and allow them to dry a little. After that, the plant is placed in a moist soil and periodically watered. If the stubby rotten at the root itself, you can cut the entire tip completely, put it in a container of water and, waiting for it to release the roots, reinstall it in a new pot.
