How much water does he need?

A constant supply of moisture is a must for the dragon tree

The dragon tree originally comes from tropical and subtropical regions and is therefore not only used in the temperature used to relatively constant conditions all year round. The water supply in the dragon tree should also be constant, so that the roots of the plant never dry out completely. Since dragon trees are also very sensitive to waterlogging, the Earth in the pot never be forever wet. You can easily do a finger test on the dragon tree and water it with a little water as soon as the soil in the pot feels very crumbly and dry on the surface. For healthy growth, you should save on the right one fertilization also suitable, not too condensed Plant substrate in the pot respect, think highly of. You can mix it yourself from the following materials:

• commercial potting soil
• loamy garden soil
• Pumice gravel
• Lava granules
• sand

The subtle difference between damp and wet

For a dragon tree, the soil should be moist for as long as possible, but it must not be so wet that it causes root rot or other serious problems Clinical pictures comes the dragon tree every now and then enter permit. In order to be able to adhere to exactly the right care conditions without constant checking, dragon trees are often preferred in Hydroponics drawn. In any case, only water that is rather low in lime should be used for watering so that the dragon tree and its roots can thrive permanently in a slightly acidic soil environment.

Provide tropical or subtropical humidity by spraying with water

The water requirement of every plant depends not least on theirs Location and the respective local weather conditions. So unless your dragon tree is in a difficult location near the heating or at one of the Sun excessively heated area on the balcony you only have to water it once every few days. Ideals Growing conditions you can do it if you spray the dragon tree every now and then with a little rainwater from the spray bottle.