Plant a thick leaf
The thick leaf prefers very permeable soil. This can be special succulent soil or a mixture of soil and sand or granules. In addition, the plant pot should have a sufficiently large drainage hole, because the thick leaf is very sensitive to waterlogging.
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Give your thick leaf as bright and warm a place as possible, preferably in the sun. Only the blazing midday sun is not recommended. The thick leaf can be moved to the garden or balcony in a warm and dry summer. However, it should be brought back into the house in good time as it is not winter hardy. The money tree (Latin: Crassula ovata) is also suitable for growing a bonsai from it.
Pour and fertilize the thick leaf
Belonging to the succulents, the thick leaf is able to store a lot of water in the leaves. Accordingly, it tolerates dry periods quite well, as well as relatively dry heating air. Your thick leaf does not need a lot of water, it should only be poured moderately. It is also better to use fertilizer sparingly.
The thick leaf in winter
Like many succulents, the thick leaf likes a hibernation. At around 12 ° C to 15 ° C, the plant recovers and recharges its batteries for the next growing season. The thick leaf does not tolerate frost at all, so it should be brought back into the house in good time in autumn if it has spent the summer outside. Until next spring you can stop fertilizing and water your thick leaf only a little.
The essentials in brief:
- easy to care for
- not hardy
- very warmth-loving
- needs a lot of light
- pour little to moderately
- Avoid waterlogging at all costs
- fertilize little
- Crassula ovata suitable as a bonsai
- Hibernation at temperatures of around 12 ° C
Tips
Like all other thick-leaf plants, Crassula ovata belongs to the water-storing succulents and is a very decorative, exotic-looking and easy-care indoor plant.
