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Castor oil plant Ricinus communis

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Water Castor oil plantTenere asciutto
As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, usually waterings is interrupted because these plants can't bear harsh temperatures. Water sporadically, with 2-3 glasses of water , leaving the soil dry for a few days before watering again; when watering we suggest avoiding excesses, but to wet the substratum well. Let's act every 1-2 weeks .

Cultivation Castor oil plant
These plants give origin to a brush with a rounded form. The Castor oil plant is medium in size and 1,5 m in height; in the spring, summer, autumn, winter it assumes a green colouring. These plants aren't evergreens, which means they lose their leaves some months during the year. The Castor oil plant have a one or two year development cycle.

Light Castor oil plantSole pieno
We suggest to position the The Castor oil plant in a sunny spot at least a few hours a day. These plants have an annual development, therefore when it becomes cold they deteriorate, and get completely eradicated.These plants don't like excessively harsh temperatures, with night-time minimum temperatures below 0°C. during the spring in general they are grown in a covered place, moving them outdoors, or uncovering them, when there isn't any danger of sudden temperature drops.

Water Castor oil plantTenere asciutto
Water sporadically, with 2-3 glasses of water , leaving the soil dry for a few days before watering again; when watering we suggest avoiding excesses, but to wet the substratum well. Let's act every 1-2 weeks . As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, usually waterings is interrupted because these plants can't bear harsh temperatures.

Pests Castor oil plant
Generally during this time of year we suggest a pre-emptive treatment with wide range insecticide and with a systemic fungicide, to prevent the attack from part of the aphids and the development of fungus diseases, often favoured by a mild and damp climate.

Mold Castor oil plant
We advise locating these annual plants in a dissolved soil, with an elevated drainage.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
3
0
3
0
2
1
continental
2
0
3
0
2
1
mediterranean
1
0
3
0
2
1

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This page concerns the weather mediterranean it is possible to choose another climate area alpine continental

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