Can leek be cultivated in water?

Leek is a common vegetable in daily life, which is generally planted in the soil. With the emergence of more and more hydroponic vegetables, can chives be hydroponically cultivated? How do you plant it?

First, can chives be cultivated in water?

Leek can actually be planted in water culture, and the way of planting is relatively simple, even on the balcony at home, you can also grow water culture leek on your own.

2. the method of hydroponic culture of leek.

1. The first step of hydroponic leek is to select leek, select the strong and vigorous leek from the leek border, it is best to pour the leek thoroughly with water in advance, and then pull out the selected leek even the root, when pulling out the hand should be light and slow, do not pull off the root.

two。 After pulling the leek out of the soil, remove those rotten old roots, leaving only fresh white roots, remove the old leaves from the leek roots, and then put them together and pack them in a box to avoid root collisions and injuries.

3. Hydroponic chives can buy that kind of special hydroponic box with small round holes, each with one or two leeks. If you don't want to spend money, you can buy ordinary watertight flowerpots or rectangular plastic pots. The size and number of pots are determined according to the number of hydroponic leeks you need.

4. Hydroponic leek is to let the leek root grow in the water, so we have to put the nutrient solution in the water in advance in order to ensure the nutrition demand of the leek in the growth process, the nutrient solution should not be put too much, it needs to be put in proportion according to the method of use.

5. In the process of cultivation, try not to hurt the root of the leek, the nutrient solution and water need to be stirred evenly, when planting, all the leek root is submerged into the water, the water and the leek root are flat, the less water can not absorb nutrition, if there is too much water, it will lead to the rot of the neck.

6. Move the cultivated leek to the balcony, if it is summer, do not let the sun shine directly, the room temperature is about 20 degrees most suitable for its growth, in the process of its growth, it is necessary to absorb water and nutrition, so we should change water for it and replenish the nutrient solution in time.

How's it going? Is the method of hydroponic Chinese chives very simple? Your own balcony can also grow chives in water culture.