What is the planting method of lotus soilless?

Lotus soilless culture is generally based on bowl lotus as a breeding variety, bowl lotus is also known as white lotus, hibiscus, lotus and so on, which are perennial aquatic herbaceous flowers of Nymphaeaceae. What is the planting method of lotus soilless? Let's get to know it together.

First, the soilless planting method of lotus

1. Preparatory work

Cultivation substrate

Although the bowl lotus needs soilless cultivation, it also needs some substrates. Because of soilless cultivation, its stability needs to be considered so that it will not float with the water.

Therefore, the substrate for its soilless cultivation is the water used to fix fine sand or sand, and some flower friends use a whole basin of lotus root to fix it when they are soilless, and the effect is good.

Cultivation container

The choice of containers for soilless cultivation of lotus is relatively free. round or other shaped glass pots, glazed pots, purple sand pots, porcelain pots and other flowerpots are all good choices. Can also use a special hydroponic flowerpot, this kind of flowerpot is more convenient, showing two parts, the upper part of the plant, the lower part of the nutrient solution, you can also make similar utensils.

Nutrient solution

The bowl lotus is maintained by soilless cultivation, which can not absorb nutrients from the soil and needs to use nutrient solution. The nutrient solution can be configured by itself, using inorganic fertilizer to form an aqueous solution, or a plant nutrient solution rich in various elements. When you configure your own nutrient solution, you can use well water or tap water as a solvent. If you feel that self-configuration is too troublesome, you can go to the market to buy a special nutrient solution, which is more convenient.

Soilless cultivation and management

Soilless cultivation

Because the bowl lotus can be planted by seed planting and lotus root planting, and it can also be done when it is soilless. The use of seed planting to first germinate seeds to grow seedlings, seedlings grow to about 10 cm when the transplant, the use of lotus root is relatively simple, but also relatively easy to survive.

The time of cultivation can be chosen when the temperature is above 15 degrees, which is more suitable for the growth of bowl lotus. First put the matrix in the container to fix, then put the lotus root or seedlings in the form of lying down, pour water, pay attention to make its terminal bud buried in the water, water and medium should have a water layer of 5 centimeters.

Maintenance and management

The growth of lotus needs the right amount of nutrient solution, which should be used once a week and should be adjusted according to its growth condition. As it grows, the root system will gradually grow. Adjust the amount of nutrient solution used, leave enough space for its root system to grow further, and clean the container frequently.

According to the growth habits of bowl lotus, do a good job of daily maintenance management, the temperature is kept between 20 and 30 degrees, for the sun, the need for sufficient light, but avoid exposure. In addition, in its growth period, we should pay attention to the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, timely detection and timely treatment.