Vermiculite is used to root succulent plants and grow beautiful.

As the best ingredient for raising succulent plants, vermiculite can improve the survival rate of succulent plants. Do not underestimate this small vermiculite. Although the hardness is not high and the appearance is unpleasant, vermiculite is the best surface covering for plants. Vermiculite has good water retention and automatically adjusts moisture for plants, so as to keep the humidity of the planting environment in a reasonable category. Thus inducing the germination of seeds or the rooting of plants.

Vermiculite is a natural, non-toxic mineral that expands under the action of high temperature. After high temperature treatment, expanded vermiculite has good air permeability, strong water absorption, small temperature change and aseptic effect, so it is very suitable for rooting of succulent plants. However, vermiculite also has a disadvantage that it is too water-conserving, and there is also the possibility of black rot in fleshy water. It is suggested that it is best to mix it with other plant materials and cover only a thin layer of vermiculite on the surface. In this way, the new root will be stuck into the planting soil below through the vermiculite on the surface, which is safer and will not be short of nutrients.

Vermiculite has good air permeability, so it is not easy to hide bacteria and let the roots breathe freely. It can keep the succulent plant soil moist (not wet) for a longer time, which is more conducive to the root growth of succulent plant, so that it won't be too dry and too damaging to succulent plant. The correct way to use pure vermiculite hair root is: Xinjiang white vermiculite with 3-6 mm particles, dry hairy root without watering. If you live in a dry environment, you can spray water on the surface of vermiculite and feel damp. When the water evaporates, some of it will be absorbed by vermiculite, which is enough for succulent plants to root.

Should pure vermiculite water the roots of succulent plants? If it needs watering, how should it be watered? Vermiculite has a strong adsorption of water in the air. In many fields, vermiculite can be used as a desiccant. Vermiculite can absorb water in the air, and the internal environment of vermiculite is suitable for succulent rooting even without watering at all at more than 30% of the air humidity. In order to make vermiculite particles better fit the growing point of succulent plants, the most suitable vermiculite for hairy roots is vermiculite particles of 3-6 mm. Smaller particles are not good for ventilation, while larger particles do not provide proper humidity for succulent plants.

Vermiculite itself does not have any nutrients, but the water retention is better. Some flower friends like to mix vermiculite as particles in the soil, and they also have their own views on the pros and cons. Some flower friends add too much vermiculite when matching the soil, and the water content in the medium is larger, too much water retention, resulting in rotting roots. Of course, it does not deny that vermiculite can not be put in the medium, generally speaking, 1 part of vermiculite in 10 parts of soil is OK, of course, it can also be a little less.

If there are more particles in the soil, the water permeability will be better, the soil will dry quickly and need to be watered frequently. On the other hand, a higher proportion of soft peat soil in the soil has better water retention, and the watering interval needs to be prolonged. And the size and shape of the flower organ also has a great influence. Here for example, wide mouth shallow flowerpot, larger caliber water volatilization rate will be faster, shallow and can not store too much water, so this kind of flower can be watered frequently. However, the water storage capacity of the deep and small flowerpot is very large, and the water volatilization is more difficult, so the interval can be lengthened after normal watering.

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