How to cultivate potted water lilies

1. Soil

It has specific requirements for soil, which means that ordinary soil can not meet it. The best soil contains a lot of humus, and we need clay loam, of course, to ensure that it is fertile. In fact, this soil is very particular, because if it is more clayey, it will affect the growth and expansion of lotus root, and if it is relatively soft, it can easily be damaged by the wind and cause root problems. So the best thing is to use the soil in the pond, or use a mixture of garden soil and loess and sand. In fact, the soil it needs is slightly alkaline, so we usually keep it at 6.5 to 7.5.

2. Lighting

The light it likes is that kind of strong light, and we need to be able to keep it under seven or eight hours of light every day, which is very good for it. For example, it can have more buds and blossom for longer. Because it loves the nature of light, we must not keep it in the shade. If you want to put it indoors, you can't put it for too long. The way to retreat and ask for a second is to breed it on the balcony. Besides, we can't let it be exposed to the hot sun at noon.

3. Temperature

This factor cannot be treated at will, because it is very strict with it. The temperature of its germination is between 8 degrees and 10 degrees, while the temperature of lotus root growth is 14 degrees. When it comes to growth, the temperature is required to be between 25 and 30. In addition, we should know that it grows faster on sunny and rainy days.

4. Fertilization

This is a necessary link. Generally speaking, the amount of basic fertilizer we give it is based on the size of the basin. A month after planting it, we need to apply liquid fertilizer to it. In addition, after it has grown leaves, we need to fertilize it once or twice. When the flower is in full bloom, we need to apply phosphoric acid to it every week.

5. Moisture

We need to add water to it every day in summer, and the quality of the water should be guaranteed. You don't have to add too much water in autumn and winter.