How to raise hydroponic mint?

Peppermint is a kind of aromatic crop with special economic value, also known as wild mint, night incense, etc., it is a perennial herb of the mint genus of Labiatae, with fragrant green gas, opposite leaves, small lavender lip-shaped flowers, dark purple-brown small fruits after flowering, mostly born by mountains and wetlands, and rhizomes growing underground. Let's take a look at how to raise hydroponic mint.

Growth habits of peppermint

1. Temperature: peppermint has strong adaptability to temperature, its rhizome survives the winter and can withstand-15 ℃ low temperature. The most suitable temperature for its growth is 25-30 ℃. The growth was slow when the temperature was below 15 ℃ and accelerated when the temperature was higher than 20 ℃. At 20-30 ℃, as long as water and fertilizer are suitable, the higher the temperature, the faster the growth.

2. Light: peppermint is a long-day crop, which is sexually fond of sunlight. Long sunshine can promote the flowering of peppermint and is conducive to the accumulation of peppermint oil and menthol.

3. Soil: peppermint is not very strict on soil, except for over-sand, over-sticky, over-pH and low-lying soil with poor drainage, the general soil can be planted, and sandy loam and alluvial soil are better. The suitable pH value of soil is 6-7.5.

Hydroponic culture of peppermint

1. Prepare an empty cup, plastic cup or porcelain cup, and fill it with tap water.

2. cut a longer branch from the peppermint mother branch, which can be placed for 12 hours to dry the wound, and then cut into the sand, or it can be cultured in water directly.

3. Hydroponic culture time is chosen when the temperature is high and warm in spring and summer, so it is easy to take root. In general, hydroponic culture begins to take root in more than a week.

How to raise hydroponic mint?

1. Plenty of sunshine: peppermint has a large demand for sunlight and water, so the cultivation of peppermint should be placed in a place with sufficient light. Keeping it in the shade of weak light for a long time is not conducive to the normal photosynthesis of the plant, is not conducive to the growth of leaves, and the number of roots will be reduced. Putting the bottle of hydroponic peppermint in a place with sufficient light every two days can meet the light needed for its growth.

2. Change the water in time: do not change the water too frequently, usually once a week, if the base water in the bottle is reduced, you can add water in an appropriate amount, but do not add too much water. At the same time, an appropriate amount of nutrient solution can be added to the water to ensure sufficient nutrients for the growth of mint.

3, sprinkling moisturizing: although peppermint is hydroponic, it still needs to sprinkle the leaves to moisturize, usually twice a day. To use a small spray can, the amount of water sprayed should not be too much, and the foggy water is more easily absorbed by the leaves.

Matters needing attention in hydroponic mint culture

1. If the leaves blacken in the process of hydroponics, the black leaves should be removed in time. Vanilla plants do not have to worry about picking leaves, but usually pick them more and more vigorously.

2. When changing the base water, wash the roots by the way, remove those rotten leaves in the water, and ensure the cleanliness and health of the base water and plants.

3. No matter whether hydroponic culture or soil culture is used, peppermint grows very rapidly, so the mother plant can be branched, that is, one branch is cut off and divided into two branches to continue hydroponic or soil culture.