How to raise goldfish grass in pot

Goldfish grass like cool climate, avoid high temperature and high humidity, good cold tolerance, like full light, slightly resistant to semi-shade, sensitive to moisture, basin soil must remain moist, soil should be fertile, loose and well-drained slightly acidic sandy loam, slightly tolerant to alkaline soil, let's take a look at how to grow goldfish grass in pots!

Variety selection

Potted goldfish grass should choose varieties with low plants and numerous flowers, so that the ornamental value of potted plants is higher.

Basin soil selection

Goldfish grass should use a good breathable mud basin or plastic basin with a basin diameter of about 15 cm. The cultivation medium should be loose, fertile and well drained, or evenly mixed with rotten leaf soil, peat and edible plant ash. Apply some dried animal manure or cake fertilizer before planting, and slightly add bone powder or calcium superphosphate as base fertilizer.

Fertilizer and water management

Goldfish grass is usually fertilized once every 10 days. Goldfish grass taboo soil water, but insufficient watering, will also affect its growth and development. The correct way is to keep the soil moist and dry between two irrigations. In addition, water supply from the top of the plant should be avoided when watering, so as to reduce leaf humidity and water droplet spatter to spread diseases.

Light and temperature management

The goldfish grass is a full-light plant. Under the condition of sufficient sunlight, the growth of the goldfish grass is highly consistent, and its flowers are neat and bright. Under the semi-shade condition, the growth is higher and the flower color is lighter. Goldfish grass can blossom early by replenishing light for 4 hours in winter. The cultivation temperature of goldfish grass was kept at 15 ℃ at night and about 22-28 ℃ in day. At 3 ℃, the florescence was delayed, the blind flowers increased, and the quality of cut flowers decreased.

Timely pruning

After the goldfish grass blossoms, the aboveground part can be cut off and watered once. After about a week, new branches can germinate, and then thin liquid fertilizer will be applied every 10 days or so until the bud is formed. Usually need to pay attention to appropriate watering, summer to appropriate shade to cool down, so that autumn can blossom.