How Much Do You Know about Hydroponic Plants

Hydroponics plants use water as medium and they are planted directly in the water storage containers. They are fed with necessary nutrients for growth and cultivation as decorative indoor green plants.

The advantages of hydroponic plants: They are clean with few plant diseases and insect pests, and they are good for human health; they are elegant and ornamental plants. When we observe them, we can enjoy their leaves, stems, flowers and the changing roots. It also solves problems in preparing a variety of basin soil and management, which adapts to the characteristics of high efficiency and quick rhythm. Flowers can be used with the change of the shape and color, and several flowers at random configuration and layout could achieve a similar effect to flower arrangement.

Planting technique: Those plants are generally planted in the special water plant pot with non-bottom and inside and outside double sieves. For the average family, people all use transparent equipment. The planting is often scheduled from mid-April to mid-June and from late September to early November. The temperature in these periods is suitable for plating and rooting.

Pick a good-looking potted flower with strong vitality, and then wash away the mud or other medium in the roots. The plants with weak growth have slow physiologic activity, so washing roots will affect its rooting and growth. For some plants which are suitable for water-planting, cut the semi mature branches in their nutrition growth period. As to fleshy pulp plants whose stems have soft aqueous tissue, it is not correct to dip them into water directly after cutting. People have to put them in the cold dry place for two or three days and wait for the complete dry of the wounds. If the roots are too lush, you can scissor one third or half fibril. It is beneficial for the regeneration of hydroponic plants roots.

After planting, people should change water frequently and it is the key to success. Because the root will produce mucus in water and too much mucus could pollute the water quality. Frequent changing water could also feed enough oxygen for plants.