What are the cultivation methods of铜钱草 (Money Plant)?
This article focuses on the cultivation methods of the Money Plant and related topics such as hydroponics, soil cultivation, or semi-hydroponic cultivation that can thrive, let's take a look together!
The Money Plant is inexpensive and easy to grow; you can buy a pot for just a few dollars at the flower market. If purchased online, you can buy its creeping stems, which are even cheaper. It can grow from a small cluster to fill an entire pot quickly, requiring only some creeping stems with a bit of tender shoots or leaves, which can grow rapidly through hydroponics or soil cultivation.
The Money Plant naturally grows in warm and humid areas, especially near water or in shallow water, where it grows very quickly. It can thrive in water, half water-half soil, or soil. With sufficient sunlight, good ventilation, and a consistently warm and humid environment, its growth rate is extremely fast. With more fertilizer, its leaves can even grow to the size of a palm.
Shown above are the creeping stems of the Money Plant
The Money Plant is also suitable for pot cultivation, which can control its growth and prevent excessive spreading. If you plant one in your yard and provide it with a warm and moist environment and plenty of water, it will quickly cover the entire yard.
Shown above is the Money Plant grown in the ground
The Money Plant can be cultivated through hydroponics, soil cultivation, or semi-hydroponic methods. It is a very pure beginner's green plant that even gardening novices can grow well. Failure in cultivation is usually due to poor ventilation, long-term water shortage, decay of leaves and stems in water without timely cleaning, or possibly low temperatures causing frostbite.
1. Hydroponic Cultivation
Cultivating the Money Plant hydroponically is very simple, just place its creeping stems under water, and you can use ceramsite, coarse sand, stones, etc., to fix them in place appropriately.
What are the cultivation methods of the Money Plant?
To avoid the growth of green algae in hydroponic cultivation, you can use dark-colored containers. Regularly changing the water can also reduce the growth of algae. If you keep some algae-eating fish, snails, or small shrimps in the water, that would be even better.
Hydroponic cultivation of the Money Plant also requires adequate lighting. Daily scattered light can maintain a faster growth rate. Adding a few drops of nutrient solution to the water during each change can make its leaves grow larger.
To prevent its leaves and stems from rotting, ensure that the cultivation environment has good ventilation and adequate lighting. If leaves are submerged in water for an extended period, there is a risk of decay.
2. Soil Cultivation
Cultivating the Money Plant in soil is relatively simple. Just prepare some clean and breathable soil and press the creeping stems into the soil. Then, water regularly, watering thoroughly when the soil is dry, and occasional overwatering is not a problem.