How to care for Spathiphyllum water culture
Let me tell you about the introduction of Spathiphyllum water culture care and the green plant flower care essentials for Spathiphyllum water culture. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
The method of Spathiphyllum water culture: Spathiphyllum, also known as the scientific name of Cyrtomium, has common names like Guanyin, Wild Taro, etc. It belongs to the family Araceae and the genus Spathiphyllum. It is native to southern and southwestern China. The leaves are large and cover-like, evergreen. Growing in clusters, the plant height can reach over 1 meter. The tuberous roots, leaves, and stems resemble the taros we usually eat. Today, I will introduce the method of Spathiphyllum water culture.
Method of Spathiphyllum water culture:
1. Choose a healthy Spathiphyllum without diseases or pests as the mother material for water culture. Remove the old and dead leaves from the stem, leaving only two or three new leaves; if the leaves are not beautiful, you can also leave only the topmost petiole. Loosen the pot soil, remove the pot, and then rinse the entire plant clean, making sure there is no soil left, as it can easily pollute the water and cause root rot.
2. After rinsing the mother plant clean, cut off all the soil roots from the base and carefully inspect the stem for rot or pest damage; you can use a knife to remove the softened or decayed parts of the stem until reaching the woody part, removing any decayed material or pest damage. After pruning, fix the plant with different sizes of planting baskets based on the size and shape of the plant. Soak the entire planting basket in a 3% - 5% methylthiophanate solution or carbendazim solution for 5-10 minutes for disinfection; then place it in a shaded area to dry.
3. Plant the dried mother plant along with the planting basket in the rockwool seedling bed for root promotion, controlling the moisture, nutrition, temperature, and light of the seedbed, and it will take about 10-15 days to grow the initial roots (the original water roots).
4. When the initial roots grow to 2-3 centimeters long, they can be moved to the induction pool for water root induction. During this stage, the adjustment of the dissolved oxygen and EC values in the water is very important for the success of the induction, and the nutrient solution ratio also needs to be adjusted appropriately. When the water roots grow to a certain number and length, indicating that they have adapted to water growth, you can transfer them to a stationary water culture in a bottle.
I have shared the detailed content of how to care for Spathiphyllum water culture and the care essentials for Spathiphyllum water culture. I hope it can be helpful to you!