Peperomia hydroponic growing method for the home, teaching you to propagate more and more

Peperomia (Peperomia obtusifolia) is a very attractive green plant. Many people like to grow it at home, as it not only adds a bright touch of green to a room but also purifies the air. Peperomia can be grown not only in soil but also adapts well to a water environment, and hydroponic peperomia does especially well!

Peperomia hydroponic growing method for the home

1. Time for hydroponic peperomia

Hydroponic peperomia itself needs some time to adapt, usually carried out in April to May in spring. After hydroponics, place it in a cool spot to recover, and after a week it can adapt to normal growth.

2. Hydroponic method for peperomia

1. Choose a soil-grown plant with a good shape, take it out of the pot, wash the soil off the roots, then cut off old roots and dead leaves.

2. Soak the plant's roots, note: the roots, in a 0.05% concentration potassium permanganate solution for 10 minutes.

3. To make it easier to secure the plant, you can put a small amount of colored stones or clay pebbles in the hydroponic container to hold the root system in place.

4. After placing the plant in the hydroponic container, add water until it covers 1/2-2/3 of the root system; during this process it is best not to let the leaves get wet.

How to propagate peperomia so you have more and more

1. The plant you first buy back is estimated to be about 12 cm, so first keep it at home for a while. When its growth is a bit better and it has grown another 5 cm taller, you can cut off a section of a peperomia stem tip, about 5 cm long. The cut spot will also grow new stem tips.

2. Then insert this section into water to grow it, with about 2 to 3 cm of water in the cup, and add a small pinch of white sugar to the water.

3. After about 7-8 days, this peperomia section inserted in water will grow some fibrous roots; the longer the time, the more fibrous roots. By then it can be transplanted into a pot with soil, and the first watering after transplanting should soak the soil thoroughly.

4. Peperomia is not a water-loving plant, so it is fine if you let it dry out a little. But it must not be too dry either. In summer it fears the sun, so in summer it needs a shaded, airy place. In the evening you can move it outside to take in dew. If it is grown well, in September-October each year it will bloom once. But once it blooms, it is best to pinch the flowers off promptly to avoid affecting the plant's growth. In winter it fears the cold and cannot stay outside overnight, otherwise it will freeze to death. In summer water it once every 2 days; in winter water it once every 5-6 days, and sometimes it can also get some sun.

5. Transplanting can be done in any season; there are no particular rules. I like to use rice-washing water as fertilizer. Put the rice-washing water in a small bucket, leave it at home to ferment for 4-5 days, then pour it on the peperomia, though when applying this fertilizer you have to do it outside on the balcony. Once this rice-washing water has finished fermenting it smells quite bad. Other plants can use it too when they need fertilizer, and this fertilizer is also organic. I bought one pot of peperomia, and now I have many pots!

Key care points for peperomia

At the very beginning of hydroponics in April and May, change the water once a day, clean off the sticky substances produced on the roots, add fresh water, and continue for about 10 days. Once new fibrous roots have grown, you can change the water once every 2-3 days.

For watering peperomia you can use river water, rainwater or tap water. For special varieties (such as poinsettia), use rainwater or settled tap water for watering, and generally do not use well water. Compared with other hydroponic plants, peperomia needs fewer nutrients and basically does not need fertilizing; water that is too nutrient-rich instead easily causes microorganisms to breed in the water, which is not good for plant growth.

Also, succulent and fleshy plants have low light requirements. Once new fibrous roots grow, later care is relatively simple. When the air is dry, you can spray more water on the leaves. Avoid frost.

Main value of peperomia

1. Ornamental

Small potted plant. It is often grown in white plastic pots or white porcelain pots and placed on coffee tables, display cabinets, curio shelves or office desks, where it looks very beautiful. Or let the branches spread and hang down, suspended in front of an indoor window or in a bathroom, which is also very fresh and pleasing to the eye.

2. Purification

Grown at home, peperomia also does a very good job of purifying the air in a room. Especially in a newly renovated house, it is even more suitable to grow a pot of peperomia, as it can break down toxic gases in the air very well and create a healthy environment for us.

Peperomia is also the best plant for radiation protection. It can quickly absorb some of the radiation from computers and mobile phones, making our bodies healthier. In addition, its plant is green, so when our eyes are quite tired, one look at it can quickly relieve our fatigue and protect our eyesight.

As described above, nowadays more and more people like to grow some small plants at home. It is not only flowering plants with brilliant, eye-catching blooms that can be grown; green plants are also especially popular. Even if they do not bloom or their flowering period is short, a touch of green looks full of vitality and is just as appealing.