What Soil Is Best for Growing Clivia? A Complete Guide to Soil Mixing Methods
Clivia is a relatively easy flowering plant to grow, tolerating both heat and drought. So what soil is best for growing Clivia?
1. What soil to use for growing Clivia
You can choose a mixed soil for cultivation, selecting suitable soil according to different conditions. You can evenly mix 70% humus soil, 20% river sand, and 10% cake fertilizer; mix 80% peat soil with 20% river sand; or mix 70% pond mud and mountain soil with 30% crushed brick pieces and charcoal. On the soil surface you can place some crushed stones, or spread some moss.
2. Clivia Growing Methods
1. Light and temperature
Clivia likes moisture and has low requirements for light; generally, just give it somewhat weaker light, but remember that strong light exposure must be avoided. In addition, in midsummer, build a shade to cool it down or move it indoors, and in the cold winter, do a good job of cold protection and warmth. Generally, its growing period temperature should be controlled at 15-25°C, and during the flowering period at 15-20°C.
2. Watering
Clivia must not lack water throughout the plant's growth period, and it needs even more water when it enters the flowering period, with growing humidity not lower than 60%. Often pay attention to the dryness and moisture of the potting soil; when it becomes semi-dry, water it once, but the amount watered should not be too much. Keeping the potting soil moist but not soggy is just right. In addition, the water used to water Clivia is best rainwater, snow water, or living water from rivers, with pond water second. If using tap water for watering, it needs to be sun-exposed for three days in advance.
3. Fertilizing
Clivia generally needs repotting about once every 2 years, and at this time appropriate base fertilizer needs to be added; during the growth period, fertilizers such as cake fertilizer, fish meal, and bone meal need to be applied as top dressing; liquid fertilizer can be applied in the early morning of spring and winter, with different fertilizers for different seasons; foliar fertilizer is generally applied by diluting the fertilizer and spraying it on soil-grown Clivia.