How to Successfully Convert Potted Plants to Hydroponics

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Monstera deliciosa (detailed introduction)

Nowadays, to cater to customer demand, more and more hydroponic plants are being sold in flower markets. But sometimes, after carefully selecting and buying a plant from the flower market, it withers and droops not long after arriving home. This is because the flower seller, for profit, simply washes the soil off the plant's roots and soaks the plant in water. True hydroponic plants, however, are plants that were placed in water to grow and adapt when they were very small, and have already grown water roots. For people unfamiliar with hydroponic plants, distinguishing true hydroponic plants is quite difficult. So, aside from carefully selecting when purchasing, the most practical option is to convert your own potted plants at home into hydroponic plants yourself.

Step One: Determine the hydroponic subject

Generally, indoor tropical foliage plants can all be grown hydroponically, and those with aerial roots are best. Such as the rubber tree (detailed introduction), pothos, Monstera deliciosa, Alocasia, Chinese evergreen, bromeliads, ferns, spider plants, and so on. The above plants are best started hydroponically at the seedling stage; when grown hydroponically at this time, the plants are easily "tamed."

Step Two: Washing the roots

Take the selected plant, dig it out of the soil, gently shake it with your hands, and pat it slowly (do not use too much force, as this may damage the roots), shaking off the soil until all the roots are exposed. Place it in clean water and soak for 15-20 minutes, then gently rub and wash the roots with your hands, changing the water 2-3 times until the roots are completely free of soil. If necessary, use a bamboo skewer to slowly dig it out; not a speck of soil should remain. This is one of the important steps for successful hydroponics, and must not be neglected. After washing the roots, properly trim away excess old roots, because the roots of hydroponic flowers are also a key ornamental feature, so clean roots are a very important part as well.

Step Three: Root stimulation

Root stimulation is converting soil roots into water roots. The specific method is: soak the washed plant roots in a prepared nutrient solution for about 10 minutes, then place them in foam board or perlite, allowing the roots to touch the water surface (be careful to increase the oxygen content in the water at all times). Plants treated this way will quickly grow water roots.

Step Four: Potting

When the water roots have grown to about two centimeters, they can be placed in a suitable container for hydroponic management.

How to Convert Potted Plants into Hydroponic Plants

Hydroponic plants, with their clean and hygienic nature and easy care, have gradually found their way into people's lives. Place a pot of lush green hydroponic plants on a desk or table, in the living room or kitchen, and they look fresh, clean, and refreshing.
Nowadays, to cater to customer demand, more and more hydroponic plants are being sold in flower markets. But sometimes, after carefully selecting and buying a plant from the flower market, it withers and droops not long after arriving home. This is because the flower seller, for profit, simply washes the soil off the plant's roots and soaks the plant in water. True hydroponic plants, however, are plants that were placed in water to grow and adapt when they were very small, and have already grown water roots. For people unfamiliar with hydroponic plants, distinguishing true hydroponic plants is quite difficult. So, aside from carefully selecting when purchasing, the most practical option is to convert your own potted plants at home into hydroponic plants yourself.
Step One: Determine the hydroponic subject
Generally, indoor tropical foliage plants can all be grown hydroponically, and those with aerial roots are best. Such as the rubber tree, pothos, Monstera deliciosa, Alocasia, Chinese evergreen, bromeliads, ferns, spider plants, and so on. The above plants are best started hydroponically at the seedling stage; when grown hydroponically at this time, the plants are easily "tamed."
Step Two: Washing the roots
Take the selected plant, dig it out of the soil, gently shake it with your hands, and pat it slowly (do not use too much force, as this may damage the roots), shaking off the soil until all the roots are exposed. Place it in clean water and soak for 15-20 minutes, then gently rub and wash the roots with your hands, changing the water 2-3 times until the roots are completely free of soil. If necessary, use a bamboo skewer to slowly dig it out; not a speck of soil should remain. This is one of the important steps for successful hydroponics, and must not be neglected. After washing the roots, properly trim away excess old roots, because the roots of hydroponic flowers are also a key ornamental feature, so clean roots are a very important part as well.
Step Three: Root stimulation
Root stimulation is converting soil roots into water roots. The specific method is: soak the washed plant roots in a prepared nutrient solution for about 10 minutes, then place them in foam board or perlite, allowing the roots to touch the water surface (be careful to increase the oxygen content in the water at all times). Plants treated this way will quickly grow water roots.
Step Four: Potting
When the water roots have grown to about two centimeters, they can be placed in a suitable container for hydroponic management.

Converting Potted Plants into Hydroponic Plants

Nowadays, to cater to customer demand, more and more hydroponic plants are being sold in flower markets. But sometimes, after carefully selecting and buying a plant from the flower market, it withers and droops not long after arriving home. This is because the flower seller, for profit, simply washes the soil off the plant's roots and soaks the plant in water. True hydroponic plants, however, are plants that were placed in water to grow and adapt when they were very small, and have already grown water roots. For people unfamiliar with hydroponic plants, distinguishing true hydroponic plants is quite difficult. So, aside from carefully selecting when purchasing, the most practical option is——to convert your own potted plants at home into hydroponic plants yourself.