Mushroom Cultivation Methods and Moisture-Retention Tips for Clivia on a Balcony

Recently, a fellow gardener asked how to retain moisture for clivia on a balcony. Actually, there is no need to worry too much about humidity. Although clivia is suited to being grown in a semi-shaded and moist environment, it is not that demanding. What matters more is simply making sure it is not exposed to direct strong sunlight.

Although the author maintains that there is no need to worry too much about humidity, since the fellow gardener came asking about how to retain moisture, let me share the author's experience. If it makes sense, the fellow gardener can take it as a reference; if it does not make sense, the fellow gardener is welcome to point it out.

First of all, what needs to be corrected is that the way the fellow gardener asked about how to retain moisture for clivia on a balcony is wrong, because what we need is not to retain moisture for the clivia itself, but to increase the air humidity of the environment where the clivia is grown. There are many ways to increase air humidity, such as spraying water, sprinkling water on the ground, or placing two basins of water on the balcony, all of which can appropriately increase the ambient humidity. It can even be said that an air humidifier can be used as well.

Apart from the above methods, the author has seen a fellow gardener grow clivia by soaking it in a basin of water (that is, soaking the clivia in a basin, with the water level not too high, kept low, grown this way all the time without taking it out, and adding water when it runs out), and the clivia grew quite well.

For a long time, we have all known that clivia has fleshy roots, so the soil should be wrung dry rather than wet, but some fellow gardeners do exactly the opposite, and it is indeed feasible. However, what needs to be reminded to fellow gardeners is that this method must be used with caution.