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How to grow Clivia miniata with the wet method? Detailed care methods shared

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The wet growing method for Clivia miniata

About once every week, pour water into the saucer to soak the pot, keeping the potting soil from drying out for long periods. I used this method for nearly two years, and found that the Clivia miniata not only showed no root rot, but also had many roots, snowy white and thick, and the leaves that grew were glossy, lighter in color, wide and short. The reason such a satisfactory result occurs, I believe, is:

First, this method improves the loose, airy conditions of the potting soil

The most crucial thing in cultivating Clivia miniata should be keeping the potting soil loose and airy. Using this method avoids the soil compaction problem caused by watering from the surface of the pot in the past. Although the roots of Clivia miniata remain in a moist condition for a long time, because the soil is loose, the roots' breathing is not blocked and they do not rot.

Second, it improves the hot, dry living environment on the balcony

Clivia miniata originates from the mountain forests of South Africa and likes a warm, moist living environment. On a balcony it often grows poorly because the air is hot and dry. After using this method, a higher air humidity is created; it can lower the temperature in summer and raise it in winter, maintaining a good temperature and humidity environment. Third, it changes the condition of the potting soil alternating between drought and waterlogging. In the past, when I used traditional cultivation methods on the balcony, I often failed to judge the watering amount well, causing the Clivia miniata to alternate between waterlogged and dry, especially being in a dry state for long periods; the roots of the Clivia miniata would either rot or shrivel, and the leaves often showed disease spots. After using wet growing, the potting soil absorbs water from the bottom up; when dry it absorbs, and when wet it naturally stops, so it neither dries out nor receives too much water, ensuring even water supply for the Clivia miniata, so it grows extremely well.

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