Specific operating steps and daily management of hydroponic flower bonsai

Soilless cultivation can make plants grow rapidly and robustly, bloom more and earlier, larger and more fragrant, and resist cold and tolerate heat, with fewer pests and diseases. Generally, the easier ones to cultivate include indoor and outdoor flower bonsai such as Monstera deliciosa, Aglaia odorata, Clivia miniata, camellia, Chinese rose, jasmine, rhododendron, kumquat, Rohdea japonica, violet, Phalaenopsis, fuchsia, five-needle pine, banana shrub, rubber tree, Dracaena fragrans, begonias, ferns, and palm family plants.

Flower bonsai can be converted from soil cultivation to soilless cultivation in any season.

The specific operating steps are as follows:

1. Prepare the nutrient solution: dilute the soilless cultivation nutrient solution sold on the market with water according to the specified multiple. You can also prepare the nutrient solution yourself with the following formula: ① Macroelements: potassium nitrate 3 grams, calcium nitrate 5 grams, magnesium sulfate 3 grams, ammonium phosphate 2 grams, potassium sulfate 1 gram, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1 gram; ② Microelements: (use chemical reagents) disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 100 mg, ferrous sulfate 75 mg, boric acid 30 mg, manganese sulfate 20 mg, zinc sulfate 5 mg, copper sulfate 1 mg, ammonium molybdate 2 mg; ③ Tap water 5000 ml (that is, 5 kg). Prepare the macroelements and microelements separately into solutions and then mix them together to obtain the nutrient solution. The amount of microelements used is very small and difficult to weigh, so they can be prepared at an enlarged multiple and then extracted in the same reduced proportion. For example, the microelements can be enlarged 100 times by weight and made into a solution, then 1% of that solution is extracted, which is the required amount. The nutrient solution is non-toxic, odorless, clean and hygienic, and can be stored for a long time.

2. Remove from the pot: use your fingers to push the root system together with the soil out through the hole at the bottom of the pot.

3. Wash the roots: soak the soil-bearing root system in water close to the ambient temperature, and wash the soil from around the roots.

4. Soak in liquid: place the washed roots in the prepared nutrient solution and soak for 10 minutes so they fully absorb nutrients.

5. Potting and pouring in liquid: wash the flower pot, place a tile piece or plug plastic gauze at the bottom hole, then put a small amount of perlite and vermiculite into the pot, next place the plant into the pot and hold it upright, then fill perlite, vermiculite and other lightweight minerals around the root system, and gently shake the flower pot so that the minerals closely contact the root system. Then pour in the prepared nutrient solution until liquid flows out from the bottom hole of the pot.

6. Reinforce the root system: place fragments such as fluorite and ax-split stone on top of the root system to reinforce the roots and prevent lodging. At the same time, spray some clean water on the leaf surface.

Daily management:

For soilless-cultivated flower bonsai, the requirements for light, temperature and other conditions are no different from those for soil cultivation. During the plant's growing period, pour nutrient solution once a week, with the amount depending on the size of the plant; for flowers whose leaves grow slowly, reduce the amount as appropriate; in winter or during the dormant period, pour once every half a month to a month. Indoor foliage plants can survive under weak light conditions, so the amount of nutrient solution should be reduced. The nutrient solution can also be used for foliar spraying. Usually, pay attention to watering at the proper time.