Clivia can be wet raised
Clivia is a plant that is afraid of heat, so it likes a cool and humid environment, so Clivia can be wet raised, and there are some skills and methods for Clivia's wet raising!
Method of Clivia wet cultivation
The wet cultivation of Clivia needs to make a white iron plate about 3-5cm high first, and then put it on one side of the balcony;
Or you can use enamel plates, bowls and other enamel and pottery dishes, and then spread thick coarse sand inside, about 1 cm, and then you can put the potted plants of Clivia on it.
Every other week, it is necessary to inject water into the basin to soak the basin, so as to keep the basin soil moist for a long time.
Benefits of Clivia wet cultivation
Compared with soil planting, wet cultivation of Clivia has great advantages:
It is more conducive to loose and breathable basin soil
Wet cultivation of Clivia avoids the trouble of soil hardening caused by watering on the basin. When the root system of Clivia is wet for a long time, you think it will cause root rot, but because the soil is loose, it will not cause root respiration to be blocked and lead to rot.
The hot and dry living environment on the balcony is improved
Clivia is native to the mountain forest of South Africa. It is a plant that likes a warm and moist growth environment.
If placed on the balcony, it will affect its growth due to the dry and hot air. The use of wet cultivation can create a certain air humidity for Clivia. It can cool down in summer and heat up in winter. It has a good warm and wet environment, which is really conducive to the growth and development of Clivia.
It changed the situation of basin soil from drought to flood
In the cultivation of Clivia, there will be floods and droughts due to poor watering measurement.
The use of wet cultivation ensures the uniform water supply of Clivia, so as to grow very well.