Planting flowers requires good roots, especially flowers with fleshy roots like Clivia. If the roots don't grow and develop, it is difficult to grow and develop new buds. These gentleman orchids, which have not germinated for a long time, either have no growth and development after being pulled down, or their roots rot. Therefore, if Clivia wants to thrive, it must have a suitable growth soil layer.
This kind of flower with fleshy roots likes soft, breathable and organic acid soil, such as pine needle soil, humus soil or other soft and fertile culture soil. If the soil in Clivia basin at home is hard or caked, it means that the nutrients in it are scarce and the permeability of bonsai soil is poor, which is not conducive to the growth and development of plants at all. We should turn over the pots and divide the plants for him as soon as possible.
To raise Clivia, in addition to changing the bonsai soil every 1 ~ 2 years, it is usually necessary to apply more mellow and decomposed organic fertilizer in the flowerpot to change the soil layer. On the premise of providing nutrients to the plants, it can also make the bonsai soil more and more soft and breathable, which is more conducive to the growth and development of plant roots. The roots are developed, the absorption capacity is enhanced, and the leaves will naturally grow very sharp. Three kinds of organic fertilizers are usually applied to Clivia, which can make the plants flourish and the leaves become crisp, green and bright.
1. sheep manure
In the process of flower cultivation, organic fertilizers, such as sheep manure, are often used. This kind of livestock manure is very mild, just mellow, and generally does not cause root burning. Therefore, its light fertilizer elements are relatively symmetrical, and it is very suitable for raising flowers such as Clivia, which can be used for both foliage plants and flowers.
When cow dung is used as chemical fertilizer, it must be fully fermented and fertilized, and a small amount of culture soil can be mixed. After the tap water is sprayed wet and cool, it will deposit in the corner for 2 ~ 3 months. Sheep manure with mellow hair can be used as base fertilizer, and some can be directly buried in flowerpots, which can improve the soil layer and give plants rich and diverse nutrients.
2. Bean cake fertilizer
Many flower lovers have heard that bean cake fertilizer has been tried to grow flowers. The so-called bean cake fertilizer is an organic fertilizer made from the residue cake left after soybean, peanut, rapeseed and white sesame oil pressing. Among them, the light fertilizer elements are balanced and suitable for raising various plants and flowers.
Bean cake fertilizer can only be fermented. The cake residue is directly dispersed in small bubbles, and then put into a plastic tank for fermentation. After fermentation for several months, it is used to grow flowers. Every month, some flowers are buried in the soil of potted flowers. Plants can flourish even without other fertilizers.
If you don't have bean cakes at home, you can also cook some soybeans, soak them in a plastic pot with soybean water for a month or two, and then water Clivia with fermented soybean water, which can also promote the rapid growth and development of plants.
3. Earthworm dung
If there is no chemical fertilizer at home, you can also go outside to pick up some prepared earthworm dung in the Woods. Earthworm manure is a natural organic fertilizer, which contains a lot of nutrients, can effectively alleviate the soil layer and improve soil nutrients, and has no odor and will not cause root burning.
Earthworm dung does not need to be solved. You can mix some directly in the flowerpot, or you can remove the solid soil layer on the Clivia basin soil and replace it with a soft layer of earthworm manure.
To raise Clivia, you can also make tea with earthworm dung. After a day or two, you can water Clivia with water soaked in earthworm dung, which can also provide nutrients for plants. Regular use can make it flourish and the leaves become more and more brittle, green and bright.