Can Staghorn Begonia be hydroponically cultivated?

Can Staghorn Begonia be hydroponically cultivated?

Staghorn Begonia, also known as Smoked Aster, is a succulent plant. This plant can be grown in both hydroponics and soil. However, hydroponics is less difficult and cleaner, which can reduce the breeding of pests and diseases, and the leaves will be fuller.

Methods and key points of hydroponic cultivation of Staghorn Begonia

1. Treat the plants

After digging the Staghorn Begonia out of the soil, you need to cut off all the diseased roots, and then add tap water that has been dried in the sun into the container. Be careful not to pollute the water quality during this process.

2. Carry out hydroponics

When hydroponically cultivating Staghorn Begonia, you also need to put a grid on the glass bottle, cut a hole according to the shape of the plant, and then put the plant in it. If the environment is suitable, the plant will adapt quickly.

Precautions for growing Staghorn Begonia in water

1. When growing the Staghorn Begonia hydroponically, only 2/3 of its roots need to be immersed in water. If there is no grid, you need to use chopsticks or toothpicks to build a support for it.

2. In the early stage of growing Staghorn Begonia in water, try not to expose the plant to light for a long time, because the thermal conductivity of water is better than that of soil. If the temperature is too high, it is easy to burn the roots directly.