Cultivation method of golden hornwort

Water Quality

Duckweed has very strict requirements on the light transmittance of its growing environment. When growing duckweed indoors, try to place it in an environment with sufficient light. Moreover, the water used to cultivate duckweed must be kept clear and transparent, and the water must be changed frequently.

illumination

Duckweed is completely submerged in water, has no roots, and relies on light to grow. If the water becomes turbid, the light transmittance of the water will decrease, and the duckweed will no longer be able to grow. But if the water becomes clear, it can quickly resume growth. In the hot summer, you should also avoid the goldfish algae from being exposed to strong light, provide appropriate shade and avoid strong light. Under moderate light conditions, the growth rate of duckweed is several times that of other plants. So always pay attention to your duckweed.

pollination

If you want to grow snapdragons in a container with fish, you must wait until the snapdragons have grown to a certain size before transferring them to the fish tank. Otherwise, I am afraid that the small-scale snapdragons will not be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of your small fish.

Duckweed will also produce flowers and fruits from around June to July, and the fruiting period is around August to September. The pollination process of duckweed is also quite interesting. After the flower blooms and matures, it separates from the duckweed body and floats to the water surface. After slowly breaking open, the pollen inside is scattered onto the water surface and then slowly sinks to the duckweed. In this way, pollination is completed and the flowers slowly wait until they bear fruit. The fruit will even overwinter!

Although duckweed does not have very high requirements for water temperature, it is very disgusted with water below freezing point and can easily be frozen to death in ice water.

I hope the above explanation will be helpful to you in breeding duckweed.