Cultivation method of water hyacinth

Preparation for water hyacinth cultivation

The mass cultivation of water hyacinth can make use of the scattered damp land or vacant swampland in front of and behind the house. Generally, strong, low-height seedlings without diseases and insect pests should be selected for transplanting. Transplanting is usually carried out between June and July.

Method for cultivating water hyacinth

When transplanting, the seedlings should be dug out together with the roots and soil to minimize damage to the roots of the seedlings to increase the survival rate after transplanting.

When planting, you should choose the number of plants to be planted according to the size of the place, control the spacing between each plant, and reserve 50% of the open space to facilitate tillering and reproduction after transplanting.

Management of Water Hyacinthus Cultivation

After transplanting, the water hyacinth should be properly managed to keep the soil moist, increase light and ensure ventilation.

If you want to extend the flowering period of water hyacinth, you can use a plastic shed for insulation and ventilate it for one to two hours at noon.

After the flower buds of the water hyacinth are formed, it can be transplanted into a small pot and cultivated in slightly acidic soil or nutrient solution.

Remove the old leaves and leave 4-5 young leaves and flower spikes. This can not only extend the flowering period, but also be moved to a desk or other place for viewing.

Things to note when growing water hyacinth

Water hyacinth can be cultivated as a bonsai plant because of its beautiful color and unique flower shape.

However, during the breeding process, do not use too clean water. If conditions permit, you can use nutrient solution for breeding, or you can use dirty water from some stinky ponds. In this way, the water hyacinth will grow better and better and look beautiful.

If you do not want to cultivate water hyacinth, do not pour it into the pond at will, because water hyacinth has a strong reproductive ability and it is easy to form large patches of water hyacinth, which will block sunlight from entering the water and also block the atmosphere, causing other aquatic plants and animals to die from lack of oxygen and sunlight.