How to survive the winter in hydroponic lucky bamboo

1. Temperature

Hydroponic lucky bamboo is very afraid of cold, so they need to be moved indoors before winter comes. If you want it to grow in winter, you need to raise the indoor temperature to around 20℃.

If you place it in an environment of 10℃-13℃, it will stop growing and enter a dormant period, so that it will grow rapidly in the spring of the following year.

If the temperature is below 5℃-10℃, it is possible to get frostbite.

If the temperature is below 5℃, it is likely to freeze to death.

So how do you keep it warm?

Friends in the north generally have heaters at home. You can put it in a room above 10℃ and they can safely spend the winter.

Friends in the south don’t have heating at home, so they need to add a thermal insulation coat. The method is very simple. First, find some old warm clothes for autumn and winter, cut them open, wrap them around the outside of the hydroponic container, and secure them with ropes or other things. Next, gently wrap the upper branches with old newspaper. At this time, be careful not to seal the top, and the height of the newspaper should be slightly higher than the branches. This will help keep it warm.

2. Change the water

It is not enough to just maintain the temperature, we also need to change the water.

You don’t need to change the water very frequently, once every 20-30 days is enough. When changing the water, be careful not to add nutrient solution, just ordinary water is enough. In addition, you should test the water temperature before changing the water to ensure that it is around 20°C. If the temperature is too low, it may damage the plants.

3. Lighting

Although its physiological activities are not very active in winter, it still needs a certain amount of sunlight.

We can choose a relatively warm day, take off its warm clothes, put it near a window where the sun can shine, and let it receive some light. Wait until night time to put warm clothes on it again.

4. Windproof

If it is cold and windy, you need to use newspaper to block the holes on the top of the thermal clothing, and then poke a few small holes on it for ventilation.

As long as the above 4 points are done, flower lovers will no longer have to worry about the hydroponic lucky bamboo not being able to survive the cold winter.