How to choose growing media for potted vegetables?
With the improvement of people's living standards, some consumers have special needs for vegetables, such as potted vegetables, which refers to planting vegetables in flowerpots or other containers for people to watch, pick and eat. In the process of planting potted vegetables, the use of growing media is very important. So how to choose growing media?
1. Plant growing Cube
Potted vegetables should use loose, breathable, light weight, easy to move substrate, and try to avoid using soil. Our Tenlead Plant growing Cube is an agricultural product made from phenolic foam. It is a very effective agricultural product, melted at high temperature and compressed into blocks by a proprietary process, so our products are soft and uniform in texture, good water absorption, strong air permeability, and conducive to root growth. Hydroponic planting cubes provide a long list of benefits for plant growers. It can not only prevent the propagation of pathogens, but also help seed germination and promote good drainage.
2. Planting process of hydroponic growing cube :
Sowing
1. Sowing
Sow The Seeds. In this step, please put the seeds in the holes
2. Soaking
Put water in the tray until the growing medium and seeds are fully saturated.
3. Shading
Covering the growing medium to keep the seeds in the dark, and waiting for the seeds to germinate. (There is no need to water during this period until its germination.)
Germination
1. Germination
After the seeds germinating, expose the seeds in sufficient light, and watering them moderately until the cotyledons grow. (Adjust the amount of water appropriately according to the temperature.)
2. Cotyledons Growing
After the cotyledons growing out, you could add the nutrient to the tray. Normally, you need to adjust the EC value to the range of 800-1000us/cm.
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