Water soldiers Stratiotes aloides

Exposure Water soldiers
Our water plants can't bear cold temperatures therefore we can move them inside the house, placing them in large containers. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year.

Fertilization Water soldiers
During the spring months we can add a specific fertilizer for our plants, green or flowering ones, to the water of our water garden . On the market there are also specific fertilizer which come in bars or in granular form, to be planted near the plants to melt constantly in about 3-4 months.

Generalities Water soldiers
The Water soldiers has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. These plants are grown in water gardens. This plant in the spring, summer, autumn, winter assumes a greenwhite colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 20 cm high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter.

Watering Water soldiers
Let’s water the The Water soldiers frequently and regularly; every 0-1 weeks we should wet the soil deeply, using 1-2 buckets of water , but avoiding wetting it too much. These plants need a great quantity of dampness; they should be placed on shores, or sea beds, or small ponds. If grown in a large container, usually the water should be substituted every 15-20 days.

Treatments Water soldiers
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Water soldiers
Aquatic plants need a heavy, scarcely drained, constantly humid soil.

Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 5 1 2 0 0 1 continental 4 2 2 0 0 1 mediterranean 3 3 2 0 0 1

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Notes - Water soldiers
There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

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This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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