Water soldiers Stratiotes aloides

Light Water soldiers
Our water plants can't bear cold temperatures therefore we can move them inside the house, placing them in large containers. The Water soldiers should be preferably located in a place where it can have at least a few hours a day of direct solar light.These plants aren't afraid of the cold weather and can be grwon in the garden throughout the whole year.

Fertilize 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.

Cultivation 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.

Water Water soldiers
Watering must be abundant and very regular, trying to keep the soil slightly humid; we suggest to avoid surpluses. Let's water it every 0-1 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . 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.

Pests 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.

Mold 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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