Today I want to talk to you about how to grow vegetables at home.
Why grow vegetables?
In the workplace, I am a Virgo, and I am also a workaholic with high demands on myself. I often suffer from insomnia because of the details of my work. Unable to travel during the epidemic, I decided to cure my anxiety by growing vegetables at home. Watering vegetables, changing water and loosening the soil after work every day can make me forget my troubles at work for a while. Moreover, it can be observed that plants grow from rooting to gradually turning green, and finally they are made into food. This process not only fills the stomach of the population, but also makes people feel happy.
How can I grow vegetables on the small balcony?
At first, onions and coriander were cultivated in soil, but the balcony was too small, so hydroponics was used.
Compared with soil culture, hydroponic vegetables are not limited by soil, not only clean and comfortable, but also more worry-free and easy to maintain. Moreover, hydroponic vegetables are short in growth cycle, green and pollution-free, and have higher nutritional value. However, the family hydroponics vegetables only need to leave the kitchen residue roots and put them in a cup filled with water, which is simple and easy to operate. At the same time, it is easier to observe the growth and changes of vegetables in family hydroponics, which can not only increase the fun of life, relieve anxiety, but also harvest the happiness of personal cultivation. Why not?
Common vegetables in life, such as shallots, bean sprouts, bean sprouts, garlic, onions, lettuce, carrots, Chinese cabbage, mustard, etc., can be cultivated by hydroponics. Here are some vegetables that can be hydroponic at home:
Eggshell hydroponic onion
Onions are the most indispensable vegetables in life, and eggs are also the most commonly used ingredients. When kitchen waste, the two most common ingredients in life, collide, it will have a strong visual reaction. The green shallots unconsciously spread out from the eggshell, just like a naughty doll, so cute.
When cutting onions, leave 3-4 fingers of onion roots for later use; Knock a small hole on the top of the egg shell to put onions, and clean it for later use. Put the onion root in the egg shell and soak the root in water. Onions will germinate the next day, and the lush leaves will spread out completely in the eggshell on the seventh day, which can not only be seen but also eaten. During this period, parents can also observe the growth of shallots with their children, which is also a particularly good family parent-child experience.
Hydroponic bean seedlings
Bean sprouts are the simplest home-cooked dish in hydroponics. Whether it is cooking, clear soup or hot pot, it is extremely delicious. The following are the operation steps:
1. Soaking beans: suggested soaking time is 8- 12 hours in summer and 24 hours in autumn and winter.
2. Paving and moisturizing: After soaking the beans, spread them on a plate, smear them with paper towels and moisturize them in time.
3. add water to the chassis: a small amount of water can moisturize the chassis before long seedlings, and it is enough to soak it in the heel after long seedlings. Don't soak in beans.
4. Change water: change water frequently every day and put it in a ventilated place.
5. Sunshine: After the beans grow, the moisturizing paper can be removed, and the bean seedlings are not strict about the length of light.
6. Harvest: Leave bud points when harvesting, and hydroponic peas can be harvested for up to 3 times?
Hydroponic bean sprouts
When summer comes, you can also make bean sprouts at home by yourself! The following are the operation steps:
1. Pick beans: Pick out the incomplete beans first, so as not to stink during hydroponics.
2. Soaking beans: Soak in tap water at normal temperature for 8- 10 hour, and keep warm with plastic wrap. (It is recommended to soak in 12-24h in winter), and avoid light after soaking in good beans (black plastic bags and dark cloth are acceptable).
Water:
Room temperature 65438 08℃ to 22℃, once every 6 hours; The temperature is lower than 18 degrees, once every 8 hours;
The temperature is higher than 23℃, and it should be showered every 4 hours. (high temperature is perishable and smelly)
What should I pay attention to when hydroponics other vegetables, such as garlic, lettuce and onion?
1. Pay attention to the amount of water in hydroponic vegetables, and the water should not exceed the head of the vegetables, so that the vegetables will not be soaked.
2. Keep the room temperature at 18-28 degrees, the temperature is too low, and the vegetables grow slowly; If the temperature is too high, the water will easily breed bacteria and rot the roots.
3. Need to change water regularly. When the room temperature is lower than 25℃, the water of vegetables with strong flavor such as shallots, garlic and onions can be changed for 1-2 days, and other vegetables such as carrots and lettuce can be changed for 2-3 days. When the room temperature is higher than 25℃, it is necessary to change the water once a day.
4. Vegetables need to be placed in scattered and ventilated places, and proper photosynthesis is more conducive to vegetable growth.
If you want vegetables to grow quickly and be edible, you need to add plant nutrient solution to ensure that the nutrients needed by plants are sufficient.
What do you get from growing vegetables?
1. During the period of growing vegetables, I interacted with my family and friends to grow a lot of daily vegetables, and the topics also increased. So I not only ate my own vegetables, but also felt the warmth of my family and friends.
After planting vegetables, the plants gave me many surprises. For example, my hydroponic peanuts look particularly like Dunhuang Tian Fei; The mustard cultivated in hydroponics actually bloomed; The strawberry seeds I wanted to give up actually sprouted ... I just want to go home as soon as possible after work every day and enjoy the surprises and fun that plants bring me.
After growing vegetables, my mind has become a Buddha, and it is not so difficult to see things. It won't be like before, everything will be arranged perfectly. Because there are more things I need to feel with my heart.
Finally, if you have an idyllic dream, or if you have ever been anxious, grow vegetables at home. It can not only realize the freedom of vegetables, but also cure life.