The invention provides a cucumber plug
seedling substrate free of watering a
nutrient solution and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of agricultural
seedling cultivation. The preparation method comprises the steps of: mixing
chicken manure and
cow dung according to a volume ratio of 1: 4-16, and then inoculating
earthworm for composting; after foodstuff is completely digested, obtaining loose and porous granulate
earthworm cast with abundant
nutrient elements and good air permeability,
nutrient preserving capability as well as water-retaining property; and then mixing the
earthworm cast with
vermiculite according to a volume ratio of 2: 1 uniformly so as to obtain the cucumber plug
seedling substrate free of watering a
nutrient solution. The seedling substrate overcomes the disadvantages of low content of nutrient elements, unbalanced content of
nitrogen phosphorus and
potassium and insufficient supply of the common earthworm cast in the market. The experiment proves that the root activity, the strong seedling index, the dry and
fresh weight of the
plant and the output after the field planting of the
plant cucumber seedling raised by the seedling substrate are obviously better than the traditional turf and
vermiculite compound substrate which is watered with the
nutrient solution. While replacing the turf, the seedling substrate realizes
resource utilization of the excrement of animals and reduces environment
pollution. Therefore, the cucumber plug seedling substrate free of watering
nutrient solution has obvious
economic benefits,
social benefits and ecologic benefits.