How to care for orchids?
For many girls, the topic of how to care for orchids and other plants is quite interesting, let's take a look together.
How to care for orchids? Do these 6 points, and the flowers will be abundant and fragrant.
Basic Knowledge of Orchid Planting
The cultivation techniques of orchids, if detailed, can fill several books. For us ordinary flower enthusiasts, there's no need to understand it so deeply. Mastering the following six basic points can also help you keep your orchids alive and flowering.
1. Choosing a Pot
The pot diameter for planting orchids doesn't need to be very large, but it's best to choose a deep pot. There are not many requirements for the material of the pot, preferably one with good breathability. Deep purple sand pots are generally chosen for their high aesthetic value and good breathability.
2. Soil Preparation
The soil preparation for orchids is very different from other flowers. Enthusiasts often mix their own soil. For新手 flower enthusiasts, it is recommended to purchase fermented pine bark for planting. Generally, orchid sellers will also provide it (C-S) pine bark.
The large particles of pine bark have good breathability and water permeability and are less likely to accumulate water. However, pure pine bark planting may lack nutrients, so it can be mixed with a little compost or well-fermented organic fertilizer to improve soil fertility, and some microbial fertilizer can be added to ensure an abundant beneficial microbe population to inhibit the activity of harmful bacteria and prevent orchid root rot.
3. Potting Method
If the orchid you've just bought is bare-rooted, you can first soak it in an 800-1000 times solution of carbendazim for 20 minutes, then take it out and dry the excess water.
How to care for orchids?
If the orchid is potted, when repotting, you should first remove the pot, remove the original soil, prune the rotting and empty roots, and then dry the roots. You can also soak in carbendazim first, then take it out and dry it.
After the roots are dried, you can pot the orchid. When planting, make sure the center of the orchid roots is also filled with soil. First, fill the soil into the center of the clumping orchid roots, then plant it to ensure that the center of the orchid roots touches the soil.
When planting orchids, it should not be planted too deep. Planting too deep can easily cause waterlogging and rot, while planting too shallow may not provide enough moisture to sprout new buds. The soil should be level with the crown.
After planting, water thoroughly, and you can water thoroughly 2-3 times to ensure that the planting material absorbs water evenly.
4. Watering and Fertilizing
Orchids have fleshy roots, and the pot soil should not accumulate water, as this can cause rot, but it also shouldn't be too dry, or it will cause empty roots. It's really difficult.
Because of this, the Green Enthusiast Network recommends that新手 flower enthusiasts use pine bark to plant orchids. As long as the potting soil is sufficiently breathable, it won't easily accumulate water, and root rot will occur less frequently. Water when the surface is dry, and make sure to water thoroughly each time. After watering, strengthen ventilation.
When watering, use a fine-mouthed pot, water along the edge of the pot, and do not pour water directly onto the orchid leaf stalks, as this can easily cause rot. Normally, you can spray water on the orchid leaves and the surrounding air to increase humidity.
If you want your orchids to bloom every year, fertilizing is essential. Orchids have poor tolerance for fertilizer, so it is recommended to use controlled-release fertilizer once every 2-3 months. You can also apply a thin liquid fertilizer every week, with a dilution concentration twice that of other flowers.
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