Humus as a Flower Cultivation Medium
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Functions: 1. It effectively solves the problem of poor water permeability and aeration of the original humus, as well as the issue of mixed pests and diseases, fully utilizing its advantage as a natural nutrient medium for orchid plants. The particle size is evenly moderate, which is the best soil particle structure for cultivating orchids. Not only does it have good aeration, suitable for root growth, but it also has good water and nutrient retention capabilities.2. The decomposed cypress leaves contain various nutrients required by orchids, increasing potential fertility, and as the potting time increases, its fertility will gradually be released.3. It has a long usage time; generally, potting soil needs to be replaced once a year, while cypress humus is usually replaced every three years.
Usage Method: It can be mixed with various organic or inorganic substrates to form a soil-based medium (it is recommended to mix no more than 40% of the total proportion). Due to its water-absorbing, moisturizing, and nutrient-retaining characteristics, the resulting soil-based medium is the first choice for growing orchids. It requires less effort and time to grow orchids well. It is also one of the ideal substrates for cultivating leafless pseudobulbs, seedling aerial roots, and "dragon eggs," and is the best soil for indoor orchid cultivation.
How to Make Humus
Method 1:Materials: Black soil collected from the field or bamboo grove, dry grass, broad-leafed tree leaves, straw, livestock manure (such as cow dung, horse dung, chicken dung, etc.), bone meal (or shell powder, pearl powder), rice bran, brown sugar, flour, yeast powder.
(Using 1 jin of soil as an example)
Procedure:1. Remove impurities from the soil (such as small stones, plastic pollutants, etc.).2. Make a concentrated sugar solution with 0.3 jin of brown sugar.3. Mix the ground dry grass, leaves, rice bran, straw, bone meal, flour, and yeast powder evenly.4. Take 0.5 jin of the mixture from step 3, add the sugar solution to the mixture, add water and stir, but not too wet.5. Add 0.3 jin of livestock manure to the well-mixed material, stir it evenly with the soil, and place it in a wide-mouth container (such as a flower pot), and compact it. When half full, cover it with a layer of clean soil or straw, and sprinkle a little water to keep the soil surface or straw moist. After 1-2 months, when the organic matter has fully fermented, it can be taken out.6. Sterilization: Pack the nutrient-rich soil in a plastic bag and heat it in a microwave or pot to kill viruses and bacteria in the soil.Now, the nutrient-rich soil can be used to cultivate plants, which is nutritious and hygienic, giving the grower more peace of mind.
Method 2:Collect broad-leafed or coniferous tree leaves and weeds in autumn and pile them into a rectangular pit. When stacking, put a layer of leaves first, then a layer of sewage, and finally cover the top with a layer of soil about ten centimeters thick.
In the following late spring and mid-summer, open it once, turn and crush the堆积物, and then stack it as before. In warm climates, these堆积物 can usually decompose by late autumn. At this time, they can be dug out and crushed and sifted before use. When stacking, note two points: one is not to press too tightly to allow air to penetrate and accelerate the decomposition of the堆积 matter. The second is not to make the堆积 matter too wet. If it is too wet, aeration is poor, affecting the quality of the humus.
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