Basin soil

"Fish and water, orchids and soil." It shows the importance of soil for orchid growth, which is also the most concerned problem of orchid farmers. Huahua introduces some secret recipes of pot soil to ensure that orchids bloom more and more

1. Sapropel + chaff + honeycomb cinder

The rotten leaf soil, rotten chaff and honeycomb cinder are prepared in the proportion of 2:1:1. Crush the honeycomb briquette, wash it with water, mix it and dry it for 2 days. This kind of soil is not easy to harden and has good fertility. Orchids are easy to have strong roots

2. Coconut bran + cinder

Mix coconut bran and cinder in the ratio of 1:1. Coconut bran is coarse and fermented, and the cinder is treated with water. This soil has good air permeability and is suitable for orchids with weak roots

Watering chapter

As the saying goes, it takes three years to plant orchids and water them. Watering is an old topic, but whether watering is correct or not is related to the success or failure of orchid cultivation

1. Early flowering stage

When the temperature is about 20-25 degrees in spring, water can be sprayed once every 2-3 days and watered once a week before orchids bloom. Too much water will make the orchid grow in vain and it is not easy to bud. Lack of water, orchids are easy to clip bracts

2. Flowering stage

If you want orchids to bloom more beautifully, you must control water during flowering. When the orchid scape is elongated and the stamens are about to take off the bracts, water the orchid once. The orchids in this way are beautiful in shape and have a long flowering period

3. Daily maintenance

Follow the principle of no drying, no pouring and full pouring. The bamboo stick can be inserted into the soil for 10 minutes and then pulled out. If the surface of the bamboo stick is dry, it needs to be watered and watered thoroughly at one time until there is water flowing out of the basin bottom

Light temperature

The light is related to whether the orchid flowers are beautiful in color and whether the leaves are shiny and healthy

1. Increase the temperature difference

In order to promote the flowering of orchids, it is necessary to increase the temperature difference between day and night. 18-21 degrees during the day and 7-10 degrees at night are the most suitable. It is easy to bloom more

If the temperature is too high at night, orchids are easy to soften their leaves and drop flower buds. The temperature is too low, and the leaves are easy to grow spots

2. Illumination

Generally, orchids need to be photographed for 2 to 3 hours. Under normal circumstances, orchid leaves are bright, hard, dark green and soft, indicating the need to increase light, while light yellow leaves indicate the need to reduce light

Red and yellow Orchids: during the flower bud generation period, place the orchids on the balcony or window with bright light, and the color of the flowers will be deeper

Green and white orchids: reduce the light intensity when there are flower buds, and increase the light after flowering, which is conducive to more elegant flowers

Fertilization

Whether orchids have developed roots, strong plants and many beautiful flowers is related to many factors, but fertilization is the most critical step

1. Growth period

The fully decomposed fertilizer and water of about 15% thin cake or 0.1% urea fertilizer and water plus 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer and water can be applied once every 15 ~ 20 days

2. Flower bud differentiation stage

In the flower bud differentiation stage, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate, once every half month, 2-3 times

3. Flowering period

At flowering stage, 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution can be sprayed on the leaves for 2-3 times to promote the development of roots, stems and flowers

Upper basin

The pot can be said to be the most annoying step for flower friends, which is cumbersome and easy to hurt the seedling root. Today, Huahua explained in detail to Huayou how to put it in the basin correctly

1. Pruning

Before putting into the pot, trim the roots of orchids, cut off the long and short roots, empty roots, black roots and broken roots, and keep 3-4 healthy roots for each root seedling

2. Carbendazim immersion

After root trimming, soak the whole orchid root into carbendazim solution

3. Plastic bottle as breathable cover

Poke the hole of the leftover beverage bottle and cut out several small triangular openings at the bottom of the lower part of the beverage bottle with scissors

Put it into the bottom of the flowerpot, which can not only retain water, but also avoid ponding. Fix the beverage bottle with plastic foam block. p>

4. Orchids into the basin

Put the orchid seedlings in a proper position in the pot, make the false bulb (reed head) about 1cm higher than the flower pot, and add plant materials evenly by hand

5. Beat the flowerpot

Shake the flowerpot or gently tap the flowerpot to make the orchid root more fit with the plant material and avoid large holes

That's all for today's orchid conservation tips

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