1、 About the proportion and times of watering

Spoon lip orchid needs 80% wet and 20% dry. The principle of watering is to pour some water when it is dry, stop immediately when it is wet, and be slightly dry. Watering must be thorough. It's absolutely forbidden to stop without thorough watering. Don't forget to water in summer, because lack of water will make orchids grow poorly. How many times should I water it? According to the planting materials of orchids, it is called planting materials for short. The hydrophobicity of granular materials is good, such as brick particles, volcanic stones, pumice stones, etc., which can be poured once a day. For example, plant materials with strong water absorption, such as mud in the pond and humus soil, need to be watered once every two to three days

2、 Selection of water quality and watering time

Watering should choose relatively clean weak acidic water with pH value above 5.5 and below 6.5 without any pollution, otherwise orchids are prone to root ulceration, black spots on leaves, plant corruption and so on. Normal watering should be arranged in the early morning or evening. Watering must not be arranged at noon, and it can't be poured directly from the beginning

3、 Correct watering method

Generally, spraying method is used, which can increase the humidity of the air and wash off the ash on the leaves. However, if there are blooming flowers or some plush on the leaves, this method is not suitable. The whole flowerpot should be placed in a large container. Remember that the water must not flood the mouth of the flowerpot. Use the hole under the basin to infiltrate water, so as to wet the soil in the flowerpot

4、 Things to pay attention to when watering for the first time

After orchids are planted, it is necessary to pour some root fixing water for the first time. The water must be poured thoroughly and thoroughly this time. After the basin is normally poured, it needs to be poured again after pouring water. It needs to be poured twice in total. Water for the first time. After seeing the water flowing out of the round hole at the bottom of the basin, continue to water for the second time