Cutting steps of measuring ruler

Selection of Cymbidium

Select more than one-year-old meat stems, and cut a section of 5 cm to 6 cm or longer at the top of the meat stems for cuttings. Or cut the measuring ruler into sections for cutting, and the length of cuttings should be 20 cm to 25 cm. Another option is to cut the small branches taken from the branches of the ruler, and pay attention not to be too young

Cutting soil

When cutting Tianchi, vermiculite, pearl powder and pure river sand should be mixed without soil. It can be cut by single plant or multiple plants. Pay attention to the density between plants when cutting intensively

Cutting

The cuttings of the cut ruler should be dried in the shade for a week, and then cut after the incision is fully dry and the wound heals, so it is easy to take root. As the slurry will flow out when cutting the cutting of the measuring ruler, it can be sealed with plant ash and put in a cool place for 7 to 10 days. Then insert it into the sand bed or soil, obliquely insert it into the soil, and let it take root. During the rooting period of the measuring ruler, water as little as possible, do not dry or water, and take root after 30 to 40 days. When the root of equivalent day ruler grows to 3-4cm, it can be transplanted to small pots or planted directly in the open field

Precautions for cutting of measuring ruler

Cutting time

When there is a greenhouse, cutting can be carried out all year round. Without a greenhouse, cutting can be carried out from May to September every year

Cutting temperature

The cutting temperature should not be too high. When the temperature exceeds 35 ℃, the cutting should be stopped to avoid unsuccessful cutting, rotten roots or death of the measuring ruler

Cutting effect

Under normal circumstances, some of the Tianchi of cutting in spring will bloom in the winter of that year, and the rest will bloom in the coming year