1. How do orchids reproduce separately

Seedling raising: stop watering in advance to make the basin soil dry and easy to remove the basin. Then carefully take out the mother plant and shake off the matrix of the root. If the matrix is hard or sticky, it can also be dispersed with mild water flow

Root washing: wash the roots with tap water to avoid soaking, which is easy to infect diseases and pests. After washing the substrate, put the plant in a ventilated place with a certain amount of scattered light to dry

Ramet: after the plant is dry and the orchid root softens, take the conjoined body of the second or third generation as the unit, and cut it at the bulb with large gap with sterilized and sharp scissors

Disinfection: after all the plants are divided, cut off some old roots, rotten roots and dead leaves, and apply some bactericides such as charcoal powder or carbendazim on the wound to disinfect the roots

Pot planting: after the wound is disinfected, you can start pot planting. When dividing pots, you can decide how many plants to plant according to the size of the selected pot. Generally, it is more appropriate to divide three to five plants into one pot. When loading the pot, hold the seedling in one hand, put it in the middle of the pot, make the roots evenly distributed, and then put the prepared culture soil into the pot. You can gently shake the flowerpot while adding soil, which can make the soil and roots closely fit together

Management: after putting on the basin, you can pour water once, and then put it in a cool place with good ventilation to keep the humidity appropriate. Wait until the new bud sprouts before watering it again

2. How to deal with the ramet wound

Orchids usually leave wounds after branching. If they are not treated, they are easy to invade bacteria and make the plant sick. You can apply some charcoal powder or sulfur powder on the wound at the root to prevent the invasion and infection of bacteria. You can also spray carbendazim or tobuzin bactericide on the wound of orchid strain and disinfect it