How to water the wine bottle orchid (how often) how to water the wine bottle orchid

Now many people want to grow some green plants in their homes to decorate their homes and improve their home environment. The bottle orchid is relatively one of the most popular plants, not only the name is very tall, the plant shape is also very beautiful, full of flavor. However, many people do not know much about the cultivation of bottle orchids, and there will always be various problems. Next, follow the small series to understand the watering method in daily maintenance.

How often do you water the bottle?

1. Growth period

Its growth period is between March and October every year, during which it needs a lot of water, but it does not mean that you have to pour a lot of water, because its large stem can store water, so it is very drought-resistant, watering to keep the soil in a slightly moist state, if it is impossible to master the state of the soil, then in line with the principle of partial dryness and not excessive humidity, watering once every 1-2 days.

2. Summer

Summer is also its growth period, but due to the higher temperature, so to increase the amount of water, summer watering is also the most time in the whole life, you can water every 1 to 4 days, but if it rains on cloudy days, you can suspend watering or a small amount of watering, its stem can store water, so don't worry about this period if water shortage.

3. Winter

In winter, it will also dormancy and stop growing. At this time, it is necessary to slowly reduce the water supply to the plant, which can be changed from watering every 1 to 7 days to watering every 3 to 7 days, or to suspend watering.

The method of fertilization of bottle orchid

1. Base fertilizer

If potted, you can mix some organic fertilizer into the prepared soil.

2. Growth period

Its growth period is March to October, these months are also its largest demand for fertilizer sometimes, so fertilizer is indispensable at this time.

3. Summer

The order of fertilization in summer can be as follows: fertilization-watering-fertilization-watering is carried out according to it, and each cycle time is 1 to 4 days. Because the summer temperature is high, the interval time can be shorter.

4. Winter

The order of fertilization in winter can be as follows: fertilization-watering-watering-fertilization-watering-watering, the interval time is about 3 days to 7 days. Fertilization can be suspended in winter if plants stop growing, and fertilization can be resumed after winter, but watering can be suspended after the first fertilization after recovery.

How does the bottle grow?

1. Take seedlings from hydroponic culture

Select a perennial healthy disease-free, correct single-headed bottle orchid or a mini plant with multiple terminal buds, then dig it out of the pot or the ground, remove part of the soil on it, pay attention to protecting the roots, then wash it with water, and then cut off the rotten roots or weak roots, and soak them in diluted flower nutrient solution for-days.

2, hydroponic flask

Take two double bottles, the upper bottle should have a bottom hole plastic sieve, and the base bottle needs to be a plastic bottle or glass bottle without a bottom hole.

3. Hydroponic method

Dig four or five holes of about one centimeter at the bottom of the upper bottle, plant the bottle orchid soaked in diluted flower nutrient solution in the upper bottle, and put the root into the bottom hole of the upper bottle and put it into the ceramsite. Then stabilize the bottle orchid, place it on the basic bottle, add water and flower nutrient solution, water should reach the bottom of the upper bottle, and then place it in the shade.

4. Hydroponic management

Every three days with diluted flower nutrient solution spray wine branches and leaves, half a month to change the water, but also to add flower nutrient solution. Half a month after the pot can take root. In fact, hydroponic cultivation is more sanitary than soil cultivation. If there is less water, you can add water every 5-6 days, and there are fewer pests and diseases in hydroponic cultivation.

How to change the bottle?

1. Select time

Potted bottle orchid should be changed in spring or autumn season every year, summer high temperature and heat, not suitable for bottle orchid change pot, will lead to water loss, plant dry. When changing pots and soil, the mixed soil prepared by rotting leaf soil, garden soil and river sand is adopted for transplanting. The choice of flowerpot should be slightly larger than before, convenient to change the pot when convenient, to ensure the safety of the plant "replacement of the new home", to maintain the integrity of the flower roots when the pot is inverted, to move the pot quickly, to be stable.

2. Clean the roots

If too many roots are found when changing pots, it is necessary to clean up part of the diseased roots, old roots, residual roots and dead roots to ensure the normal growth and nutrient absorption of the bottle orchid after changing pots. For the soil mass brought by the root replacement pot, about two-thirds of the total should be removed, a part of new soil should be spread in the pot, and then the treated roots should be placed smoothly into the new flower pot, added with culture soil and watered to shade. After about a week, watering can be carried out again to promote the growth and absorption of new roots.

3. Method of removing basin

First of all, put the pot that needs to be replaced on the ground, tap the periphery of the pot gently, so that the pot soil and the old pot receive vibration and separation, then put the flower pot on the ground, clamp the plant with fingers, beat the bottom of the pot with the right hand, push the soil down from the low hole with wood, so that the bottle orchid can be detached, and then beat the edge of the pot with both hands to make the excess soil fall off from the pot wall.

The bottle orchid maintenance method is introduced here, I hope to help everyone. The ornamental value of the bottle orchid is very high, very suitable for potted plants, there are friends who like to cultivate a pot at home, can improve the monotonous environment at home.