Common sense of cultivating Phalaenopsis by water moss

In the cultivation of Phalaenopsis, water moss plays only the role of fixing plants and moisturizing. When using water moss to cultivate Phalaenopsis, everyone has different opinions about whether the water moss in the basin is loose or tight.

If the water moss is loose, the water content in the basin is high, and the water moss is more prone to rot and rancidity. If the water moss is tight, the water content in the basin is less, and the water moss is less prone to rancidity and decay. When the plants start to grow after changing the water moss, the tightness of the water moss bag has little difference on the plants. however, the daily metabolic waste of the plants will be excreted through the roots, and the potted plants are different from those growing in nature. the waste discharged from plants growing in the natural environment can be decomposed, artificial potted plants, metabolic wastes, and fertilizers that cannot be absorbed and utilized. Germicidal and insecticidal residues of pesticides will accumulate in the basin. After these things accumulate for a period of time, coupled with water moss that contains too much water, even the best water moss will begin to rot.

Especially in the hot summer weather, the metabolic waste begins to ferment and the water moss begins to rot, which consumes a lot of oxygen in the basin and produces heat, resulting in a higher temperature in the basin than outside, as well as some harmful nitrides and sulfides. at the same time, it also causes the pH value in the basin to change, which is the biggest cause of plant root rot. Therefore, when the water moss in the basin is wrapped tightly, the water moss will not contain so much water, which can slow down the speed of fermentation and decay, coupled with pouring a large amount of water into the basin to provide enough water for plant growth and increase humidity. it can also wash away harmful substances such as nitrides and sulfides, and can also reduce the temperature in the basin and bring fresh air into the basin. Reduce the chance of plants dying from rotten roots.

The easiest way to judge the tightness of the water moss in the basin is to wrap the water moss and stuff it into the basin, lift the plant by hand, and the basin will not fall off.