How to grow the newly dug orchids?

If the newly dug orchid seedlings are not long, with flowers, can be directly planted, without soil, depending on the severity of root damage, appropriate pruning, reduce nutrient loss, in order to restore vitality as soon as possible after potting.

If you have been away from the soil for two days or more, first put it in a cool place, spray water on the leaves, soak the roots in clean water overnight, so that they can fully absorb water, and then, according to the severity of root damage, prune the branches and leaves and remove the rotten and withered roots to improve the survival rate.

After the flower buds of precious orchids are unearthed, if there are too many flower buds, strong buds should be left, and the rest of the thin flower buds should be removed, leaving 1-2 flower buds in each pot. If there are too many flower buds, it will not only make the flowers bloom badly, but also consume too much nutrients of the maternal parent to affect the flowering next year. In general, orchids do not cut off flower buds.

Choose the basin, the newly dug back orchid had better choose the breathable mud basin, pottery basin or orchid special basin, be careful not to be too big.

With soil mixed with rotten leaf soil, river sand and laterite, rotten leaf soil accounts for 60%, red soil accounts for 30%, and river sand accounts for 10%. The soil prepared in this proportion has good aeration, filtration and fertility, and orchids grow well. Do not use alkaline soil.

Temperature and humidity orchids from wild to breeding, temperature and humidity is unstable, can be placed in a basin or build a pool, covered with wood or bricks, put the flowerpot on top, can solve the problem

Watering must not be too much watering, resulting in rotten roots, can be combined with foliar spray and basin soil can be slightly wet, orchids can be caught in light rain, but to avoid mildew rain, showers or continuous rain, watering should be poured from the edge of the basin, not into the flower buds, so as not to cause decay.

Light and ventilated orchids are mostly semi-negative plants, and most species are afraid of direct sunlight and need proper shade. There should be sufficient light indoors, preferably facing south, so that orchids grow, and orchids had better be placed on wooden frames or tables, not on the ground. Keep ventilated.

Do not use fertilizer before the new roots of orchids dug up from the mountains are not fertilized. they need to be cultivated for 1-2 years, and they can only be fertilized when the new roots are exuberant, otherwise they are easy to die.

Disease prevention and insect control orchid is a plant with many diseases and insect pests, especially in the high temperature and humidity season.