How to change the basin of the latest Phnom Penh hanging orchid

The hanging orchid is not only beautiful, but also can purify the air and bring beautiful freshness to the interior, which is especially suitable for home and office pot farming. Basin friends can change the basin according to their needs, and they can change the basin in spring.

In the management of potted Phnom Penh orchids, in order to have luxuriant stems and leaves, the pot should be changed once in 2-3 years, and the soil and pot should be changed in March every year. If the basin is deeper and the base fertilizer is more sufficient, the basin can be changed once every two years.

When turning the basin, knock the plant out of the basin, cut off the withered roots and excess roots, replace it with a new humus-rich culture soil, and then apply livestock hoof horns or rotten cake fertilizer as base fertilizer. After planting, put the seedlings in a warm and semi-overcast place.

The optimum growth temperature of Phnom Penh is about 25 ℃. After the plant returns to robust growth, hang the flowerpot under the eaves of the corridor or in an appropriate position in the room. The general height is not to meet, and should pay attention to ventilation.

It is recommended to water the Phnom Penh orchid pot thoroughly before changing the basin, so that the soil will not be too hard, and then change it in cool weather. Be careful not to hurt the roots. Water thoroughly and put it in a cool place.

When changing the basin, remove some of the old soil, slightly trim the excess roots, and cut off the withered roots and yellow leaves, as long as the new young roots and buds are left. Then re-modulate the culture soil and replace it with a mixture of three parts of rotten leaf soil and seven parts of sandy soil. Put 2 Mel 3 pieces of broken bone on the pelvic floor. During the growing period, the dilute fertilizer solution was applied every 14 days, and the fertilizer was mainly nitrogen fertilizer.

As the root system of the orchid is very developed, the basin will be slowly full of roots, so if you just want to change the soil for the orchid, you can gently knock off the old soil of the root system and replant it after pouring it out.

If you want to change the pot for the orchid, you can try to preserve the original soil, put a little bottom fertilizer in each pot, and each pot has two to three plants, so that it is safer.