A novice watering orchid

After more than two years of cultivation of orchids, several kinds of plant materials have been changed, and the very moisturizing sellers directly match the plant materials, immortal soil, bark, gold plant stone, Qibao orchid stone, and even the small stones in the fish tank. The orchid plants are growing less and less, the rot is rotten, and the death is dead. The summary reason is that they do not understand the orchid, do not understand the plant materials, and do not breathe. Another seedling is weak, planted a big pot, the same reason is that the moisture retention is too good. The seedling is weak, you water it, the seedling cannot be absorbed, there is no breath, the root is rotten and the seedling is fallen. As the saying goes, most orchid plants die because they are overwatered. As a novice, just take the orchid has a goal is to raise the orchid, so constantly love. Walked into a lot of misunderstandings, but do not know that watering is closely related to the weather, plant materials, pots, seedlings, seasons and so on.

For example, the weather, when the weather is sunny, the light is good. After you water the orchid, the photosynthesis of the orchid is good, and the moisture in the basin is absorbed quickly. In the same cloudy day, the illuminance decreases, and if you water the orchid plant, the orchid plant cannot absorb it, so it is possible to produce waterlogging and soak the orchid root. Langen's respiration, like most plants, needs sunlight for photosynthesis.

Another plant material, we modern people raise orchids mostly use granular plant materials, to tell the truth with soil species are some experts, have seen through this inside the door, as a novice, I suggest you still use granular plant material to plant, use larger particles, try to add less soft plant material, soft plant material insulation is good, not easy to dry, if you work hard, it is easy to accumulate water, and use larger particles to drain. Langan, get some air. Planting gold stone in the plant material is recognized as a good thing, why? because it preserves water and drains water, it does not produce stagnant water, absorbs water very quickly, and it is easily poured through. Another is that it has the characteristic of a clear boundary, that is to say, it is clear at a glance that it is wet and dry, because it will change color after absorbing water, which can give beginners a good indication. So if you are not short of silver, it is recommended that you add more gold plants, accounting for at least 60% of the plant material in the basin. You can add fairy soil or bark for the rest, and the plant material should be larger. If you see the basin surface dry two or three centimeters down, you can water it. In this way, it is not easy to rot the root, if you do not rest assured to do some more, but do not do it, the orchid dried will also cause empty roots.

The third is pots, for beginners, it is best to use transparent plastic basins, which are sold in many places on the Internet and are easy to find. One of the advantages of a transparent plastic basin is that it can see clearly the dry humidity of the plant material in the basin and the growth state of Langen. It will be of great benefit to your future development. Had better buy that kind of set basin, the outside is black, so that the transparent basin wall is not easy to grow green moss. When watering, plastic pots are the most impermeable. Sometimes you look at other people's posts, ah, when people water them for a few days, what they touch and pour is to see the air permeability of the pots. The air permeability of tile pots is the best, followed by purple sand pots, followed by porcelain pots and plastic pots. There is basically no air permeability, so people who use plastic pots will water them two days later than earthen pots or purple sand pots. (two days later is just a concept. Take into account your weather or plant factors a few days later. This is caused by the breathability of the basin. It must not be said that as soon as it is watered in a few days, you will water it in a few days, learn and use it, and do not copy other people's. Learn to look at your environment and decide to water it.

The fourth is the seedling situation, the seedling is weak, find a strong seedling to co-plant, do not grow a big basin, the same truth is weak absorptive capacity, easy to accumulate water rotten roots, seedling weak literacy is better, for newcomers should go to literacy, literacy does not mean to control water raising, this is why the plant material should be larger, plant material large, not easy to accumulate water, while weak seedling water raising is easy to take root, send new roots, which is good for weak seedlings. If Miao is strong, then needless to say, I think if you raise weak seedlings well, strong seedlings should not be a problem.

The fifth is the season, the temperature between the north and the south is different, so what you raise in the north can not copy the watering method in the south, but there is a lot in common, the most important thing here is to look at the temperature to breed. Newcomers had better buy a thermometer, which is available in all major shopping malls. From zero to 15 degrees, the orchid plant needs very little water, because the temperature is low and the absorption slows down. At this time, you have to control the water. If you dry, you can spray the foliage. 15 degrees up to 20 degrees, if there is no fan sunshine or anything, the temperature will rise. If the plant is dry, it can be watered normally. 20 degrees to 30 degrees is the growing period of orchids. It can be watered normally. At this time, it is usually in summer. Do not water at noon. It is best to choose in the evening, and the temperature will be watered again when the temperature drops. Pay attention to ventilation after pouring, ventilation is very important, usually can open the window ventilation, ventilation is the first priority.

The last point is not to water half of the water, but to water it thoroughly, which can wash away the waste material caused by the breathing of the orchid root, which is good for the flowers.

The above is the experience of the past two years, writing this article is to make those friends who have just raised orchids less detours. There are some things that may be wrong. I hope all the teachers can point them out in time and I will correct them. For beginners, do not plant them with transparent pots or large particles, and believe that your eyes are more practical than your feelings.