Environment and facilities

The environment and facilities, including venues, scaffolding and greenhouses, are necessary conditions for orchids to live comfortably.

Site

As the ancient saying goes: if you want to be an orchid, you should first talk about the planting field and the choice of the site. If growing orchids in the garden, it should be low in the southeast wall and high in the northwest wall, because the height of the northwest wall can block the hot afternoon sun and cold winter wind, and the low southeast wall can welcome the rising sun. Lansheng secluded valley, plain to avoid the sun, Tongyang gas to meet the rain and dew site location, the most able to make orchids strong. The ground of the site, the mud ground is better than the slate ground, because the slate ground is easy to cut off the earth air. The ground of the pebble shop is better than the mud floor. not only the earth is continuous, but also it is easy to dry after rain. In ancient times, when planting orchids, there was a poem cloud on the site: "Bamboo is planted in the southwest to cover the noon sun, the wall is low in the southeast to meet the rising sun, the slate is spread on the ground, and the clay court is used as a seed farm." It shows that the site selection of Yanglan has long been emphasized. If the site is not muddy, it can be covered with a layer of sand and mud. If there is hot air around the site, you have to put some bamboo fences around the site, or plant some vines such as honeysuckle, depending on the growth of the vines, keep a certain distance from the orchid basin, and prune them from time to time, so that the orchids can grow as if they are growing in a shady valley and get a comfortable environment.

Scaffolding

After choosing the site, the scaffolding is indispensable. Flower rack is to place orchid pots, so that its air permeability, easy to manage, suitable for viewing, its height is about 1 meter from the ground. It is suitable for convenient operation. The flower shed is to cover orchids, avoid the sun and prevent Rain Water, its height is wide and narrow depending on the size of the site, the site is wide, the shed should be low, about 1 meter higher than the flower rack; the site is narrow and the surrounding walls are high, then the shed must be higher than the eaves in order to be ventilated and breathable. The flower shed is divided into two layers, with curtains on the upper layer. There are two kinds of curtains, sparse for initial volts and dense for three volts. The length of the curtain is wide and narrow, the same as the flower shed. The material takes the brown rope as the warp, the Reed rod as the weft, the equal length bamboo pole on both sides, takes its heavy energy to press the wind, pulls the rope to take its supple, stretches. Now using this optical net instead of this curtain can also block 50% and 70% of the sun. The lower scaffolding is provided with a tight tarp, and each side is sewn with a thin bamboo pole, such as a picture axis, which can be covered by a canopy in case of heavy rain or long rain. In case of plum season, the sun is full and the rain is constant, pull the Reed pole on the tarp to avoid steaming heat. In short, orchids are most afraid of muggy heat, two layers of curtains can ensure that orchids are ventilated and cool, and nothing goes wrong.

Orchids avoid bituminous coal fumigation most, so the site scaffolding should be far away from home kitchens and factory chimneys. If there is water under the flower rack, it can not only prevent heat, but also prevent ants. Especially hot steaming in summer, the pool filled with cold water is not afraid of baking, and it is difficult for ants to get into the basin, so it is better to kill two birds with one stone.

Greenhouse

Orchid potted plants grow differently from nature. In the mountains, orchids grow. Not afraid of wind, frost, rain and snow, because it is connected with the earth; the root system is connected and aged, although the flowers and leaves will be affected, but the root system is intact, it will still sprout, sprout leaves and may blossom in the coming year. Orchid potted plants are not, have been cut off from the earth, once frozen, fleshy roots will freeze to death, so people after winter, need to always be on guard, prepare for winter greenhouse.

The so-called greenhouse also depends on the number of flowers, depending on the advantages and disadvantages of the conditions. Of course, it is better to have ready-made equipment, if there are no conditions, you can choose a place to sit north to the south, under the eaves, low in front and high in back, covered with plastic, open several windows, open and close with the climate cold and warm, open and close, in case of especially hot weather, you can open all the windows, or move out of the door, water and ventilate, to prevent muggy and rotting roots and steaming leaves; in case of especially cold weather, close the user later. It also needs to be surrounded by straw and cotton wool, which is definitely not good to freeze the bottom of the basin.

The above are the requirements of the traditional orchid for the site, scaffolding and greenhouse. But at that time, most of the orchids were official families and wealthy households, with large venues, more houses and less environmental pollution. Now, the living standards of the general public have improved, and there are more and more Ailan orchids, but the place is not as big as it used to be, and the environment is not as good as it used to be. How to make the current environment adapt to orchids that have just come down from the mountain? many people have found out some experience of growing orchids on roofs, balconies and bedrooms. The most important one is to adopt different maintenance methods according to the habits of orchids and the temperature, humidity and light needed for orchids. Orchids generally have a temperature of 15 to 25 degrees Celsius and a humidity of about 10 degrees Celsius, which is the best growing period. According to the 04:00 solar terms in spring, summer, autumn and winter, adjust the temperature and humidity of the orchid to create the microclimate in which orchids grow most directly, which can not only raise orchids well, but also bloom well. Therefore, where there are no conditions for the site, scaffolding, greenhouse, as long as the orchid on a thermometer and hygrometer, observation at any time, and pay attention to ventilation and pest control, in accordance with conventional management, orchids can be raised.