Plant material and orchid cultivation

What to use to plant orchids in the village is the most direct and closest thing for every orchid farmer, and it is also the key issue of whether orchids can be cultivated well. Only by using different plant materials in different environments can we get twice the result with half the effort.

Thousand years of orchid cultivation is inseparable from soil, generally used are mountain mud, orchid mud (humus soil), pond mud, peat soil and so on. Can use local materials, free of money, according to their own orchid environment, choose the right soil, mix according to the proportion, some weathered rock, brick grains, sawdust, pine bark, etc., to make three-in-one or four-in-one plant materials, but the soil must go through exposure, frying and other disinfection procedures to avoid bacterial contamination. It is absolutely good to raise orchids with soil, and it can especially raise weak and small orchid seedlings. To raise orchids with soil, it is best to use earthen pots, which have good air permeability. It is not easy to accumulate water.

With the development of orchids, more and more people cultivate orchids with immortal soil. The fairy soil is pollution-free and suitable for urban balconies and roofs to raise orchids. It is best to use the authentic Emei Mountain fairy soil in Sichuan. Before use, the fairy soil must be soaked in water to make it fully absorb water, and then picked up to drain the remaining water before use. If you can't use it all at once, you can use a plastic bag to seal the package to prevent dryness, immortal soil, orchid cultivation, convenient management, no stagnant water, and contains certain fertility and trace elements, but there are also some shortcomings, such as once dried, the particles can never be watered through. I have to take a basin immersion, and 01:30 engraving can not be soaked. In this way, the soil is not soaked and Langen is soaked, and if this is done repeatedly, it is easy to cause Langen to blacken or even rot, so some amateur orchid farmers, in the dry season, can not be watered in time, it is not suitable to use immortal soil to cultivate orchids, especially in places where the roof and balcony are too ventilated, it is recommended to use immortal soil to raise orchids, it is best to use Yixing purple sand basin, because it has good heat preservation, some orchid farmers In the fairy soil mixed with part of the soil, the effect is also very good.

There are also many people who raise orchids with brick grains and ceramsite. Brick particles are easy to draw materials, absorb water quickly, and have water retention, and contain some inorganic salts. The crushed plant materials must be screened, discarded powder, divided into several grades, soaked in water before use, especially bricks fired with coastal mud, because they contain too much salt, they should be exchanged several times and some salt should be soaked before they can be used. In the management, it is necessary to strengthen watering and fertilization measures, and some, such as nutrient solution hydroponics, etc., we ordinary orchids can not meet the requirements of technical equipment, nor are they suitable for our ordinary orchids, but any planting materials introduced in the book can be used properly. Can grow orchids.

Now the author introduces the method of cultivating orchid with weathered rock and humus (orchid mud) for many years. It is indeed good to raise orchids with orchid mud, especially the petal-shaped flowers of traditional Chunlan, Huilan and other varieties, with strong plant growth, thick petals and high appreciation, which can not be matched by other plant materials. The specific usage is as follows: first, sift the collected humus, remove impurities, expose the soil for three to seven days, or stir-fry in an iron pan for sterilization and disinfection, and then make particles. Weathered rock can be used whenever it is mined. Because the weathered rock is clean and hygienic, does not contain germs, good hydrophilicity, and does not need to be processed, it is screened into the third gear of large, medium and small size. Generally raise Chunlan, mix well with 2 parts of weathered rock, 1 part of orchid mud, grow green onion orchid, 3 parts of weathered rock, 2 parts of orchid mud is better. When planting, first put the large grain weathered rock on the bottom of the basin, put into the orchid seedling, and then fill the mixed plant material, fill the orchid basin, shake it, gently press it with your hand on the basin surface, and then sprinkle it with medium grains on the basin surface, you can pour root water, and you can also plant some green cloud grass on the basin surface, that is, it is done. For orchids cultivated in this way, there is no need to apply fertilizer in the pot in 2023, just spray fertilizer on the leaves according to it. Weathered rock can also be used alone to raise orchids.

Finally, remind some new orchids, orchids must be patient, do not change, do not apply fertilizer, otherwise it will be counterproductive, when your heart is mixed with the king, you will certainly be able to raise orchids well. (Wang Cheng)