Watering should seize the "opportunity"

How often do I have to water it? Or how many times a day should it be watered? It is what we often hear, asking questions that are not what we ask. The author thinks that if I ask this question, I will not be able to get the correct answer I want to know, because how often is watered means how much time must pass from the end of the last watering to the next time it should be watered. Due to the change of season and climate, the size and thickness of the orchid basin, the thickness of the culture materials, and the strength of water content, the speed of drainage in the basin is also different, so it is difficult to find a standard to specify the watering time. Therefore, whether the orchid basin should be watered is not a matter of time, but a question of the speed of drainage of the orchid basin body. perhaps the length of time is related to the number of watering times, but we cannot make a decision on whether it should be watered solely on the basis of the length of time. instead, we should observe the dry and wet state of the orchid basin to determine the timing of watering.

If you take the length of time as the standard of watering, in the gloomy rainy season, when there is a large amount of moisture in the atmosphere, once watered, it is often after a few days, the basin is not easy to have completely high water, and at this time you think that the time has come. While the orchid basin is still in a wet condition, it will be repeatedly turned over and watered one after another, so that Langen will never have the opportunity to breathe and lose the respiratory function that should exist objectively. On the contrary, in the days of strong wind and strong sun and dry air, the orchid basin drained too fast, and soon after it was watered, it showed a state of too dry, and at this time did not dare to water it with time, then the orchid plant was often short of water for a long time in the case of hunger and thirst. Lose normal development, and easy to get sick! We must remember that often making it too wet or too dry is a kind of abuse to orchids, enough to endanger their function of life, and a major mistake in training!

In the author's opinion, how should it be watered? That's what everyone wants to know. If someone asks, "what is the right time to water?" The appropriate and correct answer should be to determine the timing of watering according to the dry and wet state of the orchid basin, that is to say, pay attention to the water plants covered in the basin, or the inner rafters of the basin bottom, completely drain the water, showing a dry but not dry state, it is the most appropriate time to water! If you from the dry and wet state of the orchid basin, see the timing of watering, seize the opportunity of watering, you have learned the excellent skill of watering!

Wu Anlu