Purple sand and porcelain pot are good for growing orchids.

I. the ancients were very particular about using pots for orchids.

According to the "Notes" written by Mr. Zhang Baotai in Taiwan, the Jin Zhang Orchid Spectrum was compiled by Zhao Shigeng in the Southern Song Dynasty in Shaoding Guisi in June, about 1233 AD, which is the first orchid spectrum in the world. It is used as a model for orchid cultivation both at home and abroad. The recording is very concise; the pot materials for planting flowers should be mixed with aeration, mud and charcoal, the roots are unbreakable and solid, and the soil should not agglomerate. The Chronicles of long things enjoyed by Wen Zhen in the Ming Dynasty contains: the basin is full of Xulongquan, Junzhou, the inner mansion, and those who provide the greatest supply of spring, do not use the vulgar system of flower jars and cow legs. " The book "Flower Mirror" by Chen Haozi published by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1688) takes the eighteen methods of class flower as its most exciting point, and only the big white stone basin and purple sand Yixing basin are mentioned. In the copy book "Linghai Lanyan" written by Mr. Jin ce in Nanhai District in the late Qing Dynasty, it has also been affirmed that "Wuxi purple sand basin is the most suitable for orchid".

Second, the modern orchid family has a lot of experience

Mr. Shen Yinchun, a Chinese resident in the United States, can be said to be from an orchid family. He is from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The tiles, porcelain, glaze, sand, and snake wood (Shu Village, rich in Taiwan) are listed by him as orchid pots, and each has its own characteristics. And clearly pointed out: "in the cultivation of famous orchids, the most widely used, when pushing sand basin and glaze basin two types." Mr. Wu Yingxiang very pertinently warned orchid lovers: "porcelain pots or glaze pots are beautiful in appearance, but their air permeability and filtration are very poor. If they are used for a long time to plant orchids, it is easy to spoil the orchid roots and kill the orchids." Mr. Deng Chengkang of Sichuan advocated: "usually in the tile basin cultivation, display and display application, then move the soil into the glaze basin and porcelain basin." . The one with unique opinions should be Mr. Liu Qingyong. He said: "Orchids are elegant and plain. The elderly and the elderly generally like to be quiet and distant, and their happy and self-supporting mentality is quite consistent with the ecology of orchids. Orchid should be fragrant for the elderly, and orchid should be fragrant for the elderly. raising orchids is really beneficial to the physical and mental health of the elderly. " On the issue of the selection of orchid pots, in addition to agreeing that one elegant, two high, three mouths are slightly wider and four breathable and harmonized with the plant, it also shows that if you have experience in planting, you can also grow vigorously with porcelain pots, which are more elegant after all.

Amateur cultivation of orchids and greed for Ye Maohuarong

Raise orchids with purple sand and porcelain pots, can they achieve root tide and leaf moist, blossom and fragrance every year? The following is the author's some superficial practices and experience, please teach them well.

First, it is beneficial to growth. Since gas is the lifeblood of orchids, to grasp this point, a suitable plastic mesh bowl is added above the bottom eyes of purple sand and porcelain basin to improve air permeability and filtration, and the effect is excellent. At the beginning of 1992, the author cultivated a single plant of Magnolia lanceolata. After four years, it has developed seven grasses. It grows vigorously and blossoms on the National Day in 1996, and the fragrance is very strong. The effect of leaf shape, leaf color, flower shape and aroma is not inferior to that of cultivation in earthen pot.

Second, it is easy to manage. There is a certain reason to say that if you can water, you will grow good flowers. Orchid water can be watered, sprayed, drenched, or soaked in a basin. Raise orchids with purple sand and porcelain pots, and there is no need to water them too frequently. You might as well advocate "laziness" in order to "examine their dryness and dampness, avoid their cold and heat, and make them conform to their nature." The core issue worthy of attention is the selection of sites to constantly improve the environment of orchid pots according to seasonal and climatic variations, in order to deal with wind, frost, rain, snow, exposure, dry heat, prolonged drought and other adverse natural factors. The 12 varieties of orchids cultivated in purple sand and porcelain basin are fragrant every year except that it is not easy to blossom in the initial culture period of iron bone.

Third, the appreciation is strong. The sand basin has purple sand, red sand, white sand, black mud, iron sand and pear skin mud, while the porcelain basin is made of porcelain clay, such as blue and white, Baolan, all red, all white, milky yellow, bean green and so on. The forms of these two kinds of basins are trumpet mouth, bucket square, signature tube, drum shape, golden bell type, begonia and polygonal shape, and so on. They all have the characteristics of exquisite texture, bright color, simple and elegant, magnificent and magnificent, and there is no doubt that they are the same object of appreciation. Aren't elegant orchids and pots of harmony and unity complement each other? It is conceivable to have the effect of icing on the cake.

Fourth, the selection of orchid pots should also advance with the times

The plastic pots used in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have already entered our country, and it is not uncommon that all kinds of Western European-style plastic pots are decorating domestic hotels, restaurants and the homes of ordinary people. However, the unique cultural quality of the Chinese people is similar to that of the unique Chinese orchid. The best proof is that hundreds of thousands of antique sand and porcelain pots were sold out in a few days at the sixth bonsai art exhibition in Jiangsu last November. Hope that the latest and more beautiful orchid pots come out, so that orchids always put a fragrance, in order to meet the desire of orchid lovers.

Xu Guangyu