Strategy for cultivation of Cymbidium in summer

Growth habits of Cymbidium

Growth habit

To grow flowers, you must first understand the sources and preferences, and only by doing what you like can you raise them well!

Magnolia originated in the subtropical region of southern Africa, like the semi-shady humid, cool and ventilated environment, avoid strong light, avoid stagnant water.

The most suitable temperature for the growth of Cymbidium is 18 ℃ ~ 28 ℃. When the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, it will enter semi-dormant state. It is a typical greenhouse flower, which is suitable for indoor cultivation.

The soil of gentleman orchid in summer

Whether the gentleman orchid is good or not depends on the foundation of raising in spring. First of all, it is the soil.

1. Soil preparation

Cymbidium is suitable for weak acid humus soil with good air permeability and drainage, and can be prepared with rotten leaf soil, pine needle, river sand and bottom fertilizer according to 6 / 2 / 1 / 1.

2. Loosen the soil in summer

When the pot soil is hardened in summer, you can use a small piece of bamboo or a small shovel obliquely inserted into the inner wall of the basin, not too deep, fix the bamboo piece with one hand, and turn the flowerpot with the other hand to loosen the topsoil.

The sunshine of a gentleman's orchid in summer

When the summer temperature is too high, the magnolia will enter the half-body sleep state, at this time must do a good job of heat prevention and cooling.

1. Avoid bright light.

Gentleman orchid belongs to the Chinese and Japanese plants, prefer weak light to avoid strong light, strong light is easy to get sunburn, and the flowering period is also short.

2. You can't miss the light.

In summer, the gentleman orchid had better be placed in the ventilated place of half yin and half yang, and scattered light can be seen sooner or later. The light is too weak, affecting the flowering, and the color is relatively light.

The watering of gentleman orchid in summer

1. Watering principle

Gentleman orchid developed fleshy roots, can store a certain amount of water, drought-resistant and wet avoid stagnant water, so summer watering should be in line with the principle of no dry, no watering, to keep the basin soil damp and not wet.

2. Watering frequency

The hot weather in summer can be watered once every morning, depending on the degree of dryness and wetness of the basin soil and regional weather conditions.

3. Cooling measures

In order to reduce the temperature, you can spray more water on the air and ground around the plant in summer, but try not to spray water on the center of the leaf to prevent core rot.

Fertilization of gentleman orchid in summer

1. Incomplete dormancy

If the orchid is kept in a cool and ventilated place indoors, it will not be completely dormant in summer. fertilization should be reduced at this time, generally applying thin bean cake liquid fertilizer every 15 to 20 days, and the basin soil should be dry and easy to absorb before fertilization.

2. Dormancy

Summer high temperature and rainy weather in the south, the gentleman orchid is easy to enter the dormancy state, at this time should stop fertilizing, in order to avoid rotting roots.

Prevention and Control of Diseases and insect pests of Cymbidium in Summer

1. Common diseases

Magnolia is easy to get soft rot in summer, light yellow water stains will appear on the leaves, and then the disease spots will expand, the leaves will become brown and soft, and there is an outflow of bacterial fluid from the wound.

Prevention and control measures: once the disease is found, the diseased plants should be separated immediately and the rotten parts should be removed; if the harm is serious, all the plants should be removed, then the plants should be soaked in 5% potassium permanganate solution for 1 hour, and after disinfection and drying, the wound should be smeared with plant ash.

2. Common insect pests

In the hot, hot and poorly ventilated environment, Magnolia is easy to be attacked by scale insects.

If it is not serious, you can dilute the alcohol with water at 1:2, then dip it with a cotton swab and wipe it repeatedly in the pest area.

The serious pest needs to be sprayed and killed with Guoguang scale which can be diluted 1000 to 1500 times.

What if the gentleman's orchid grows askew?

Some flower friends ask that the leaves of the magnolia at home are askew and scattered, and what about the asymmetry between the two sides?

Coping methods

1. Clip correction

First put a layer of soft paper on the pincers of the skewed leaves, and then use the small clips used to hang clothes at home to pull the skewed leaves together with the leaves in the normal direction, which will be corrected after a period of time!

2. Cardboard correction

Cut the light cardboard gap, and then directly put the leaves into the cardboard, this method is simple and rough, more suitable for the strong adult gentleman orchid.