If you want to raise a gentleman's orchid, the correct method of selecting and changing pots is the key. Did you do it right?

If you want to raise a good pot of magnolia, the correct method of selecting and changing the pot is the key. Gentleman orchids like loose, fertile, well-drained soil. In the choice of pots, there are always flowers to remind people to choose small pots for small flowers and big pots for big flowers. This is for gentleman orchid. Especially important! Why? There are two main reasons.

Reason one: grow flowers and grow roots first. In the seedling stage, the gentleman orchid grows roots first and then leaves, the roots are in a state of natural drooping, rely on the root hairs on the fleshy roots to absorb water and nutrients, the flowerpots are small, and the roots grow to a certain extent around the basin, spiral growth, and so on the roots touch the edge of the flowerpots and begin to grow new leaves.

The second reason is that the fleshy root system of Cymbidium grows rapidly and has high nutritional requirements for basin soil. For orchids which generally grow for one year, the nutrients in the potted soil have been exhausted, so it is recommended to change the potted soil once a year. Since the pots have to be changed every year, there is no need to use large pots. In addition, if the flowerpots are too large, the fleshy roots can not touch the soil at the edge of the flowerpots. Over time, these soils will solidify, which is disadvantageous to the growth of the orchid.

The correct way to change the basin of Cymbidium: because the fleshy root system of Cymbidium grows downward, it is suggested to choose a basin with deeper drainage and better permeability. The basin diameter is close to or slightly smaller than the plant crown width, and the mud tile basin or purple sand basin has better air permeability, so it is the first choice for magnolia basin. If you choose a plastic flowerpot, you must choose the one with more water and air holes at the bottom to prevent the plant from accumulating water and rotting roots.

It is recommended to use rotten leaf soil with pine needles (or peanut shells), river sand and chicken manure in the proportion of 5 to 3, 1 to 1. Can also add a small amount of broken charcoal, play the role of sterilization and disinfection, reduce the role of rotten roots. If it is troublesome, you can also buy special soil for Magnolia online. Before going to the basin, you can add a small amount of mature organic fertilizer to the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer, which should be separated from the root system of the plant to prevent direct contact with root burning. The gentleman orchid likes the oil crop, the plant is implanted in the basin, when the basin soil is added to 2/3, add the appropriate amount of waist fertilizer along the basin wall. Such as fried pockmarked seeds, peanuts or melon seeds, beat into particles, more conducive to the absorption of magnolia. After filling the soil, compact the basin soil to prevent the plant from lodging. Base fertilizer and waist fertilizer in the later growth of the orchid, will be slowly absorbed by the orchid, making the leaves bright and deep texture.

Some flower friends think that the humus soil of Cymbidium is already rich in nutrients and there is no need to add base fertilizer and waist fertilizer. It is all right to do so, but in order to ensure an adequate supply of nutrients in the growth process, compound fertilizer with comprehensive nutrition of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium can be applied during the vigorous growth period. Autumn is the budding stage of adult Magnolia. Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied 2 or 3 times a month to promote flower bud differentiation.