Cultivation methods and management techniques of orchids from flower bud to flowering

Orchids, fresh and elegant fragrance, strong and soft leaves, dignified and elegant charm has always been respected and loved by people. Before it was in full bloom, the orchid was no different from the grass, but once the flowers bloomed, in the garden and the chamber, Tang Li Bai had a poem saying: "the lone orchid is born in the secluded garden, and all the grass is withered." Although according to Yang Chunhui, sad Gao Qiuyue. If the frost patters early, the green may rest. If there is no breeze, for whom will the fragrance be sent? " As Confucius said, it is the 'King's incense' grass, or the 'national fragrance', 'Xiangzu' and 'the first incense in the world' praised by various dynasties. Confucius mentioned that "orchid is the king of fragrance", "Zhilan is born in a deep valley, no one is also fragrant". The Qing Dynasty Cheng Fan's "Orchid is the king of fragrance, Fangfu breeze, from the rock cave posture, do not compete for the beauty of flowers." This poem tells the true meaning of orchids. This poem means that orchids are the most honorable fragrance. They can't be smelled if they are not carefully smelled in the breeze. They never grow in the cracks in the rocks and do not compare their beauty with those flowers in the market. There is Confucius'"orchid is king fragrance", which shows the lofty position of orchid in flowers, which also shows the position of fragrance in all kinds of flowers, and fragrance is the soul of orchids, if orchids lack fragrance, it also lacks the unique cultural connotation and humanistic flavor of orchids, and can only be reduced to ordinary flowers and plants!

Orchids keep orchids for a hundred days, enjoy the flowers for a while, orchids pour into the lovers' long-term emotion and sweat, and regard orchids as treasures, which can also bring considerable economic benefits while pleasing the body and mind. The annual orchid blooming season is the most exciting, happiest and most active time for orchid lovers, but it is not easy to make orchids bloom smoothly. It is necessary to master some methods and techniques to make orchids blossom easily. therefore, the time spent during the period from bud gestation to flowering must be carefully controlled and artificially modified, otherwise it is difficult to achieve tall and straight flowers and beautiful appearance. and the same variety due to improper management of light, temperature and humidity, resulting in poor flowering, spirit, rhyme, color disorder, or excessive nutrient consumption due to blooming for too long. Affect the normal development of leaf buds and flower buds in the future, here, not only related to daily cultivation methods and management skills, but also an artistic skill.

First, most orchid varieties will begin to nurture flower buds after "the Beginning of Autumn" on August 7 every year. Although it is the Beginning of Autumn, most parts of our country are still in a period of high temperature, and the daytime temperature is generally about 32-35 degrees. That is, what we often call "autumn tigers". During this period, the humidity is high, the heat is abnormal, and it is still in a period of high incidence of orchid diseases and insect pests. Therefore, during this period of time, the work of cultivating orchids for sunshade, ventilation, cooling, and heat prevention should not be slack, and the establishment will usher in the second to third waves of flowering during this period of time. Other orchids, if found to have flower buds emerging from the plant surface, should be sprayed once or twice to prevent pests such as thrips and snails from gnawing flower buds. If it is found that delicate and diseased bluegrass flower buds emerge, such orchid flower buds can not be retained and should be removed, otherwise the normal growth of bluegrass will be seriously affected after flowering. For the flower buds issued from the ridge behind the old grass, it is only appropriate to leave a strong and full flower bud, such as there are flowers next to the new seedling and the old seedling, leave the flower buds next to the new seedlings, remove the flower buds next to the old seedlings, squeeze the flower buds askew or grow on one side of the pot edge, and if the orchids have too many flower buds, only strong buds should be left, and the rest of the thin flower buds should be removed, leaving 2-3 flower buds in each pot, such as too many flower buds. It will not only affect the opening of the product, but also consume a lot of bluegrass's own nutrients and affect the flowering next year, but also need us to dialectically treat the problem of whether the flower bud stays or not.

Second, the weather gradually turns cool after "White Dew" in early September every year, and most of the new grasses of orchids have grown into seedlings. The flower buds of orchids are still in the stage of accumulation and nutrition, and they will not pull up and grow, but only the orchids will pull out and blossom. At this time, orchids can shine more sunshine and apply a little more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer and multi-element organic fertilizer to make orchids accumulate more nutrients, promote full buds, full spirit when flowers bloom, and have good aroma. The aroma of orchids comes from plant sugars, which in turn come from phosphorus, potassium and other elements. Therefore, we should pay attention to not partial nitrogen fertilization in this season, spray more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, so that the plant growth of Lilan is stronger but not crazy, and it also lays a solid foundation for the growth period of spring in the coming year.

Third, orchids must pay attention to anti-freezing in winter, less than 0 ℃ should be put indoors, the flower buds of Cymbidium, Cymbidium, Chunjian and lotus petal orchids will continue to grow, and the flower stems of Cymbidium and Cold Orchid will gradually pull up and blossom. Cold orchids bloom earlier than ink orchids. Ink orchids usually blossom around New Year's Eve every year, and the room temperature of orchids should be controlled at 5: 15 ℃, if the room temperature is too low. It can't protect against cold and keep warm. Too high will also affect the dormancy of orchids. However, the room temperature should be a little higher for Muran, but not more than 15 ℃. If the room temperature is too high, the flower stem grows slowly and the flower bud develops poorly, which is easy to make the formed flower bud shrink and die. For the hardy Cymbidium and Cymbidium, it is necessary to have a low temperature vernalization time of 0-10 ℃ in 20-30 days to complete the function of spring dormancy and vernalization and to bloom well. Chunjian does not require vernalization, and lotus petal orchid can blossom without vernalization. Therefore, it is most suitable for Cymbidium and Cymbidium to control the room temperature at 3-8 ℃. All potted orchids with buds should be placed on the platform near the glass window to facilitate more sunlight.

Fourth, the flowering period of lotus petal orchid, spring sword and spring orchid from December to March every year is the flowering period of lotus petal orchid, spring sword and spring orchid every year. At this time, the temperature is still relatively low, we must pay attention to the antifreeze of the bud, the frozen bud will quickly appear grayish brown and rot and wither, especially in the daily watering process, it is very easy to cause decay, and the air is still relatively dry during this period. We should increase the humidity of the air. Orchids can be sprayed, the air humidity is too low, buds are easy to fall, but also pay attention to the vernalization of Chunlan and Huilan when the temperature should not be too high, do not let the sun, otherwise it will burn buds, can not bloom.

Fifth, when the temperature is higher than 15 ℃, the orchid can come out of the room and enter the normal management. The room should be ventilated and transparent, and the window can be opened at night. If the flowers come out, put them under the shade during the day and put them in a place of shelter before night, otherwise the petals are easy to wrinkle when they bloom, and the flowering period of Cymbidium is around the Qingming Festival every year. When it is found that the orchid begins to pull out, it will increase the light and humidity to facilitate the elongation of the flower stem. The angle and width of the petals can be increased, and the petals are full and beautiful. in case of rainy days or long rain, they should be moved to shelter from the rain, and the curtain should be sheltered in time after rain, such as being drenched or exposed to sunlight for a long time, three petals are easy to turn back, fall off their shoulders, the edges of the petals are scorched, hold the petals open, the flowers are yellowed, and the plain lips are more likely to do so. when it is about to open, it is necessary to adjust the humidity, reduce the environmental humidity, control the humidity between 50-60% and buckle the water. Water less or not as much as possible, because the plant material is too wet and the air humidity is too high, which will promote the extension and curl of the outer three petals of Cymbidium. If there are water droplets at the end of the petals, the scape will bear weight and droop, affecting the charm of the flower posture. Author: Mei Fei, I will post orchid knowledge and pictures every day, take you to know more about orchids and teach you to raise orchids easily. If you don't understand orchids, you can always ask me or leave a message below. If you like, you can click on the upper right corner to collect or forward to help others!