Seed price and planting method of orchid in February

February orchid, also known as Zhuge cabbage, February blue, cauliflower, etc., is an annual or biennial herb of the genus Cruciferae. It gets its name because of its blue-purple flowers around the second month of the lunar calendar. It often grows in plains, mountains, roadsides, and the ground. It can be used for ornamental flower cultivation and as a common wild vegetable in early spring. Let's take a look at the seed price and planting method of February Orchid.

How much is the orchid seed per jin in February?

The price of orchid seeds in February is about 3050 yuan per jin, but it varies greatly due to the quality, variety and market of the seeds. Cymbidium has a strong ability of self-propagation, can form its own community every year after sowing, and fall into the soil after the seeds mature from May to June every year. Green seedlings grow in September, young seedlings overwinter, blossom in late spring, seed in summer, and continue year after year. Because the provenance is abundant, so the price is cheap, sowing only a few cents per square meter, so it is adopted by many greening projects, parks and tourist attractions.

Sowing method of Cymbidium

1. Sowing time: Lanxia and autumn can be sowed in February, but August to September is the most suitable, with 300 seeds per gram, about 1 kilogram per mu, and about 1 kilogram per square meter. if spray sowing is adopted, the amount per unit area should be increased by 10 percent.

2. Sowing method: the sowing of February orchid can be carried out in two ways: sowing and strip sowing, the row spacing needs to be 15-20 cm, and tools need to be used for digging and burying after sowing. If conditions permit, special tools or mechanical sowing can be used.

3. Post-sowing management: February orchid can grow seedlings by artificial sowing on the soil without ploughing, and has strong resistance to weeds, cultivation and management can be relatively extensive, and some fresh seeds just harvested have the physiological phenomenon of late ripening, and the germination rate of early sowing is low.

The planting method of Cymbidium

1, soil: February orchid soil requirements are not strict, it is best to choose loose, fertile and well-drained sandy soil. Potted plants have higher requirements for pot soil. 6 parts of garden soil, 2 parts of perlite and 1 part of plant ash can be evenly mixed, and the base fertilizer in the basin should be sufficient.

2. Illumination: February orchid is a short-day plant with strong negative tolerance, daily sunshine does not need too long, indoor scattered light can grow normally, blossom and bear fruit.

3. Temperature: February orchid has strong cold resistance, and temperature control can be extensive. In case of heavy frost and snow in winter, some leaves will also be frozen, but they can sprout new leaves, blossom and bear fruit in early spring.

4. Fertilization: February orchid is fertilized 4 times a year, flower bud fertilizer in early spring, strong fruit fertilizer after flower shedding, strong fruit fertilizer after fruit setting, strong seedling fertilizer before winter, leaf spraying 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution at flower bud stage and young fruit stage, the flower color is more beautiful and the fruit is fuller.

5. Diseases and pests: the common pests in February orchid cultivation are aphids, cabbage insects, snails, leaf miners and so on. If pests are found, drug control should be carried out in time, and 50% Phytophthora 500 times solution should be sprayed on downy mildew.

6. Pruning: in order to maintain a good ornamental effect, the February orchid must be controlled not to make it sturdy. it is generally trimmed to a height of 10 cm to 15 cm with a lawn mower during the fruiting period.