How to deal with orchids after flowering | how to cut flower stems

Potted plants are different from ground plants. For example, some flower friends ask what to do with orchids after flowering. It doesn't matter if orchids planted in the ground are not treated, but in order not to waste nutrients, we need to cut off the residual flowers in time, and we also need to replenish fertilizers in time. Most of the orchids of flower friends can blossom, and the treatment methods after flowering mainly have two parts: one is to cut off the residual flowers, but to apply fertilizer in time.

1. Cut the remnant flowers

Orchids do not have to be cut, but according to the actual situation, for example, if it is general grass, because there is no special expectation, so it can be allowed to naturally wither, energetic can also cut off the residual flowers. And some valuable orchids, because we often have high expectations for it, so when the orchids begin to wither, in order to prevent them from loosening too much nutrients to the residual flowers in the later stage, we all cut off the flowers in advance.

If the orchid should be cut off, it should be cut about 6 centimeters away from the basin.

2. Maintenance after flowering

Orchids after blooming, we do not need to water too much, just keep the soil damp and not wet, if continuous rainy days do not need watering. At this time, we can start to fertilize periodically, generally using nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer, which helps orchids produce more lateral buds.

It should be noted that the orchid itself does not have a great demand for fertilizer, and it is easy to cause fertilizer damage due to accumulation of fertilizer, too much fertilizer, burning roots, and so on, so if you apply fertilizer, you must be thin and fertile, and you should arrange fertilization reasonably according to the fertility of your own plant materials. Do not apply fertilizer blindly.

In addition, if the temperature is 10 ℃-15 ℃ after orchid blooming, you can change the pot for ramets!