The maintenance of crab claw orchid in autumn has the skill to do a good job in these four points, the stems and leaves are thick, strong and easy to spend the winter.

Crab claw orchid is a favorite plant for many flower friends, shrubby, many branches without thorns, flowers born on the top of the branch, with high ornamental value.

With the beginning of autumn, many flower friends found that crab claw orchid appeared wilting, Microsoft and other phenomena, and the stem and leaf feel shrunk a lot, in fact, raising crab claw orchid still needs a certain secret, to do a good job of these four points, stems and leaves strong and thick, easy to winter!

1. Control lighting

Crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, after autumn, the sun intensity becomes less intense, and it is best to control it at about 10 hours a day, and it can be moved slightly closer to the sunny area, which is more conducive to growth. speed up photosynthesis and make the leaves thicker and stronger.

2. Proper watering

Crab claw orchid is a stem and leaf plant, with strong drought tolerance, the temperature decreases after autumn, the activity of crab claw orchid decreases, and because the root system is not particularly developed, so watering should be appropriate to keep the basin soil properly dry, which is more conducive to growth. do well to see the principle of dry and wet, avoid stagnant water.

3. Increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer

After autumn is winter, the temperature will be lower and lower, and the resistance of some stems and leaves of crab claw orchid is lower, which is easily affected by low temperature, which leads to wilting and dry coke of stems and leaves, so it is necessary to improve the resistance of plants and increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Diluted fish intestinal water can be irrigated 2-3 times a month to increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to make the stems and leaves thicker and greener so that they can spend the winter better.

4. Reasonable pruning

Some flower friends are reluctant to prune when they see that the crab claw orchid is particularly luxuriant, and the final result is poor ventilation, excessive loss of nutrients and other problems, resulting in poor growth of plant stems and leaves, loss of luster, and can not spend the winter well.

Therefore, some over-dense parts should be pruned reasonably, which can increase ventilation and reduce nutrient consumption, and some flat stems and weak stems should be trimmed together to increase the viewing degree of the plant.

Crab claw orchid conservation is introduced here, flower friends have other additions can be shared with you in the comments area below, oh, if you want to know more about flower cultivation, you can pay attention to flowers!