Learn how to grow ball orchids to be a professional florist

Hoya itself is a kind of flowers and plants that are not difficult to cultivate, and many people put them in flower pots for cultivation. However, the orchids have certain requirements for flowerpots to grow well. Choose tall flowerpots instead of short ones. If the flowerpot is too short, there will be a lot less soil, which will have a great impact on rooting, so it is more appropriate to choose a deeper flowerpot.

After choosing a good flowerpot, we must find suitable soil. If there is no suitable soil for flowers, it is also useless. The growth of flowers must have good soil in order to supply nutrition, you can go to the flower market to buy special soil. You can also go to the woods to sift out the rotten soil under the branches and leaves of the trees with a sieve. This soil has a very good effect on the growth of flowers.

After planting the orchids, you should master the amount of watering, and water more for the first time when you have just planted them. This can have a very good effect on root growth. However, after half a month of cultivation, it is necessary to control the amount of water. Don't touch the flowerpot too much when watering. If it's not dry, you don't need to water it.

Also, in terms of temperature control, many people will have petals falling off because they don't master this point well. Many northern cities can get very cold in winter, so be sure not to put the marsh indoors at this time. Otherwise, there will be frostbite or their own frostbite situation, or placed indoors in the sun more appropriate place. The preferred temperature of the swamp is around 25 degrees.

Insect infestation occurs easily when flowers bloom. Insecticides can be sprayed in such cases. But don't spray after spraying, or your pesticide won't work as well. Especially if there are small children in the family, they should be placed high, so as to avoid danger.

How to raise a good swamp

When the ball orchid does not blossom, it is mediocre, that is, the ordinary green plant, but as soon as it blossoms, it is very amazing, almost beautiful like a fake flower. I believe that many flower friends will like it, so I found a practical article on how to raise ball orchid for everyone. The following author Chuzhou is also old, senior ball orchid flower friends, has many years of ball orchid planting experience, has a special greenhouse to plant ball orchid, and even selected a number of new varieties, he shared the ball orchid maintenance experience, of course, worthy of reference. . One: ball orchid seedlings on the pot many flower friends said that some of the seedlings they bought are dead, because of a variety of reasons, it is difficult to form a unified method, here I comb one by one for your reference. 1. Coconut shell seedlings: this kind of seedlings are generally more in the south. For the south, its climatic conditions are similar, and it can be put on the pot for a few days, or even raised in this way. However, it is not suitable for the climate in the northern region, especially in winter and midsummer, it is better to put on the pot (Lianmeng uncle: it is said in the early days that the cuttings of coconut shell in Guangxi use the medium of coconut shell to cuttage bulbs with fast roots). As the seedlings have fewer roots and a small amount of coconut shell, we should first check whether there are root pink scale and scale insects. If there are no insect pests, I think we can raise the root in a small pot without removing the coconut shell (the choice is slightly larger than the previous pot). Add some breathable and permeable plant materials to let it live first. As long as you live, it will be easy to change pots and plant materials in the future. On the other hand, if the stem of some seedlings is relatively thin or short, such as the variety with thin leaves, it is very easy to cause problems due to coconut shell injury. This kind of seedlings is difficult for people who have no planting experience at all. 2. Water moss seedlings: many novices are afraid of water moss seedlings, and even veterans do not like water moss seedlings. This is because the water moss has a high water content and cannot be filled with other plant materials around the basin directly, so it is wet outside and dry inside, so it is difficult to master watering, and it is very easy to rot the root. and water moss and ball orchid root is the same as silk, to water moss, the root injury is certain. Large particles on the basin, water penetration is too fast, slow seedlings, more peat, the probability of rotting roots is greatly increased. For flower friends in the southern Guangdong and Guangdong regions, you can not go to the water moss, let it slow down the seedlings first, and then decide how to plant it after growing. For this kind of seedling in the northern region, I suggest that the water moss should be removed immediately, and then put into the coconut bran to grow the root, and then put on the pot when the root is good, so that it will be much safer. 3: fine-grained plant seedlings, nutritious soil mixed with several raw materials such as coconut bran. I use this kind of soil. When I go back, I can put it on the pot directly, the survival rate is higher, the slow seedling is shorter, or even grow directly without slow seedling. The most common mistake made by beginners is not to pay attention to observation after planting. If the following leaves turn yellow, then the rotten roots are very likely to be found in time and cut and re-inserted. During the slow seedling period, you need to check whether there are subtle changes in the leaves and petioles every day. 2: there is an old saying about the watering of ball orchids and three minutes of watering. For watering, the mainstream saying is dry and thoroughly irrigated, I think this is not a scientific approach, how to determine that it has been thoroughly dry? You can't turn the soil over. If you had just poured it on a cloudy and rainy day, wouldn't it have smashed the orchid if you had stopped playing ball for two weeks? He Kuangzhen wait until the plant has been dry, the root hair of the plant will shrink, the ability to absorb water will become weaker, at this time watering, the plant can not be absorbed the fastest. This plant is sure to grow poorly and die in serious cases. I think watering should vary from person to person, according to local conditions, change from basin to basin, and change from day to day. For example, it is winter, we do not have heating here, you pour it thoroughly, it is possible not to dry for a month, and there is a high chance of freezing to death and rotting roots. In the dry season, I often water, even every day, less water in large pots and more in small pots. In the cold season as little as possible, only half of the water, so that even if the soil is not dry, half of the roots are still relatively dry, not prone to problems. I think this is the best way to water it. This method can be learned in three minutes, which can be described as growing flowers and watering for three minutes. For those who are in debt, the amount of water each time is even smaller, and they can't help but spray on the leaves. Third, the analysis of the reasons for the lag of ball orchids. Many flower friends encounter ball orchids lag or grow very slowly, and it takes a long time to draw one or two leaves. At the same time, several kinds of ball orchids planted at the same time, some have grown into big trees, and some are small seedlings, so what is the cause of this situation? I am a person who likes to toss and twist. Once I find the lag, I like to pour it out and study it through several years of observation and research. I will make a list of the problems I have encountered for your reference. 1, the plant material does not adapt to the ball orchid is relatively selective to the plant material, once the plant material is not suitable, it will be in a dormant state, will not die for a long time, this is the most common situation. Many flower friends will stagnate when they use garden soil. 2. Root problems everyone knows that the orchid is a plant that is very easy to take root, and the root regeneration is very strong, but the root of the orchid is very weak. I found that once the root system of the orchid is damaged, the growth of the new root is blocked, and there are only a little new roots. in other words, once there are a small amount of rotten roots under the orchid, the new roots do not like to grow, even if they grow, they can not meet the growth needs, and the orchid will remain at a standstill. How to avoid it? For coconut shell and water moss seedlings can be hung for half a day, using wet soil dry planting method, do not water after planting, wait a few days to water again, to prevent too much water to make the injured roots rot. 3. The problem of water supply has plagued me for a long time. I used to use orchid stone, bark, rotten leaf soil, and so on. During the planting process, I found that a lot of water was watered, and the lower part of the basin was still dry. I can see that the root under the ball orchid is very dry, not even moisture at all. It occurred to me several times that there was a waterway in the basin, and the poured water quickly flowed out of the bottom of the basin through the waterway, while the plant material was still very dry. And the soaking basin is very troublesome, so it is easy to lag. 4. Pathological changes or pests in the roots if there are nematodes or insect pests in the roots, it will also cause stagnation. If root nodules are found (scarring after insect bites), the best way is to remove and re-root, and pesticides are needed. Scale insects will stop growing in the roots, and die in serious cases. 5. Greenhouse seedlings or weak seedlings greenhouse is very suitable for the growth of bulbous orchids, the appearance of bulbous orchid seedlings is much more fresh and good-looking than our seedlings in the greenhouse, once the environment and greenhouse conditions are quite different, then there may be a long slow seedling period. Due to the lack of seedling domestication, greenhouse seedlings are not suitable for introduction in autumn, winter and early spring. The so-called greenhouse flowers refer to such seedlings. Similarly, if it is a weak seedling, it takes a process to strengthen the seedling, and the natural cycle will grow. Fourth: ball orchid pot pest control many flower friends have encountered the difficulties of insect pests, especially the summer is approaching, the temperature is higher, insects are in an active period, for small black flying, scale insects, red spiders, feel very difficult. I have previously engaged in vegetable plant protection experience, say a little experience, hope to enlighten you. 1, the purchase of pesticides many flower friends choose pesticides to go to the flower shop, or Taobao to sell flowers online, such as protecting the flower god is very popular, in fact, this is very unwise, many of the drugs in the florist are produced by small factories, because the anthers still belong to a small batch market in China, the participation of large factories is not high, and the quality of small factories is difficult to guarantee. Therefore, I advocate to go to agricultural companies or pesticide stores to purchase, generally every city and township has a professional agricultural market. 2, the choice of pesticides most of the flowers are put indoors, so the choice of pesticides as far as possible weak volatility, toxicity is not terrible, strong volatility is more terrible, of course, weak volatility, low toxicity is better. Otherwise, it is easy to volatilize indoors with high concentration and cause poisoning. It is recommended to use imidacloprid, ferulisin, pyrethroids, dacarine, imidacloprid and so on. Imidacloprid is recommended here, which has obvious insecticidal effect, broad spectrum, effective to most pests, low odor and low toxicity to humans. It is very good to use it to prevent. 3. The application method is strictly according to the proportion, because Huayou's medicine pot is small, the bottles of medicine can not be poured directly, and the pesticides purchased need to be weighed. We can use a pen to mark the medicine bottle before preparation. If the powder can be poured on the paper, it can be divided into several small parts. Before you can put it into the medicine pot, first put the medicine and then put the water and then stir it all and then spray it. If you can't buy granules, you can also do slow-release particles yourself: use small plastic bottles with a lid (chewing gum bottles are best, tightly sealed) into highly absorbent particles such as burning soil and red jade soil, and then pour into the original medicine with a long effective period. after absorbing enough liquid, bury it in the flowerpot, continue to be put in plastic bottles, and generally slow-release particles are used as a supplement to emergency measures such as spraying. In general, flower friends think it is over when they see the pest being killed. In fact, many pesticides are not effective in killing eggs, so they will relapse again after one stage. The most ideal way is to apply the pesticide two or three times in a row to achieve the ideal effect, regardless of whether you have seen the worm or not. This is also the significance of making sustained-release particles. 4. the time for pest control is already late when many people find insects, because it is often easy for human eyes to find flying adults, and when adults appear, there are already countless larvae gnawing on them. therefore, pest control should give priority to prevention, it is recommended to put a yellow board, the degree of insect pests can be observed in time. Fifth: the choice of ball orchid pot, we want to plant a kind of flower, first of all, we will consider several points: pot, plant material, fertilizer, dry humidity, temperature and so on. Generally speaking, everyone attaches great importance to the plant material, but there is a lack of systematic analysis of the basin. Days are always trying to explain what kind of basin the ball orchid is suitable for, and if there are deficiencies, please pat the bricks. It is customary to say that planting orchids in small pots is easy to blossom, so is this statement correct? In my opinion, compared with large pots, orchids with small pots can blossom earlier, flowering is the performance of reproductive growth, while long branches are vegetative growth, and the plant itself will regulate vegetative growth and reproductive growth, usually vegetative growth first. after the accumulation of sufficient nutrients and hormones, it will naturally blossom and bear fruit. If we artificially give it a very small basin, when its root system is full, the vegetative growth is blocked, then the reproductive growth will be dominant, so the ball orchid is easy to bloom. But is this really a good thing? Everything has advantages and disadvantages. The consequence is accelerated aging of plants and lack of vitality of branches and leaves. In other words, orchids are often spent at the expense of their health. For the people we love, the leaf observation effect of ball orchids is also very important. I don't want my ball orchids to look like the young seedlings just imported from Thailand. So what kind of basin is suitable for ball orchid? I think the south can choose a slightly smaller basin, because the air humidity in the south is higher, and the air roots of ball orchids can absorb water from the air. The ball orchid basin raised with full-grain plant material is slightly larger, because the whole-grain plant holds less water. I am used to using soil plant materials, which are composed of coconut bran, peat, rotten leaf soil, perlite, vermiculite, organic fertilizer, etc., with good water retention and good air permeability. I have tried all kinds of pots for these plants. Finally, I think it is more appropriate for small seedlings to use 12-15 cm diameter pots, and for big plants to use 14-16 caliber pots, the depth of the basin should not exceed the caliber. For Bella, creeping and turtle shells with shallow roots, it is better to grow them in shallow pots with large caliber. For the village material of the basin, I prefer to use the plastic basin, because the tile basin is too heavy, the price is high, the plastic basin is light, and the water content can be tested by hand. Some people say that sand basins and mud basins are breathable, but in fact, if you use a well-breathable plant, the effect is far better than the permeability of the basin, not to mention that a lot of sediment has only one hole at the bottom, while plastic pots can drill holes around at will. The air permeability of the new sand basin will be very good, and the air permeability will gradually decrease after a long time of use. In the areas with high alkaline water quality in the north, there is also the problem of salt accumulation. Six: discussion on the planting technology of creeping original species and other hanging ball orchids; many people like this original species, and many people have died of this species. I planted it for more than two years, growing from 11 small leaves to ten big pots. Of course, I also divided some of them out to others, and there was no phenomenon of dead seedlings, and I don't know how others planted them, so it's difficult to explain why others hang seedlings. As mentioned earlier, creeping is not selective to plant materials, and it seems that any plant material can be used, but why are some people still easy to hang up? I summed up the following two points with reference to my own creeping. 1. The root system of Yuanyu is very shallow and weak, and it depends on more aerial roots to grow, so I think the basin mouth should be larger, give it more area to crawl and grow, so as to grow more roots. have you noticed this? If you only want to watch the effect and use a small basin to let it hang, it will affect it to produce more roots to absorb water. If the root is not strong, it is easy to have problems with management, and then hang down to a certain extent, the effect is better, but the time is longer. 2. Precisely because its roots are shallow, the water supply should be careful not to be too dry. Of course, it is not enough to be too wet. If the water quality is good, you can spray water on the leaf. 3. The growth of planting with fine plant material is better than that of coarse plant material 7: how to judge that bulbous orchid has rotten stem or rotten root many new flower friends have rotten stem, rotten root is found too late, and finally hang up seedlings, which is a pity, generally speaking, rotten stem or rotten root, there are two phenomena, it is possible. 1. The old leaves in the lower part turn yellow and fall off. 2. After the leaves become soft and wrinkles are found, you can use the acupuncture method to check the root and stem of the ball orchid with a sewing needle. If there is no white or clear water flowing out, it will be a rotten root or stem. Eight: the analysis of the root characteristics of the orchid we all know that the orchid is an epiphytic plant from the rainforest, its main root is relatively weak, while the branches are very strong, and there are very few diseases and insect pests, so we rely more on epiphytic air roots to absorb nutrients in nature. Therefore, whether the ball orchid is raised well or not, the key lies in whether the root of the ball orchid is good. How can we make the root system of ball orchid grow well? First of all, there should be suitable plant material, which can not only provide nutrients and water, but also play a fixed role. Speaking of the fixed function, I think of a saying spread among the flower friends: in the prepared plant material, there are the most roots on a certain plant material, indicating that the root of the ball orchid likes it most, and you can put more when you cooperate with the plant material. I can bet that if you put glass block and iron block in the ball orchid plant, the ball orchid root system also likes to wrap around it, because at this time the root mainly plays a fixed role, which does not mean that the ball orchid root likes it. The root of the orchid is like the human hair sucking blood vessels, there is a root hair on the root, which plays an absorptive role. Due to different plant materials, bulbous orchid root is also different. Taking cuttage as an example, we will find the characteristics of bulbous orchid root system. Many people like to insert it with water, but some people find that after the ball orchid water has taken root, there is the possibility of rotten roots in the soil, what does that mean? Because of the lack of oxygen in the water, I speculate that the root hair on the water root will absorb more oxygen and prevent excessive water from entering in the water with high osmotic pressure. when the water root is changed to soil culture, because the nature of the plant has changed greatly, the root system needs to have an adaptability. the longer the water root, the more difficult it is to adapt, so I think the water root should not be too long, preferably within 2 cm. At first, the humidity of the plant was a little higher. On the other hand, if the root in the soil is changed to water, the success rate is even lower, because the root hair of the soil adapts to the environment with more oxygen in the soil, and the osmotic pressure in the water is very high, so the root hair can not adapt, so it is difficult to survive. I guess people who like water insertion would like to see the process of root bud emergence. I personally never use water insertion, but insert it directly into the planting material, which saves the process of transplanting slow seedlings and can grow faster and better. Do you want the ball orchid to be trimmed? Many people grow ball orchids for several years and have never trimmed their roots. in fact, plants have strong absorptive capacity of new roots, while the old roots are weak or even completely lose their ability to absorb nutritions. some old roots are very rotten below due to diseases and insect pests, and if they are not repaired, it will seriously affect the health of ball orchids. Some people will find that ball orchids bloom while their leaves wrinkle and become soft. When the flowers are finished, the ball orchids are over. In particular, the ball orchid planted with bark, it is best to trim the root once a year or two, and change the plant material at the same time. Of course, the root system of orchid planted with bark and other plants is completely stuck together, so it is more troublesome to trim the root. Here, I still recommend the use of fine-grained plant materials, it is very convenient to change the soil and trim the roots, retain the main roots, thick roots, trim the dark old roots and withered roots, after proper pruning, it can promote the ball orchid to send new roots and return the ball orchid to youth. Nine: about the disappearance of the ball orchid, many flower friends reported that the ball orchid finally exposed the bud, and then disappeared, and hope turned into disappointment, so what is the reason for the disappearance of the bud? I think there are the following aspects: the basin is too small, resulting in lack of moisture and nutrition, the traditional concept that small pots are easy to blossom is still very popular. Therefore, the basin selection of ball orchid is very important. Secondly, the planting material is not suitable. I often transplant with a bud, pluck it out to trim the root and then plant it, it is not easy to disappear the bud, why? Many people use bark, orchid stone and other full-grain plant materials, this kind of plant material is originally very dry, plants are thirsty in most cases, you a ladle of water down in the lack of water plants will naturally increase water absorption, as a result, and then soon, the water quickly ran out, so the bud fell, so bark, blue stone and other plant materials watering fluctuations, this kind of water impact is an important reason for bud elimination. Therefore, a good plant material should have the following characteristics: 1: the water holding capacity is appropriate when it is just watered, and it should not be too high. 2: the water content of the plant material evaporates quickly after watering, rapidly reduce the water holding rate and reduce the incidence of rotting roots. 3: after the evaporation rate decreases, the moisture can be maintained for a long time, and there should be a good evaporation curve. 4: the size of the basin should be appropriate, the impact of too small basin water is also large, the smaller the environment, the easier to change.