How to raise orchids: according to the law of orchid growth, grasp the timing of orchid ramets

The growth and development of orchids have the following rules:

1. Large growth cycle. Orchid organs or whole clumps of orchids have a "slow-fast-slow" cycle in their growth. In fruit tree cultivation, pruning during peak growth periods (called "reverse growth pruning") can lead to new and stronger growth. If the orchid does not split for a long time, it may lead to the whole cluster aging and the reproduction rate tends to zero. This is similar to the reverse growth pruning of fruit trees, while ramet may make the orchid clump at its growth peak.

2. Seasonal cycle. The buds, leaves, roots and pseudobulbs of orchids showed obvious seasonal periods.

3. The correlation between roots and leaves. Roots and leaves promote each other, but show mutual inhibition. Separate the old plant with residual leaves and plant it for a long time without budding. If the old leaves are cut off, it will promote the sprouting of new shoots. At this time, the old false scales generally have less hair or no longer root, because pruning the aboveground part will slow down the growth of the underground part and promote the growth of the aboveground part.

4. Top advantage. The sprouts of orchids tillering every year are on the latest generation.

5. The correlation between vegetative organs and reproductive organs. The correlation is also shown as phase promotion and mutual inhibition. In this respect, there is a saying that "vegetative growth should be strong but not prosperous".

The above is the law of orchid growth, which is of guiding significance to grasp the timing of ramet. If it is for the purpose of production, it can be divided into multiple plants to individual plants. If you look at its flowering, you can have 5-6 plants in a clump, and the buds will sprout less, but each bud must be strong, complete vegetative growth in the early and middle stages of the growing season, and accumulate nutrients in the late stage.

For the two orchids of successive generations, the first division is beneficial to the mother plant, and the slow division is beneficial to the offspring. Sometimes the ramet can not turn the basin, remove the soil on the surface, grasp the two Reed heads with both hands, gently twist, you can hear a slight "trumpet" sound, the Reed head is loose but not broken. The loose Reed head has little nutritional communication, and the buds of both sides have the top advantage. This kind of "operation" is simple and practical for old plants with few roots and no roots, or even false bulbs without leaves, and can also avoid the trouble of unstable fixation of orchid plants caused by lack of roots and rootless. This is the "ancestral secret recipe" I got from the florist.

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