How to raise five elements of Cymbidium Culture

Cymbidium is a kind of plant that can be kept indoors for a long time, improve indoor air and play an ornamental nature. It also has the laudatory name of "flowers in the air". Many people like to raise orchids in their daily life. But it is not an easy thing to raise the orchid well. How to raise the orchid well usually?

Temperature: hanging orchid like warm weather, suitable for about 20 degrees to grow, winter need to pay attention to cold, can be moved to the house, do not put in the windy place in the window, so as not to freeze the leaves. If the temperature is too low, the orchid will stop growing, if it is less than 5 degrees, freezing injury may occur.

Light: the orchid likes to be cool, but it is also necessary to give enough sunlight to make the plant photosynthesis in order to promote its normal growth. When the light is insufficient, the leaves will be yellow, and when the light is too strong, the leaves will wither and even die. In the spring and autumn days, as for cool places where the sun can be exposed, direct sunlight should be prevented in summer and more than 60% of the sun should be shielded.

Soil: the soil with good drainage and good air permeability should be selected for planting Cymbidium. The mixture of rotten leaf soil, peat soil, garden soil and river sand can be selected as base soil. For example, you can put some permeable ceramsite at the bottom of the basin, which is about 4 meters thick, then put the plant in the middle of the basin, add mixed soil to seven or eight parts of the basin, compact the soil with your hands, and then cover the surface with a layer of ceramsite.

Watering: the orchid prefers to be moist, especially in the summer growth period, it needs to be watered once a day and sprayed twice to the leaf surface. In the spring and autumn season can be watered every 5 days, because the orchid is afraid of the cold, so it is not appropriate to water too much water in winter, so as to avoid freezing, once every half a month.

Prevention of diseases and insect pests: hanging orchids sometimes give birth to some shell insects, whitefly, etc., if found, should be timely disinfestation. When yellowing in front of the leaves is found, water application and fertilization should be strengthened.

Fertilization: hanging orchid prefer fertilizer, except in winter, can be fertilized every 10 days, fertilizer can choose organic fertilizer liquid or specifically for hanging orchid fertilizer, flower market are sold. Fertilizer should be stopped when the temperature is below 5 degrees.

How to raise the orchid well? In the cultivation of Cymbidium should pay attention to these aspects, regular watering, fertilization, care, etc., to give it to grow in a specific environment, then the orchid must be able to grow very fast, better decoration indoor home environment.