How to maintain and manage white orchid pot planting in winter

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winter management

White orchids are not resistant to low temperatures and should be moved into greenhouses before the first frost. Indoor temperature should be maintained at 10-12 degrees Celsius, watering once every 7-10 days, and no fertilization. Before emergence (before bud germination), control water, even make the soil extremely dry, in order to promote the emergence of new branches. In particular, it should be noted that watering can not be excessive, otherwise the leaves will be red or even fall off, resulting in the death of the whole plant.

White Orchid Daily Management Points

White orchids are propagated by grafting.

Rootstock with purple magnolia (also known as wood pen, magnolia) or yellow orchid can be. Magnolia grandiflora is propagated by layering or rationing. Yellow orchids are propagated by seeds. Magnolia grandiflora has strong cold resistance, and orchid cultivated in the north mostly uses Magnolia grandiflora as rootstock. The docking time is from late June to early and mid-July

appropriate. Scion with last year's shoots. After joining, bind with plastic film tape and seal with mud. After 40 days, it has healed and can be separated from the mother tree to form another plant.

White orchids are delicate and difficult to manage. Likes light, does not bear shade, likes warm, moist, ventilated good environment, requires good drainage, slightly acidic sandy loam. Fear of cold, winter in the north to winter in the greenhouse, the temperature should not be lower than 12 degrees Celsius. In the greenhouse water can not be too much, do not dry irrigation, to dry thoroughly irrigated. If the leaves turn red, it means that the roots are suffering from too much water. Winter leaves crumple, indicating that they have been frozen. Winter irrigation water can not be too cold, it is best to use water stored in the greenhouse irrigation, only irrigation water, no fertilizer. White orchids should be removed from the greenhouse after grain rain. The bottom of the pot should not touch the ground directly. Something should be padded to facilitate ventilation. In places where the air humidity is particularly small, shade should be provided at noon in hot summer, otherwise the flowers and leaves are in danger of being scorched.

White orchids like to grow fat in the peak season. Fertilize every 2-3 days. Watering or fertilizing at this time should be carried out early and late to avoid high temperatures at noon.

Every 1-2 years, white orchids change pots when they come out of the greenhouse in spring. When changing pots, except for a very small amount of old roots, other fibrous roots are generally not cut off.