How should orchids be watered? What should I pay attention to?

Now more and more people raise orchids, but like to raise orchids, but also find it more difficult to raise orchids, especially in watering, do not know how to water, first of all, orchids should be watered with what kind of water.

The method of watering orchids is also very simple. It should be said that as long as people can drink water, they can be used to water orchids. Many flower friends will choose to use things like Rain Water snow water to water orchids, but now industrial pollution is very serious, and there are saline-alkali areas, so Rain Water is generally strongly acidic or alkaline. Generally choose to use treated water, people can drink normally, so its PH value is close to 5.5, it is safer to water orchids and will not hinder the growth of orchids. If you raise more orchids, you can always have a test paper at home to test the acidity of water quality. If your water quality is alkaline, you can neutralize it with edible rice vinegar. If it is acidic, you can neutralize it with edible alkali. Try to adjust the pH to about 5.5, which is a very suitable water quality for orchids.

For the time of watering orchids, it is also fastidious, because orchids are fleshy roots, too wet soil will lead to its rotten roots, too dry, there will be growth hindrance, mainly according to our environment and seasonality to choose watering. The temperature in winter is very low, if you directly pour cold water, it is very cold, the root system can not be well absorbed, and even lead to frost damage. We should put the water we want to water in the sun and use it to water the flowers when it is close to the room temperature. The time of watering in winter should be chosen to water it an hour or two after sunrise, which is more appropriate, less likely to hurt the roots and easier to absorb.

The temperature in summer is very high, and under the sun, the basin soil is very hot, and you can't directly water the cold water. Don't water the cold water just now, but you can also put it in the sun. The best time to choose watering in summer is in the morning or in the evening. It's best to water it when the temperature drops a little. Spring and autumn temperature is relatively not very high, watering is relatively casual, you can choose good light, good ventilation to water it directly.

Watering orchids should be chosen because of time or season, and another is to flexibly control your orchids and their growth conditions, and cannot be controlled step by step. This thing requires you to practice and find out. If you are cultivated in the open air, especially if you are outside in the rain, it is best to thoroughly water it with clear water after the rain to prevent Rain Water from heating up in the basin soil and causing residual heat to hurt the roots. Rinsing with clean water will solve the problem very well. when we grow fruits and vegetables at home, after it rains, the old people will go to water them once to prevent Rain Water from overheating and cause root injuries such as the vegetables we grow.

The principle of watering orchids is to water the pot soil thoroughly when it is almost dry, that is, the plant material at its bottom still has a certain humidity, but it is not very large, so it is OK to water it. The stupidest way to find a long bamboo stick is to insert it directly into less than half of the potted soil. When you want to water it, pull out the bamboo stick and have a look. If there is no humidity at its bottom, you can water it through directly. If the humidity slows down for another day or two, water it again. Watering orchids can not be watered according to a few days, because the regional environment is different, the proportion of basin soil is also different, the speed of drying is definitely different, can not be in terms of days, according to the degree of drying of pot soil, to choose the time of watering.

The way to water the orchid is also very simple, we can directly use the sprinkler to drench the leaves, directly from the top of the basin, but this way of watering must maintain good ventilation, because the ventilation is not good water into the basin, it is easy to rot, under the premise of good ventilation can be used in this way, not only can thoroughly water the plant, but also can wash the dust of orchid leaves and so on. But the ventilation is not good, we have to choose another method. Another method is to use a spray can or a watering bottle to turn the basin along the edge of the basin, slowly, turn the basin so that its plant material is all wet, do not water half, water the other half can not get water, there will be half of the dry root, because the plant materials we use are very permeable and permeable, if you pour it from one side, it is easy to absorb water from the other side, so you have to turn to the basin. Pour as much of its basin soil as possible.

Another method is to soak the basin, which many flower friends will use, but this method is not recommended. Although the soaking basin is easy to use, it can be put directly into the water, and it is not easy to wash away or wash out its soil. But this method is not recommended. Because a basin of soaking basin is more time-consuming, but also very easy to spread germs and viruses. Soak many pots in the same basin, some plants are strong, some plants have bacteria or fungi in the soil, soaking in one basin will lead to cross-infection, resulting in your orchids can not be raised well, after multiple pots are infected, you think about what the consequences will be, the best way is to turn the pot to water is the best.

Orchids have fleshy roots, absorb water and dry quickly. If they are cultivated in the family, they will choose to use high potted plants, and their roots will go deep into the bottom of the pot. Some people plant more orchids, especially beginners, who just start to raise a lot of orchids and sprinkle them everywhere with a faucet when watering them. This is only less than half of the pot soil is watered with water. Some people even have soil moisture on the surface of the basin soil, and there is no water at the bottom. The roots of most orchids are deep into the bottom of the basin, and the roots at the bottom have no water at all. Only a small number of roots on the soil surface absorb water, and after a long time, it will lead to poor growth of the plant, and if it is serious, it will cause the root system at its bottom to dry up, leaving only a thread wrapped in it, so how can orchids be cultivated well?

Therefore, the watering of orchids is either not watered or watered thoroughly, which is also a necessary prerequisite for most plants. The principle of watering thoroughly is that until water flows from the bottom hole of the basin, orchid watering also takes time to ponder, especially for beginners, you should configure the plant material with good air permeability and water permeability as far as possible, so that the plant material can be kept in a moist state, not a state of siltation, and then regularly fertilize the orchids, we will be able to raise orchids very well.