Do orchids need direct light? Does the balcony scatter enough light?

Orchids are negative-loving plants, but orchids need sunlight for photosynthesis to produce nutrients for the physiological needs of orchid plant growth and development, so orchids need a certain degree of light to produce more photosynthetic products. to grow strong and exuberant.

When the summer sun is strong, avoid direct sunlight, such as the place where the light is too strong or insufficient, the leaves are easy to become light green or yellowish green, or even dry, such as in the direct sunlight, dry air environment, the most likely to cause leaf tip scorch, so it should be placed in a cooler and ventilated place, and often spray water to its leaves to increase environmental humidity. Moderate light, green and delicate leaves, and shiny, appropriate increase in light, can promote flower bud differentiation, to achieve the purpose of more flowering.

The scattered light is enough on the Nanyang platform, but not on the north balcony, the indoor temperature should not be too high, pay attention to ventilation, dormant in winter, water is easy to rot roots, wet between dry and wet as the principle. The air is dry in winter and the occurrence of diseases and insect pests is less. But indoor maintenance, if the humidity is larger, not necessarily, to timely symptomatic spray.

Usually maintenance, but also to carry out protective spraying, the use of Bordeaux liquid spraying basin soil and the ground around the basin, can reduce the occurrence of diseases and insect pests in the second year.