What if the root of the gentleman orchid is rotten?

Although the orchid is not difficult to raise, but the rotten root of the orchid many flower friends will also encounter, then? As the saying goes, it is better to teach them to fish than to fish. This article should not only tell flower friends how to do rotten roots, but also tell flower friends why they have rotten roots.

The rotting root of Cymbidium is a disease caused by bacteria, which generally occurs in the high temperature and high temperature environment in summer, showing that the roots below the leaf base rot, the main reasons are:

The main results are as follows: 1. High temperature, high humidity and poor ventilation make the fleshy root of the plant rotten easily.

2. The water is large, the water content of the nutritious soil is large, the air permeability is poor, and the root is soaked in water for a long time, which leads to root discoloration and decay.

3. Hypertrophy, the fertilizer in the nutritious soil is not fully fermented, resulting in root rotting caused by heating and burning, improper fertilization during the growing period, excessive amount of fertilizer, resulting in fertilizer contact with the root, resulting in root burning, affecting the root absorption capacity, root tissue is destroyed and rotten root, we should pay attention to the diligent application of thin fertilizer.

4. when the root is injured, when changing the basin or dividing the basin, the rotten fleshy root must be completely eliminated, then coated with charcoal or fine furnace ash to dry, and then cultivated in the basin to prevent the injured root from coming into direct contact with nutritious soil bacteria and rot.

5, the air permeability is not good, the use of porcelain pots, plastic pots and so on lead to the basin soil air permeability, water permeability is not good and rotten roots.

6. The soil quality is not good, and some bacterial diseases erode the fleshy roots, resulting in ulceration.

The above six points are common problems that lead to rotting roots of gentleman orchids. Flower friends should pay attention to prevent rotten roots, and pay attention to water and temperature when maintaining them in peacetime. In summer, they should not be waterlogged or soaked for a long time. Fertilizing should use fermented organic fertilizer, appropriate amount, thin fertilizer applied frequently.

Now let's talk about it. Let's not be nervous and anxious. As long as the foundation is still there, it can still be saved. Take a closer look at the following content:

The way to rescue the rotten root is to pour out the plant, remove the rotten root and cut it off, then coat the wound with charcoal powder or fine furnace ash, or rinse the root with potassium permanganate water and put it in the sun for about 10 minutes. Use ultraviolet radiation to sterilize, if the root has rotted more than half, trim and clean the rotten root, after sterilization, it can be put into fine sand to urge the root. If only a few roots are rotten, transplant them into the nutrient soil that has been replaced. Watering is controlled within half a month and can be restored in one or two months.

If the fleshy roots are all rotten, you can cut off all the rotten roots, wash the roots, apply charcoal powder or fine furnace ash, and put them in a fine sand basin to promote the roots. after two or three months, they can also take root and send leaves again.

In addition, using the rotten leaf soil as the culture soil to rescue the rotten root of the gentleman orchid, the effect is also good, the specific method is to wash the fleshy root with clean water twice, then pinch off the rotten root, spread paper cigarette ash on the wound, dry it for two hours, plant it in a coniferous humus basin, put it in a half-shaded place, timely watering, keep the pot soil moist, and give birth to new roots half a month later.