How to breed crabapple orchids?
Crab claw orchid breeding methods:
1, temperature requirements: crab claw orchid flowering season is in the winter storage season, the best indoor temperature to maintain 15 ℃ or so, can not be lower than 10 ℃, otherwise it is easy to drop buds, especially to measure the sky ruler as the rootstock is more intolerant to the cold, in the 23-37 ℃ temperatures under the growth of the vigorous growth of 20 ℃ when the growth of the slow growth of 15 ℃ or so that is to stop! Growth, root absorption activity is reduced.
2, light requirements: crabapple orchid is a typical short-sun plants, so every autumn when the sunshine gradually shorten when the buds, to give it a short sunlight conditions, this time it is best not to put it in the night in the light of the room to ensure that the buds of the short sunlight conditions required.
3, watering method: watering should vary with the season. Winter is the growing season, but because of the low temperature, watering should not be more, as long as the potting soil can be kept moist, generally 4 to 5 days of watering 1 time. Summer temperatures are high, although the shade, the potting soil is still easy to dry, generally 1 to 2 days of watering once. Summer can often spray water to the foliage, not only to prevent summer cooling, but also to make the plant grow well. Spring and fall watering once every 2 to 3 days.
4, fertilization methods: fertilization is mainly in September to October before flowering and after flowering in April to June. Every 10 days to apply 1 time rotted human feces and cake fertilizer water. Spring fertilization to promote more branches and leaves, mainly nitrogen fertilizer; summer should not be fertilized, otherwise it is easy to cause rot; autumn fertilizer mainly phosphorus fertilizer, can make the flower bud differentiation. Stop watering before fertilization, so that the potting soil with dry, the effect is better. Never use strong chemical fertilizer.
5, pest control: usually pay attention to ventilation and light, to create a relatively dry environment, if necessary, you can use pharmaceutical control, such as the use of metribuzin 800 times liquid or can be killed 1000 times liquid, every 7 to 10 days to spray 1 time. If found in the shellfish every 7 days or so spraying 1 time kill permethrin 4000 ~ 5000 times liquid can be.
Crab claw orchid breeding notes:
1, potted crab claw orchid can be used to rotting leaves, garden soil, coarse sand and other amounts of mixed configuration, in addition to a small amount of bone meal as a fertilizer. Watering during the growth period should not be too much, keep the potting soil moist can be, pay attention to never pot water, so as not to cause root rot. From spring to summer, every half a month or so to apply a nitrogen-based thin fertilizer, summer should be suspended after the fertilization.
2, from autumn to flowering, fertilizer should be supplied in time, generally every 10 days or so 1 time composite flower fertilizer, pregnant buds before the flowering of the additional 1 to 2 times of phosphorus fertilizer and potash, which is conducive to the formation of flower buds, but also conducive to the bright color of the flowers. Crabapple orchids like semi-shade environment, spring to ensure that the light, pay attention to ventilation. Avoid direct exposure to the hot sun after summer.
3, high summer temperatures, crabapple orchid growth in a dormant stagnant state, at this time should control the watering and stop fertilizer, spraying water to the plant 2 - 3 times a day to increase air humidity, lower temperatures, can be safe in summer. (Return to the crab claw orchid breeding methods and precautions Daquan home page)
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