Summer crabapple orchid, remember the 4 "skills", the leaves are thick and sturdy, no longer soft

Crabapple orchid is a cactus plant, but it is very intolerant of hot weather, after entering the summer, it is particularly easy to problems, such as the leaves will become soft, some will appear rotten roots withered. will become soft, some will appear rotten roots withered. Recently there are a lot of flower friends of the crabapple orchid appeared these situations, this is because the crabapple orchid in the summer has a dormant habit, during this period if the maintenance is not appropriate it is easy to appear this situation. In fact, as long as you remember the 4 maintenance "skills", you can make its leaves thick and sturdy, safe through the summer.

First, do not put in the sun

Crab claw orchid only know crab claw orchid it is a sun-loving plants, do not know that it is also afraid of the sun, it belongs to the short sun flowers, in the winter, spring and fall seasons, are able to let it receive more light sun, especially in winter and spring seasons, the plant is in the bud blossoming period, to maintain sufficient light can make it better! The plant is in the bud and flowering period, keep enough light can make it better to grow flower buds.

But in summer, the plant has finished flowering, with the rising temperature, it has entered into a dormant state, no longer to grow, this time the most afraid of the sun, if it is still placed in the sun outside under the sun, it is easy to sunburn stems and leaves, resulting in red leaves, soft, all the stems and leaves floppy in the pot, the state of the very poor.

Summer crabapple orchid, in the light after the enhancement, to immediately go to take shade measures, or transfer it to a cool ventilated place, there is no direct sunlight exposure, the ambient temperature is below thirty degrees, the plant will continue to grow, do not go dormant.

Second, can not go to frequent watering

Crab claw orchid it is very drought-resistant plants, in the dormant mode, it is necessary to strictly control the watering, because in the summer, there are a lot of crab claw orchid roots, are due to the potting soil for a long time is too wet.

When the growing environment temperature reaches 32 ℃ before, the plant basically no longer grows, the water demand is not much, in the maintenance of the time can not go to frequent watering, if the potting soil is wet and not dry, it is easy to cause smothering root rot.

So summer crab orchid, but also strict control of watering, potting soil as long as it is not very dry, do not always go to watering, potting soil is completely dry, and then go to watering, to do alternating wet and dry, in order to let the plant safe summer.

Third, the dormant period to stop fertilizer

Summer fertilization will be improper crab claw orchid damage, many flower friends crab claw orchid growth was more vigorous, but after fertilizer stems and leaves appeared to be atrophied. It is shallow-rooted plants, and the root system is not developed, fertilization is too thick, or during the high temperature to fertilize, are particularly easy to cause fertilizer damage.

We usually raise flowers at home, not only crabapple orchids, other flowers in the summer fertilizer should also pay attention to, when the ambient temperature reaches 30 ℃ above, try not to fertilize, especially like crabapple orchids such as dormant flowers, and then go to the fertilization, then, it is easy to burn the root system, caused by stem and leaf withering. Fertilizer should wait until the fall when the weather is cooler, the plant awakened from dormancy, resumed normal growth, and then go to go to water it some thin fertilizer.

Fourth, do not change the pot in summer

Crabapple orchid in the summer after dormancy, the state is very poor, the plant is in a period of weakness, is only suitable for recuperation, during this period do not go to it again to change the pot, because even if you give it to change the pot, plant will not be served within a short period of time, if the root system in the process of changing the pot is damaged, but also caused by rotting roots withered.

To change the pot for the crabapple orchid, you can wait until after October, when the weather is cooler in the morning and evening, and the plant has resumed its normal growth, and then go to change the pot to make it go to the pot very quickly, and does not affect the year's buds and flowers.