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Cultivation methods of Phalaenopsis

Jane Margolis
2020-07-18 10:35:44
Moisture: 60-80% of air humidity is required, and the principle of see dry and see wet shall be followed when watering. Soil: it likes weak acid soil with good air permeability. Temperature: its optimum growth temperature is 16-30 ℃, and the temperature should be kept below 32 ℃ in summer. Light: it likes semi shade growth conditions, and needs to be properly shaded in summer.

1. Moisture

Phalaenopsis like the growth conditions with high relative humidity, and adjust the air humidity to the range of 60-80%, which is most suitable for its growth. In addition, it likes relatively wet soil conditions, but is afraid of waterlogging. When watering at ordinary times, it needs to follow the principle of seeing dry and seeing wet. That is to say, when the soil starts to dry, it needs to be watered again. When watering, the soil must be completely watered.

2. Soil

It prefers weak acid soil with better air permeability. When breeding, you can make it up by yourself or go to the florist to buy its special soil

3. Temperature

It likes high temperature growth conditions, the most suitable growth temperature is 16-30 ℃. However, when the temperature is higher than 32 ℃ in summer, some measures should be taken to cool it down, otherwise, its growth will have problems.

4. Light

It likes the growth condition of half shade, and doesn't like too strong sunlight. In summer, we need to take some measures to shade it, otherwise he is likely to get sunburn. In the flowering period can be appropriate to increase the light time, which can increase the quality of its flowering

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