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How to cut orchids

Marie Schrader
2020-07-16 09:18:34
When cutting, cut from the stem joints of healthy plants to ensure that the plants for cutting have nodes. After inserting them into the soil, the roots will grow soon. In addition, in the maintenance, you can use saprophytic soil and perlite to configure the soil, and select the appropriate size of flowerpots when breeding, and water them properly.

How to cut

When cutting orchid, cut the joint of the stem from the healthy growing plant stem. Use scissors to cut the loose joint of its false bulb. Make sure that the orchid for cutting has node, insert it into the pot soil, and soon grow root system.

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II. Maintenance methods

1. Soil configuration: prepare some rotten leaf soil with withered branches and leaves, and add some perlite to make a porous soil.

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2. Choose a suitable flowerpot: the size of the flowerpot for cultivating orchids should be determined according to the size of the orchid, and the medium size is OK. The flowerpot is too big, the soil is not easy to dry, easy to cause rotten roots, if the flowerpot is too small, the soil may dry too fast, and it is not easy to manage

3. Proper watering: when watering, wait until the soil is dry before watering, and then water the soil thoroughly.

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