Because the cucurbit grows in the dark and weak light environment, do not direct sunlight. It needs to be shaded about 50-60%. It needs to be placed in the greenhouse for cultivation. It also needs to block part of the light writing. It cannot be exposed to the sun to avoid being burned. When cultivating outdoors, you should choose a place with good ventilation and no rain.
Its growth zone is humid zone, so it likes water all year round. When the surface is slightly dry, it should supplement water in time, spray water on the leaf properly, and promote the growth of new buds. It is necessary to observe the drying degree of the surface during the Meiyu period.
When the new buds start to grow, they need to carry out Fertilizer Cultivation once a week. Before use, you need to read the manual of this brand in detail, and mix according to the indicated concentration, not too sparse or too thick.
After flowering and before the new roots grow, the appropriate temperature should be 12-13 ℃ at night. The basin needs to be changed every one or two years. If large plants are needed, large pots are needed for transplantation. If reproduction is to be carried out, ramets are required. Because Dulan has not much heel, we should be careful not to break the root.
The sun is strong in summer, and the shading rate will increase to 60-70% after the plum rain. No matter in greenhouse or indoor cultivation, shade is needed to avoid sunburn of leaves. When using the shading net, try to stay away from the orchid. If the distance is nearby, it will not only hinder the ventilation, but also condense the heat, which will make the orchid become delicate. If the slippers without spots are excessively shaded, the leaves will be too long and drooping.
In summer, Paphiopedilum grows rapidly. If it is not watered frequently, it will dry up. Therefore, it needs to be watered fully sooner or later. When the temperature exceeds 30 ℃ in the day and 25 ℃ in the night, the water should be replenished in time. If it is too hot indoors at night, it is necessary to move it outside for cultivation.
Summer is the growth season of Paphiopedilum, so fertilizer is indispensable. Spray once a week until the middle of September.
In autumn, the sunshine is short and weak. At this time, it is necessary to remove a layer of shading net and keep the shading of 50-60.
Generally, watering shall be carried out when the surface of the planting material is dry. As it has entered the stop period of growth, the absorption of water is not as good as in summer. Water once every 2-3 days. In this season, the air is dry, and the surface of the planting material is easy to dry. At this time, watering should not be too wet. Special attention should be paid to the blue plants with flower buds.
Apply fertilizer 2-3 times a month, the same as in summer, but when it comes to flowering plants, it is necessary to stop applying fertilizer.
At the end of this year's growth, the leaves growing in the first two years will show the tea brown that is about to wither. This is not a disease, but an aging phenomenon. It needs to be carefully removed or cut off.
When cultivated in urban areas, there won't be such a problem. In the suburbs or rural cultivation, they will encounter a lot of trouble. Therefore, in the late autumn, the grass needs to be uprooted, or there will be endless troubles.
In winter, the sunshine is weak, and the sunshine is short, so the originally used shading net can be removed. But the new greenhouse has a high emission capacity. In order to be safe, we need to use a layer of shading network to keep 30% shading. The indoor sunshine time is short, so there is no need to shade. The temperature is low at night in winter, so it needs to be placed in the greenhouse and keep the air circulation.
Because of the increase of flower diameter, the water demand is also greatly increased. At this time, special attention should be paid not to let the papyrus be too dry. In winter, it is better to water before noon, when the surface of the planting material is dry.
Slipper blue likes to live in a high humidity environment. Generally, the humidity should be kept below 60% - 80%. When the humidity is insufficient, it will have a negative impact on the growth of slippers and cause the decline of plants. When the humidity is not enough, water on the ground, increase the humidity, or spray water on the leaves. The buds that have grown and the orchids that are in bloom do not need fertilizer.
During the growth of flower bud, the air is too hot or too much fertilization will lead to the failure of flower stem development, and there will be inverted flower downward. In order to avoid this kind of situation, it needs to be fixed by rope.
