How to plant a frog claw orchid? How to raise flowering orchids

1. Seed treatment.

Seed treatment is the basic condition of how to cultivate the orchid, mainly select the excellent varieties that are mature and disease-free and grow robustly, soak them in warm water for 2 3 hours in warm water at 40, scoop them up and drain the water above, put them in the sandy soil and water them every day to maintain, keep the temperature at about 20, and take about 20 days to germinate and take root.

2. Soil requirements.

The cultivation soil of the planting of the orchid is mainly sandy soil, and the mixed soil of mountain soil, humus soil and vegetable garden soil can be used as the cultivation medium, and the appropriate amount of fermented organic fertilizer, bone meal and superphosphate are applied as the base fertilizer, and the appropriate amount of plant ash is added appropriately, and the moist state can be kept after pouring water.

3. Planting management.

The germinated seedlings are buried in the soil respectively, after planting to keep the spacing of each plant at about 22 cm, after watering through the water once, placed in a cool and ventilated position, fertilization in spring is mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer, fertilizer should not be applied in summer, otherwise it is easy to cause plant rot, autumn fertilization is mainly based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, which can promote the growth of root system.

4. Post-planting management.

Watering should change with the change of seasons, winter belongs to the growing season, watering should not be too much, as long as the potting soil is kept moist, generally can be watered every 4 5 days, the summer temperature is high, you can increase the number of watering times, should be watered every 1 2 days, but also often spray moisturizing to the foliage.

Crab claw orchid, the soil is best sandy black soil, if there are conditions, you can raise more than two kinds of soil, the most specialized below the layer of genus.

It is the black soil that can ensure that the water will not be lost soon, such soil can generally be found in places with forests, all of which are accumulated after years of plant stems and leaves, and are very suitable for raising flowers with sufficient nutrients, and then put a layer of sandy soil that contains a little sand, with a certain degree of air permeability, so that the soil will not be too hard for a long time, so that the root tissue can not breathe normally, this plant is like a cactus, more able to adapt to this environment, The upper layer can be paved with pure soil to ensure that the surface moisture will not evaporate quickly, usually do not water too much, too wet will be waterlogged, to ensure that the soil is moist, there is a flower to regularly loosen the soil, with a shovel on the surface of the hardened soil surface shovel can be loosened, not too deep to prevent injury to the roots of the plant.

Crab claw orchid likes cool and warm environments, is more resistant to drought, is afraid of high temperatures and hot summers, and is more shade-tolerant. The suitable temperature for growth is 20-25, and the temperature for dormancy is about 15. Prefers loose, organic-rich, well-drained and breathable substrates.

Crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, which can bloom in 2-3 months under the condition of 8-10 hours of sunshine per day, and the flowering period can be adjusted by controlling the light.

Repotting: Crab claw orchid is generally repotted once every other year in March and April, the potting soil is suitable for loose, fertile and permeable slightly acidic soil, and the bottom of the pot is first covered with a layer of fine sand to facilitate water seepage, combined with the growth of weak and dense branches between repots, and moderately shortened, so as to facilitate the germination of tender and strong new branches, flowering and flourishing.

How can crab claw orchids not bloom, this is a problem that cannot be broken.

I'm also waiting, waiting for when it will stop, my crab claw orchid has been blooming since the Spring Festival, and now there are still a few buds.

Water two to three times a week, and the flowering period will bloom naturally.

Wait for the flowering period around the Spring Festival...

The crab claw orchid with vigorous and bright flowering flowers should be watered carefully when flowering, otherwise the buds will fall out.