Can moldy bark grow big flowered orchids?

Lanyou has been planting orchid grass with bark for more than 10 years, and when he first learned to raise orchids, he also learned this method from books, which made a special introduction to the efficacy of willow bark orchid planting. It is said that it contains salicylic acid, which can enhance the resistance of the orchid plant and help the orchid plant to be strong. Since then, often go to the river to collect some dead willow bark as planting material, but the resources of willow bark are limited, and then to the wood processing factory, where there is a large amount of pine bark and fir bark, pull back with repair scissors to cut the bark into small pieces of five to ten centimeters, put it into a woven bag, while pouring the rice and then pile it aside, every ten days and half a month and then pour some rice water, about three months later, the fermentation is successful, and the fermented bark is easy to cut into small pieces of about one centimeter with pruning shears.

Recall that there are at least five species of bark used, and these barks have a common characteristic, that is, they have good elasticity, and their structure has a large number of micropores for the survival and reproduction of beneficial bacteria. It is this characteristic that determines that the bark has the functional properties of water absorption and water retention, and it is easy to create a moist small environment for the root. The bark absorbs water quickly, and when you use the bark for the first time, you should let the bark fully absorb the water, and the method is to soak it before using it or water it twice after planting, so that the excess water will not remain in the pot.

Moist bark also evaporates more slowly, providing a more stable environment for the roots. The bark plant orchid has few diseases and insect pests, easy to water, and has little impact on more watering and less watering, so it is a safe planting material.

First, for weak seedlings, as well as bluegrass with fewer broken roots, thin roots, and poor growth of orchid leaves, it is recommended that 60% bark be mixed with 40% inorganic planting materials, and inorganic planting materials include fire granules, planting goldstone, perlite, etc.; If you like to show roots, you can use this method regardless of the strength of the orchid plant, or even plant all with bark, without adding other planting materials, so as to achieve 100% bark; Orchids can grow more roots than imagined after half a year, which is why some orchids like to wrap weak seedlings in water moss. After the seedlings have regained strength, it is not recommended to continue to use this scheme, and in combination with annual repotting, use the second method below.

Second, for medium seedlings and strong seedlings, take 40% bark, 30% fairy soil, and 30% inorganic planting material. The characteristics of this method are that the number of root roots is moderate, and the color is white and yellow, which is also liked by many orchid friends. The most important thing is that the orchid leaves are plump and round than the previous method, the leaf color is more translucent, and the seedlings are stronger and more, and the nutrients of the fairy soil are rich, but the proportion should not be too large, otherwise the roots will appear thick and short.