How to grow orchids? How to grow orchids and what to pay attention to

Orchid is an important member of the top 10 famous flowers in China, and it, along with plum blossoms, daffodils and chrysanthemums, are known as the four elegant flowers among flowers and plants. It is a beautiful plant that can be viewed for both flowers and leaves, but orchids are relatively delicate and require a lot of knowledge to grow. Not only do we need to master its cultivation methods, but we also need to understand the precautions for growing orchids.

Orchid cultivation method

1. Soil

Soil is an important condition for growing orchids. This plant has particularly high requirements for soil. During normal cultivation, you can go to the flower market to buy special orchid mud, or you can make nutrient soil yourself by mixing leaf mold, river sand, perlite, etc. The prepared nutrient soil must be kept slightly acidic.

2. Breeding environment

When raising orchids, you must provide them with a suitable living environment. This plant is suitable for growing in a well-ventilated, moist and pollution-free environment. The flowerpots prepared for them by the two orchid stones should preferably be tall pots, and they should be thick at the top and thin at the bottom and have multiple drainage holes. Such flowerpots can meet the needs of normal growth of orchids.

Precautions for growing orchids

1. When growing orchids, you must pay attention to fertilization. Although this plant needs certain nutrients during its growth process, you must abide by the principle of light fertilizer rather than heavy fertilizer when fertilizing. You can use nitrogen fertilizer as the main fertilizer, and you can also add some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers appropriately. This will allow its root system to develop and the orchid to grow stronger and more beautiful.

2. When growing orchids, you must pay attention to not planting the roots too deep when potting, otherwise its root system will easily rot. It is best to let the pseudobulbs at the base of the orchid be exposed. In addition, when planting orchids, you must also pay attention to letting its roots fully expand and not squeeze them, so as to maintain good ventilation. After planting, do not water it for three to five days, and then water it after it has grown.

After reading the above introduction to orchid cultivation methods and precautions, everyone will know how to grow orchids well. In the future, when you grow orchids at home, you can keep the orchids full of vitality and make them bloom as soon as possible.