How to plant Dendrobium? Planting method of Dendrobium

Dendrobium is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is also a health food with extremely high nutritional value. It can also be cultivated as a succulent plant for people to enjoy at home. It can purify the air and beautify the environment. But how should this plant be planted? Today I will write down its planting method. Those of you who want to plant Dendrobium can focus on it.

How to plant Dendrobium? Planting method of Dendrobium

1. Prepare the substrate

When planting Dendrobium, you should prepare a suitable substrate in advance. This plant likes materials with good air permeability and water filtration as the substrate. When planting at home, you can choose orchid stone, granular peat and trees, mix them and plant them directly. If you want to plant Dendrobium in large quantities, such a substrate is too expensive, you can use a single bark as the substrate.

2. Planting steps

When planting Dendrobium, you should choose suitable seedlings. There are two kinds of Dendrobium seedlings sold on the market, one is bottle seedlings and the other is domesticated seedlings. The planting method of bottle seedlings is more complicated and the survival rate is low. It is recommended that you choose domesticated seedlings that are easy to plant. Before planting, you should lay a layer of small gravel at the bottom of the flowerpot, and then put in the substrate, and finally transplant the seedlings into the substrate.

3. Sunlight and humidity

After planting, you must pay attention to the sunlight and humidity conditions. This plant likes to grow in a cool and humid environment. After planting, you must pay attention to moderate shading and never expose it to the sun. After planting, Dendrobium also has certain requirements for the ambient temperature. It will stop growing when the outside temperature drops below five degrees, but it will also stop growing when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees, so it is best to control its breeding environment temperature at around 25 degrees.

4. Humidity and moisture

Dendrobium likes a high humidity environment. When cultivating, you must always prepare a hygrometer. When the humidity drops below 60%, you must spray water in time to increase the humidity. When the humidity exceeds 90%, you must increase ventilation to reduce the humidity. After planting, the roots of Dendrobium do not require much water, but the leaves require a lot of water. It is best to use spraying to replenish water.