Cultivation methods and precautions of Zhulan

Pearl orchid, also known as fish roe orchid, is an ornamental plant with green leaves and elegant plant shape. It is also a fine ornamental flower. Many flower lovers want to grow pearl orchids at home, but they can never grow them well. In fact, if you want to grow pearl orchids well, you must not only understand its cultivation methods, but also know the precautions during its cultivation. The following is a detailed introduction to these knowledge. If you want to grow pearl orchids well, you can focus on it.

How to grow pearl orchid

1. Prepare nutrient soil

When raising spider orchids, you must first prepare suitable nutrient soil. This plant likes loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil. It is best to choose leaf mold, coarse sand and garden soil to prepare the nutrient soil. The ratio of them should be two to two to five, and then add an appropriate amount of bone meal as base fertilizer.

2. Light and temperature

When cultivating pearl orchids, you need to pay attention to the regulation of light and temperature. This plant is a shade-loving plant. It cannot be placed under strong light and should be placed in a warm environment. When the ambient temperature is below ten degrees, it will stop growing. However, pearl orchids are also afraid of high temperatures during cultivation. When the hot weather in summer comes, you need to ventilate in time and spray water on its leaves to lower the ambient temperature.

Breeding precautions

1. Pay attention to fertilization

When growing pearl orchids, fertilization is an area that requires special attention. As a fertilizer-loving plant, of course, only dilute liquid fertilizer can be applied when it just begins to recover in spring. Fertilizer should be applied once every half a month. After entering the peak growth season and flowering period, the concentration of fertilizer should be increased, and it should be changed to once every ten days. After each fertilization, water and loosen the soil in time. Only in this way can the pearl orchid absorb and utilize the nutrients of the fertilizer.

2. Pay attention to watering

When growing pearl orchids, you must also pay attention to watering. For this kind of plant, the more water you give it during the cultivation period, the better. It also requires certain skills. The flowerpot must not be too wet or have water accumulation. In early spring, it should be watered at noon, once every three to five days. In summer, it should be watered once in the morning and evening. After entering autumn, its demand for water decreases, and it should be watered once every three to five days, which can be chosen in the afternoon or around ten o'clock in the morning.