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Potting medium, fertilizing, watering, and light: the four keys to growing flowers well
For good roots, light is essential. Light is the driving force behind root development. The stronger the light, the more water evaporates from the leaf surface, and the more nutrients are consumed, which drives root development to increase water and nutrient uptake. This is just like people: the more exercise you do, the more you eat and drink. As long as nutrition keeps up, and you eat well, drink enough, and sleep well, it is hard not to be...
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How to mix orchid potting medium? Sharing practical small formulas
Potting medium is the material foundation on which orchids depend for survival, and it is also one of the factors that promotes more shoots, vigorous roots and strong seedlings. Below are several formulas that the author has repeatedly tested and verified as suitable for different orchids. Formula one: 70% shiitake soil, 20% rice husk charcoal, 10% coarse river sand, plus an additional 10% bone charcoal (this formula is suitable for planting Cymbidium goeringii and Cymbidium faberi).
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How to choose orchid potting medium? Let's talk about all things orchid potting medium
Potting medium is one of the staple foods of orchids and the foundation of growing them. With a good potting medium, more than half the battle of orchid growing is already won, so its importance goes without saying. Orchid growers all place great importance on and pay close attention to potting medium, yet their assessments of it differ widely - each side has its own reasons, as the saying goes. Their choices of potting medium are extremely varied - like the Eight Immortals...
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Cymbidium tortisepalum appreciation and potting medium explanation video
Cymbidium tortisepalum: semi-upright leaves with thick veins and hard texture, leaf width 0.8-1.2cm, length 30-38cm, leathery, with a tight, upright stance and closely rolled edges; bears 3-4 flowers, noble and dignified, with a delicate fragrance; selected from wild-collected plants in Baoshan City.
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How to mix orchid potting medium? A diagram of common mixing ratios
Sheng soil, phytolith, burnt soil, bark + peat + leaf mold. Because Sheng soil contains a variety of trace elements, and thanks to its own binding capacity, it does not crumble, has good water retention and air permeability, does not compact, is free of bacteria, does not disturb the roots, and promotes many new shoots. No fertilization is needed within two years, and a light fertilizer application is enough in 3-5 years. It is especially suitable for beginners growing orchids...
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How to mix orchid potting medium? Detailed explanation of methods and techniques
Qianjiang Mei The circulation process of Qianjiang Mei On the afternoon of February 7, 2006 (the tenth day of the first lunar month), it was collected by Qianjiang Fan Liqiang on Liuwang Mountain (Lantern Festival), about 30 meters from the lower mountain point. When Qianjiang Mei was brought down the mountain, there was a 50cm large seedling clump; 5 old backbulbs of 20cm bud clumps; when repotting in 2007, 4 old backbulbs were divided off and produced 1 small seedling. By April 2008, there were altogether...
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After repotting an orchid and changing the growing medium, never change the soil again within 2 years
Everyone knows that orchids are a type of perennial herbaceous plant, and their growth rate is relatively slow. Like other plants, orchids also need a relatively stable environment to grow, which means the growing medium in the pot and the surrounding environment need to be relatively stable, and frequent repotting and soil changes are not suitable. By providing the orchid with a relatively...
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Introduction to the characteristics of the medium-dwarf Suhe variety of Cymbidium sinense
A new medium-dwarf Suhe variety discovered in Fujian
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How to choose potting medium for orchid cultivation? These key points you need to grasp
Potting medium is one of the foods of orchids and the foundation of growing orchids. With a good potting medium, orchid growing is more than half successful, and the importance of potting medium is self-evident. Orchid growers...
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Growing medium series tutorial: teaching you how to make growing medium
Growing medium series --- Making section
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