The role and making method of orchid bone charcoal fertilizer
Named by Chen Jiang, descended from Zhoushan around 2006, leaves about 22 cm long, about 0.6 cm wide, leaf color glossy and shiny, small plant with large flowers, flower form holds very well, the biggest feature is: among all the solid-color (suxin) orchids in this garden, it has the best texture and the most harmonious flower-and-leaf balance, bright, clear, warm and smooth.
Bone charcoal is the organic fertilizer with the highest phosphorus content. Bone charcoal is porous and breathable, and can be mixed with various media. Its unique porous structure can blend into the overall medium for balanced aeration. It is a very good organic fertilizer. It has a remarkable effect on raising soil organic matter content and improving soil. Bone charcoal has a marked effect on promoting flower bud differentiation, bud formation and flowering. Orchids absorb more natural organic phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. This makes orchid plants more robust, less prone to disease, with strong disease resistance, vivid flower color, large flowers, strong contrast, and a longer flowering period.
How to use Mix with the medium, or place on the surface of the pot. Dosage: one small handful can be used for about 2 plastic pots with a height of 21 and a diameter of 16. If there is little organic material in the pot, you can add a little more appropriately. Features: pure natural organic fertilizer, rich in phosphorus and potassium, enhances flower color, improves plant disease resistance, makes plants robust, flowers large, and extends the flowering period.
Bone charcoal, its advantages lie in
[1] Mainly contains phosphorus, the fertilizer effect is not violent and does not harm roots, and it can be released slowly
[2] Light in weight
[3] Water-permeable and air-permeable
It is a premium substitute for hard potting media.
Burning method: soak the bones in water [bones without salt content can be burned directly] for 3 days, changing the water once a day to desalinate; boiling directly in a pot to desalinate will lose some nutrients. Put the desalinated bones or raw bones directly into the fire to burn [what burns is all fat]. When they completely stop burning and are red hot all through, take them out immediately [otherwise they will be overburned and instead become calcium fertilizer; orchids are themselves a type of calcifuge plant, and their growth requires very little calcium]. Let cool, and process into granules of the desired size. After crushing, black is best; white means it has already calcified; brown means the fat has not burned away completely [this kind of brown crushed bone must not be used, otherwise it will breed insects and fungi].
Dosage: it is best to make up one tenth of the total potting medium. [The fertilizer effect can be reused for 2 years]
Suggestion: for orchid enthusiasts in urban areas, processing is not easy, and it easily causes environmental pollution.