A Detailed Latest Guide to the Growing Environment of Dendrobium officinale
Dendrobium officinale is currently one of the most common Dendrobium species, and its medicinal value and tonic benefits are both excellent. Dendrobium officinale generally grows best in a cool, moist environment with good air circulation. Most of China's Dendrobium officinale is distributed across Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places. Dendrobium officinale has fairly strict requirements for its growing environment, so what exactly are its requirements for the growing environment? Let us take a look together below.
1. Temperature
Dendrobium officinale has very strict temperature requirements for growth. Generally, in an environment with temperatures from minus two degrees to around a high of forty-one degrees, Dendrobium officinale can survive, meaning it will not die. However, it can only grow in an environment with temperatures of around ten to thirty-five degrees, and at the same time it grows fastest in an environment with temperatures of around twenty to thirty degrees, while under other conditions its growth rate is relatively slow. So during high summer temperatures, a shade shed needs to be built, and cooling measures should be carried out in a timely manner. In winter, insulation needs to be carried out in a timely manner, and at the same time the ventilation in the field must also be enhanced.
2. Humidity
The field humidity for Dendrobium officinale is mainly related to the level of temperature and the growth stage of Dendrobium officinale. During the vigorous growth period of Dendrobium officinale, the humidity in the field air is best kept at around seventy percent to ninety percent, as this is generally the period when its water demand is greatest. At the same time, there is another period with a relatively high water demand, which is when summer temperatures are high, when watering must be done twice a day, in the morning and evening. At other times, it is generally enough to keep the air humidity at around sixty percent.
3. Medium
The growing medium for Dendrobium officinale is the foundation of successful cultivation. It generally grows well in soil that is relatively loose, with good permeability and water retention, good aeration, and with moss in the surrounding environment. Therefore, for the growing medium we generally use some bark, leaves, sand and gravel, loam and so on as the growing medium, so that the root environment drains easily and breathes easily. The quality and yield of the cultivated Dendrobium officinale are then especially high.
4. Light
Dendrobium officinale has fairly strict requirements for light. Generally, wild Dendrobium grows in higher-altitude valleys or rock crevices, where the light is not very strong and is generally scattered light, and this kind of light has a great driving effect on the growth of Dendrobium. Therefore, when we artificially cultivate Dendrobium officinale, it is best to imitate the wild natural environment for cultivation, choose a good planting site, and then also use modern greenhouse technology to scientifically control light. Keep the light at the planting site at around fifty percent to eighty percent.
In the process of cultivating Dendrobium officinale, the selection of the soil medium is actually the foundation of cultivation, while the later temperature, humidity, aeration, light and so on are the keys to cultivation. Therefore, when cultivating Dendrobium officinale, we must have a good grasp of its growth habits and then reasonably improve its growing environment.