What effect does deep versus shallow planting of orchids have on strong shoots?

Today I read an article by a friend, talking aboutorchidswhether they should be planted deep or shallow. At present, the relatively consistent view is that deep planting produces relatively fewer sprouts, but the sprouts are stronger, and the seedlings are robust and bloom well; shallow planting produces more sprouts than deep planting, but the sprouts are weaker, which of course is also related to the nutrients being spread among more sprouts. Orchids planted deep are prone to rot at the pseudobulb and prone to disease, this is certain, so management must be strengthened. What I want to say is that in normal times, orchids can be planted appropriately shallow, which is good for sprouting and management. When you see buds stirring or when the sprouting season arrives (of course this is relatively hard to determine, but it can roughly be determined), you can appropriately add material to the surface of the original pot, with a depth that just covers the pseudobulb plus 0.5 to 1 cm being best. Because once new buds see light, they stir and unfold leaves faster, and their internal horizontal growth slows and shifts to mainly vertical growth, so the buds do not develop fully enough and are relatively slender and weak. (Take bamboo as an example; of course, this conclusion about bamboo is accurate. For bamboo buds——bamboo shoots, when underground, for every 5 cm increase in depth, their thickness increases by 1 cm, so every autumn the bamboo grove must be covered, first to raise the temperature and bring out shoots earlier, and second to increase the thickness of the shoots and boost yield.) From this you can see why deep planting can produce strong shoots. Author: jcd12345 Responsible editor: Yuhuaren Share to: Qzone Sina Weibo Tencent Weibo Douban Renren