How to prune orchids? Liwei shares pruning methods (Part 1)

Liwei "watering" - 1 (pruningorchids) Personalorchid growingA few reflections from four years, for reference only! Brickbats welcome, I will revise anything improper at any time. OrchidsWhen you buy them, the first thing is to air-dry the orchid roots until soft and pruneorchids, cutting off the scorched tips. Then the key part is pruning the orchid roots: first cut away all hollow roots, rotten roots, black roots and unhealthy orchid roots, until the cut surface shows fresh, healthy flesh-white root. Do not be reluctant to do it, otherwise the harm is endless. If there are few roots, just leave enough rhizome to grip the soil, and scrape the surface clean. Too few roots is bad, and too many roots is also bad.Cymbidium goeringii2-4 roots per shoot is enough to meet its growth needs; for Cymbidium faberi, 3-5 is enough. Some orchids you buy have roots as densely packed as noodles, and all are healthy, but they still need pruning. This pruning means cutting off the short roots on the pseudobulbs, the roots not buried in the soil, and, crucially, the good roots that are tightly wrapped around the pseudobulbs. Many orchid growers are reluctant to do this, but good roots wrapped tightly around the pseudobulbs will seal off the growth buds on the pseudobulbs below, so the axillary buds cannot emerge from the soil and either develop poorly or rot, especially those on the new front growth. I believe many orchid growers have seen this phenomenon; it is more common in Cymbidium faberi. [Typing took 1 hour, ashamed!! Liwei watering -- 2 (dividing and disinfecting)]