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How to care for orchids in September? These care points you need to master

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Orchid care in September

As the climate gradually turns autumnal, around the "White Dew" period, shading should be reduced gradually and ventilation increased, so that theorchid plantscan receive a bit more sunlight. If the weather suddenly turns dry and hot, watering should be increased to keep the potting soil moist; otherwise the plants are most easily damaged, with buds shriveling in mild cases and roots and leaves withering in severe ones. At the same time, do a good job ofpest and diseaseprevention and control. Give the weakerorchid plantsone round of top-dressing fertilizer. In late September, during the "Autumnal Equinox" period, comes another of the most suitable times of the year for repotting and division propagation.Chinese cymbidium、Spring orchid, and cymbidiumorchidscapes have already emerged, so protect the buds well: first, when fertilizing theorchids, never place fertilizer on the growing flower buds, to prevent the fertilizer from burning the flower stems and turning the buds into dead shoots; second, when replenishing water to the potting soil, do not spray water onto the buds, to prevent bud rot; third, after the flower buds emerge from the soil, do not divide or repot the plants, to avoid damaging the root system and disrupting the nutrient transport channels, which would make the flowers bloom weakly or lose color and fragrance; fourth, you can use sphagnum moss to protect theorchidflower buds, to prevent harm from dirty water and debris.



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