How to Grow Orchids on Rooftops and Balconies

Whether in the city or the countryside, there are many amateurorchidenthusiasts, and most of them do not have a standardorchid growingsite. By making do with what is available and slightly modifying an existing rooftop or balcony, they can grow anywhere from a few dozen to several hundred pots. This makes full use of resources and cuts a large amount of expense, so why not do it? Although growing orchids on rooftops andbalconiesisboth economical and practical, the following points should still be noted: 1. Theft prevention.Orchidswere praised in ancient times as the "beauty of the empty valley" and are now called "green stocks." As a result, many lawbreakers have also developed a strong interest in them, and precisely because of this, many tragedies that should never have happened have occurred. Therefore, inorchidcultivation, you should always be attentive everywhere. 2. The load-bearing capacity of the rooftop or balcony should be fully considered. All materials chosen should be among the lighter ones of their kind. For example, pots should be tall cylindrical plastic pots, and the growing medium should be moss-type plants. The purpose of all this is to reduce weight to the greatest extent possible, so as to avoid damage to the rooftop or balcony. 3. Variety selection. Because of the limitations of the conditions, variety selection is especially important. If your purpose is appreciation, you can choose some ordinary plants with good leaf shape; if you want to grow orchids to support more orchids, then choose some traditional famous varieties and plant some ordinary plants; if you want to make some money from orchid cultivation, then plant some semi-traditional varieties, such as among theLianbanorchids of Yunnan: Lijiang Xingdie, Yaocao, Hongsu, Dianmei, Yutu, Dangshan He, and Qihuasu. Of course, this kind of investment is nearly ten thousand times higher than growing ordinary plants. 4. Thedailymanagement of orchids, this is an indispensable part oforchid growing. As long as you can make full use of your rooftop or balcony, you will have many unexpected surprises and harvests. (Yunnan Guo Keqi)