Sprinkle a little of this in the orchid pot, and an orchid will stay green for 10 years without turning yellow, growing vigorously

Sprinkle a little of this thing in the orchid pot, and even after 10 years of growing orchids, the leaves will stay green and not turn yellow, growing really strong!

Growing orchids, everyone has their own routines and methods, but orchids get sick in roughly the same ways. Here, orchid leaves turning yellow, or even the leaves becoming a bit dry and withered, is because orchids lacking iron develop iron deficiency.

So, when necessary, you need to supplement the necessary nutrient elements. Iron items like iron nails and iron pots rust after being used for a long time. This rust contains the iron element that orchids need. Although orchids do not need much iron, iron is an essential nutrient element for orchids, and rust can serve as a source of iron. When we go up the mountain to collect orchids, sometimes on hilltops rich in iron ore we dig up variegated-leaf orchids. There is a saying in orchid circles that the variegation of orchid plants is related to minerals, so rust can also serve as a substance to induce variegation in orchid plants.

So, how exactly should this kind of thing be used? Expert orchid growers divide the use of rust into the following 3 methods. Using them when necessary can keep the leaves of orchids you have grown for 10 years a deep green.

The first is the sprinkling method. After iron items rust, tiny granular rust flakes off, and sheet-like rust peels off the bottom of an iron pot. You can collect this rust and sprinkle it on the surface soil of the orchid pot. Through rain and watering, the rust dissolves into the orchid pot's growing medium.

The second is the soaking and watering method. You can put the collected rust or rusty iron items into water to soak. After some time, a rust-colored aqueous solution will form, and then use this aqueous solution containing iron to water the orchids.

The third is the direct insertion method. You can insert old iron nails or rod-shaped iron items vertically into the pot soil with the small end down, spread apart. Iron items in the pot soil will rust when exposed to moisture and dissolve into the pot soil, allowing the orchid roots to absorb it. The upper end of the inserted iron item should be exposed a little above the surface soil of the orchid pot, making it easy to pull out when repotting and changing the soil, so as not to accidentally hurt your hand when changing the soil. So, you like growing flowers yourself, but when a similar situation arises you don't know what to do?

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