How to prevent hollow orchid roots? Two orchid grower solutions worth learning from

When growing orchids, hollow roots can occur, and an orchid grower devised two solutions to prevent them, which are worth learning from.

When caring for orchids, the biggest worry is orchid illness. Sometimes it leaves us at a loss, not knowing where to start with treatment? Take the case of hollow orchid roots, for example - when you run into it, it really is a bit of trouble. For this reason, an experienced orchid grower gave two solutions to prevent it.

Solution one: First, make sure the potting medium for planting orchids is uniform, in order to ensure full contact between the orchid roots and the medium. As the old saying goes, "If a root does not touch the soil, that root will become hollow"; practice has proven that if the potting soil and orchid roots do not make full contact, over time the orchid roots hang suspended and lose water, and hollow roots will certainly appear.

To prevent this situation, orchid growers must thoroughly mix the potting medium evenly when planting orchids, adding it in order of large, medium, and small particles. With each layer of medium added, tap the side of the pot lightly, so that the potting soil and orchid roots can make full contact. After potting, use the "sit-pot" (soaking) method to water thoroughly, further increasing the contact surface between the orchid roots and the medium, and then move on to routine management and care. If the method is appropriate, hollow orchid roots can be effectively avoided.

Solution two: Water orchids thoroughly, and avoid "half-way water." The so-called "half-way water" means that after watering, the medium in the upper half of the orchid pot is moderately moist, while the lower part is dry - this is the crux of the problem that causes hollow orchid roots. Watering is a basic skill in orchid growing, and also a difficult problem that is not easy to master. The difficulty lies in the fact that watering does not penetrate thoroughly, resulting in the "half-way water" phenomenon.

To eliminate "half-way water," first of all, water repeatedly several times, and do not stop watering as soon as you see water flowing out of the bottom of the orchid pot. In fact, sometimes when you give the orchid just a little water, water flows out of the bottom of the pot, while the medium inside is still dry. Therefore, water slowly and repeatedly several times to ensure the medium is fully moistened.

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