Grow orchids with these 3 types of soil: 10 years of strong roots, green leaves and abundant blooms
The orchid has the reputation of being the "queen of flowers", and countless people love orchids. But everyone knows that orchids are a bit delicate, and if you want to grow them well, the choice of soil is very important. These types of soil are the most suitable for orchids, so that the orchids can grow well and bloom abundantly.
1. Pine needle soil
Friends who like growing flowers probably all know that pine needle soil is a quite good soil for growing flowers. It has good permeability, strong water seepage, contains a large amount of organic matter, and also has a certain effect of preventing insects and diseases. Pine needle soil is acidic or weakly acidic, and when used to plant orchids, the flowers grown have strong roots and green leaves.
2. Perlite
Perlite is a very popular potting flower medium nowadays. Its particles are uniform, free of fine dust and impurities, and its air permeability, water permeability and heat preservation are first-rate. So if you use this perlite to grow orchids, you can water freely without worry, without fear of root rot; instead, the more you water, the more vigorously they grow, and perlite is very stable, so even after growing orchids for 20 years they can still have strong roots, green leaves, and nonstop sprouting and blooming!
3. Coal cinder soil
Coal cinder soil also has a very good effect on growing orchids, and can play a role in loosening the soil! Honeycomb coal is relatively common in daily life, and many small restaurants use it; after it burns completely it becomes fertilizer, and we can collect it and turn it into a good material for growing flowers. Choose fully burned honeycomb coal blocks; if they are not fully burned, you need to pick out the black parts. After crushing, soak them in water to remove the alkalinity, rinse with water, remove the black particles, and finally you can get a very easy-to-use flower-growing medium with super strong air permeability and drainage.