How to care for orchids in summer heat? Use this method and they will sprout new shoots like crazy

When growing orchids, many people take meticulous care of them, afraid that the summer heat will prevent the orchids from growing normally. But sometimes, despite your careful care, the orchids still end up harmed by the summer heat or viruses, and grow poorly. Today I want to share a little method of mine, which not only protects the orchids from diseases and pests, but also makes them sprout new shoots like crazy.

High-temperature division solves summer problems like diseases

In summer the temperature is relatively high, and if the orchid's growing environment is a bit humid as well, the orchid will develop soft rot, brown rot, stem rot and so on. If this happens, you must promptly use the division method to solve the problem, and when dividing, treating the wounds is also very important. Only by keeping these diseases out during division can the divided orchid grow healthily.

So at this time, when dividing, you can use the high-temperature division method: heat the dividing tool until it is red-hot, and after dividing quickly this way, the divided orchid can grow quickly. The effect is very good.

How do you carry out high-temperature division?

1. The specific way to do high-temperature division: when dividing the orchid, place the tool used for division, such as gardening scissors or a blade, on a gas stove to heat and sterilise it. After sterilising, quickly separate the plant from the middle of the orchid's pseudobulb.

2. After dividing, place it in a pot and care for it normally for about one week. Just give it a little fertiliser as appropriate. You can use an organic liquid fertiliser specially made for orchids, dilute it with water and water the orchid at the roots once every week. This lets the divided orchid grow and sprout better on a disease-free basis.

Using the high-temperature division method to divide orchids not only ensures faster division, but also prevents uneven, jagged cuts on the orchid. And after the dividing tool is sterilised at high temperature, it avoids the possibility that the tool carries a virus during division, which would infect the divided orchid and prevent it from growing normally. This method can also shorten the recovery period after division.