Using bracket fungus to grow orchids: a careless mistake can easily kill the potted plant, so beginners should not use it blindly

When it comes to growing orchids, there is no shortage of experts among hobbyists, and they are all "adventurers" of orchid growing, fond of running all kinds of different experiments and trying all sorts of different things to grow orchids. Recently, in a hobbyist post by "Fengwu Learns to Grow Orchids," I saw a strange thing being used to grow orchids. How well does it actually work? Orchid growers, come and take a look.

1. Growing orchids with pine "bracket fungus"

What is this grower using? It is the thing in the picture below. This thing is the bracket fungus that grows on old tree stumps, a kind of fungus that generally grows epiphytically on old tree stumps. After this orchid grower found this thing, he took it home to grow orchids. He wanted to try whether using it as a potting medium to grow orchids would work wonders.

What the orchid grower thought was that this thing is also a fungus, and orchid growth also depends on fungi, and this thing is very light and, after a bit of processing, has excellent drainage. But when using it, he made a mistake, which led to poor orchid care later on and failure to grow the orchid well. That mistake was not processing this pine bracket fungus carefully.

2. A "misstep" in use, and the orchid dies

Without sterilization and disinfection treatment, if it is simply cut up and potted, this thing is actually still "alive." It will compete with the orchid for water, and its water-absorbing capacity is far better than the orchid's, so the orchid can easily die. However, this little gardener thinks we can improve it slightly, and perhaps then it can be turned into "great orchid-growing material."

3. Advanced guide, the solution

First, after bringing it home, "kill" it first: boil it in high-temperature water, and sun it for two days at 38 degrees. After it is completely dead, do not use it directly either. We can compost it with soil, or throw it into a bag and let it decompose before use. In this little gardener's view, this thing has two wonderful uses: lining the bottom of the pot for drainage, and mixing into the potting medium to grow roots, and covering the surface to retain moisture.

When we grow orchids, if we use large-particle bark potting medium, this medium lacks nutrients. At this time, learn to make up for shortcomings by drawing on strengths, use it together with organic nutrient solution specially made for orchids, and fertilize in time to strengthen roots and promote flowering. When growing orchids at home, we must consider our family's health. This little gardener recommends usingHuadongde organic fertilizer, which is green and environmentally friendly.

Orchid growers who are interested can go and try this material. Finally, this little gardener wants to say that no matter what material we pick up outside to grow orchids, we must decompose it and also sterilize and disinfect it, otherwise we are courting death. Thinking we have found a "treasure" but instead killing the orchid makes the loss outweigh the gain.