Can an orchid with no roots and no leaves survive planting? A dragon egg sprouted 2 bud points over 45 days
On June 15 this year, Good Shot Farmer happened to get a Cymbidium faberi dragon egg on the mountain, took half of it home to experiment with hatching seedlings, found one bud point on July 21, today is August 3, another bud point appeared, today I will explain in detail the process of hatching seedlings from a dragon egg.
A Cymbidium faberi dragon egg not yet taken down the mountain
Good Shot Farmer likes to exchange and learn with orchid friends, and never hides his own operating methods. The farmer is not an expert or a master, just an orchid enthusiast, so his methods are certainly sometimes right and sometimes wrong. Orchid friends can raise any objections on technical aspects, and Good Shot Farmer will humbly accept them.
One bud point on July 21
On the day this dragon egg was taken down the mountain, Good Shot Farmer prepared to pot it. The planting medium was not the usual kind; this time the medium was added in layers. From the bottom of the pot to one half was pure pine bark, on the pine bark was a layer of fine river sand, then after placing the dragon egg, a layer of sifted humus soil was sprinkled on.
The pine bark at the bottom is to enhance the air permeability of the whole flower pot. The pine bark must be fully decomposed, otherwise it will generate heat and burn the orchid roots to death.
Two bud points on August 3
The fine river sand is relatively dry and refreshing, and the fine humus soil spread on top can slowly release some fertility for the orchid roots to absorb. After potting like this, it was placed on a north-facing windowsill. Behind Good Shot Farmer's house in the countryside is a high earth slope, and behind the house there is a "house ditch" with a small stream flowing through it all year round. The environment is very suitable for orchid growth; even in the hottest summer, the temperature here is more than 3---5 degrees lower than in front of the house.
Two bud points on August 3
After the dragon egg was potted, a fine water mist was sprayed about every three days, because the dragon egg had not yet grown stable and could not be watered, for fear that the impact of water would damage its growing environment. The windowsill cannot be reached by rain, so spraying water mist keeps the pot surface moist. The dragon egg has not yet rooted and does not need to absorb water from the medium, so the lower half of the pot being dry will not affect the normal hatching of seedlings from the dragon egg.
Placement environment
When netizens previously talked with Good Shot Farmer, they said that they had hatched dragon eggs and it took more than three months for bud points to appear. Perhaps Good Shot Farmer's environment is more suitable, so bud points were seen at one month.
In fact, Good Shot Farmer's method of hatching dragon eggs can also be applied to those rootless orchids being nursed back to growth. Some orchid friends accidentally grow orchids to the point of having no roots and no seedlings, but the pseudobulb still has vitality; such cases can try Good Shot Farmer's method, and perhaps new orchid seedlings can also be nursed out.
Do netizens think this dragon egg of the farmer's can produce strong seedlings? You are welcome to share your experience in this area.