Orchids not blooming? Try this method, orchid growers say: no wonder it never bloomed

A netizen asked Haoshe Nongfu how to make orchids bloom.

Based on the netizen's question, it can be guessed that you may be growing an orchid that won't bloom. Never mind what orchid variety it is for now - how can you make it bloom? Haoshe Nongfu shares some practical experience with you, hoping your orchid will bloom this year.

The three key elements for orchids to bloom: sunlight, fertilizer, temperature. Friends who have had the chance to go up the mountains to find wild orchids should know that wild orchids can receive very ample sunlight after autumn and before summer, when the broadleaf forests where they grow have no leaves left. As for fertilizer, needless to say, the humus soil on the mountains is rich in fertilizers containing various elements, and wild orchid roots extend horizontally, allowing them to absorb more nutrients from the soil.

Then there is temperature. The places where wild orchids take root and grow are warm in winter and cool in summer. Especially in spring and autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and a large temperature difference allows the orchid plant to accumulate more nutrient energy. At the same time, wild orchids can perfectly reconcile the contradiction between low-temperature vernalization and frost damage. They take root in the soil, which itself provides geothermal protection, and on top of the soil there is a thick layer of fallen leaves, equivalent to having a blanket over them.

Haoshe Nongfu once went to observe wild orchids during heavy snow and freezing weather. Their soil layer would not freeze due to the cold outside, so wild orchids rarely have frost-damaged roots. A sufficiently low temperature and a sufficiently long period of low temperature are the guarantee for wild orchids to fully vernalize.

This is the secret of how wild orchids can fully vernalize without fear of frost damage - it turns out that the thick fallen leaves are protecting their roots.

When growing orchids at home, we might as well refer to the habits of wild orchids and create a small environment for them in terms of sunlight, fertilizer and temperature. In fact, this can also be achieved on a city balcony. Choose a place at home that heating cannot reach and use it specifically for growing orchids, keep the temperature between 3--15 degrees, and combine this with sunlight and fertilizer, and the orchid will not fail to bloom.