Crab claw orchid in the autumn and winter most of the flowers have been flowered, as many flower friends appreciate the potted flowers, crab claw orchid blossoms to shine in clusters of flowers, purple and red, full of aura, the more flowers, crab claw orchid itself root system is not developed, are capillary roots, so in the spring there are many people want to graft crab claw orchid, in fact, in the spring is an important stage of maintaining the growth of crab claw orchid leaves.
Not only is it suitable for cuttings and grafting, but the crab claw orchid that has finished flowering has officially entered the stage of growing leaves. In the spring, we must remember these tips, no matter what kind of crab claw orchid species, the leaves that can be raised are thick and full, and new leaves are full of roots. In preparation for the dormant period in summer and the flowering in autumn and winter, what aspects of crab claw orchids must be paid attention to in spring?
First, spring is suitable for changing pots
If you want to sort out the root system of the crab claw orchid, you should change a large pot as soon as possible, and the temperature is stable at about 15 degrees. The root system of crab claw orchid is mostly capillary. Do not use too large pots, at most use a larger pot.
The root system of crab claw orchid is more prone to brown rotten roots, to cut off the rotten roots with scissors, and then soak under the carbendazim disinfection, prevent rotten roots, and then planted in pots, so that it can contact the new soil to glow with new roots, to be able to root normally, to prevent rotten roots.
Such crab claw orchids will have a slow seedling period of several days after changing pots, and then enter the stage of vigorous growth after growing new roots. If the pot is not changed, its rotten roots are allowed to continue to survive in the soil, which may cause continued decay or thin leaves later.
Second, bask in more sun, and the leaves are thick
Crab claw orchid belongs to the plant of short sunshine, in the autumn and winter and spring need to bask in the sun, so that it can grow to the leaf hypertrophy to accumulate sufficient nutrients, the leaf chlorophyll can absorb more nutrients back to the roots, thereby promoting the growth of the entire plant, this is a closed loop of its growth, if the light is insufficient, then the leaves grown by the crab claw orchid are small, and thin, and the nutrient accumulation is relatively small and it is not easy to spend the summer dormancy period.
Therefore, it is best to shine four to six hours of light every day to ensure the normal growth of its leaves and the fattening of the root system. As long as you pay attention to avoiding exposure at noon, after the temperature gradually rises, the crab claw orchid should be taken to the place of semi-shade or the place of scattered light for maintenance. It is afraid of heat, and the temperature will go up to 30 degrees to shade the maintenance to enter the dormant period. Therefore, it is very important to seize the opportunity of its growth leaves in the spring.
Third, fertilize in the spring, the leaves are thick and there are many new leaves
In the spring is an important stage for crab claw orchid to resume growth and grow leaves, if you want its leaves to return to thick and full, and then grow full and fat new leaves, fertilizer is indispensable. To fertilize in the spring, it should be fertilized with nitrogen fertilizer to promote the growth of leaves. Do not use phosphorus and potassium fertilizers such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate again, which will promote the reproduction of buds in plants and is not conducive to leaf recovery.
You can water the fertilizer two to three times a month, or use the leaf spray method to use the crab claw orchid, it absorbs relatively quickly, the new leaves will continue to bubble out, at this time its root system is also constantly growing to be able to completely fill the pot, the whole plant presents a pair of green oil leaf hypertrophy state, this is the best state.
Fourth, pluck the leaves
In the spring, many friends have raised crab claw orchids that have withered and leafy, and the leaves cannot be recovered at all. At this time, we must first take off the pot to check its root system to see if there are too many rotten roots, if there are more rotten roots, we must quickly repair the roots and change the pots, and then change the new soil to grow. If only the flowering consumes too much nutrients, then it is necessary to cut off part of the leaves, which will help the accumulation of nutrients and help the recovery of the plant.
Just cut off three or four leaves at the top of some of them. In this way, let its remaining leaves quickly return to fullness, and then grow new leaves, if the beating is serious, regardless of whether it does not check the root system, then miss the spring growth period, it is difficult to recover during the summer dormancy period, and it is possible to die directly.
Fifth, water properly to strengthen the root system
Crab claw orchid is a cactus family of plants, is relatively drought-tolerant, its leaves are also very fat, many friends dare not water the crab claw orchid, in fact, this is wrong. Crab claw orchid it needs more water during the growth of leaves, it is the period of vigorous growth, to grow rapidly must get sufficient water, so it is necessary to wait until the pot soil is about half dry before watering it.
The root system of crab claw orchid is mostly capillary roots without a very thick main root, can not accumulate a lot of nutrients, lack of water its root system is easy to dry up easy to rot roots, it is easy to affect its growth, so be sure to remember the water of crab claw orchid to keep up, otherwise it will cause rotten roots. It is best to put it in a well-ventilated place, and the pot soil is half dry and watered so that its leaves will grow much better, and the whole plant is particularly healthy.
Raising crab claw orchid in the spring is actually very simple, mainly to restore the leaf growth and emerge new leaf finishing plant type, but also an important stage of cuttings and grafting crab claw orchid. If you like to breed many pots of crab claw orchids, then hurry up, the old plant's crab claw orchids have thick and full leaves, and you can also build a shelf to let it hang down like a large umbrella.
It can grow thick leaves before summer, and it will not die even if it does not absorb nutrients and water for three months in the summer. You can easily spend the summer with the nutrients you have accumulated in the spring. In autumn, the entire leaf is full of flower buds, and a stage of flowering is vigorous.