Raising crab claw orchids, these 5 points are written in the "brain", the leaves are fat and the flower buds are stacked!
Crab claw orchid is a common ornamental flower, for the perennial fleshy herb, the leaves are full and juicy, turquoise and hard, blooming at the tip of the leaves, there is the icing on the cake, the meaning of good luck, after the end of the flowering period, before the arrival of May, the following parts are remembered in the mind, after the leaves are fat, flowering at the end of the year, layered, very domineering.
Change the pot first
Crab claw orchid flower roots are very weak, like to grow in breathable fertile soil, if a pot of flower soil used for more than two years, basically there is no nutrient, and has gradually appeared the trend of compaction, so more than two years have not changed the soil of the crab claw orchid, in this spring must give it to change the soil to change pots, in addition, now most of the flowering period of crab claw orchid is close to the end, changing the soil for pots will not affect the flowering.
The roots of crab claw orchid are very prone to decay, when changing soil, you can take the opportunity to prune its rotten roots, and then apply carbendazim or soak in potassium permanganate solution for a period of time from the new pot. Crab claw orchid likes to grow in fertile soil, although it will be fertilized in the future, but there are nutrients in the flower soil, which can directly supply the flower roots, and the growth condition is better. Don't dig some garden soil directly to use, you can buy peat soil plus perlite, add some saprophyll soil, and then add bottom fertilizer.
Trim again
Crab claw orchid flowering will consume a lot of nutrients, its leaves will become very thin and soft, after the flower failure, not only to cut the residual flowers in time, you can also properly trim the leaves of the crab claw orchid, the top growth is not good, the soft leaves can be cut off, too dense leaves can also be loosened, after pruning, the shape is very neat and beautiful, ventilation and light transmittance also become good, after the leaves will be fuller, more emerald green, fat.
Get some sun
Crab claw orchid like light is not false, but do not like to grow in strong light, light is too strong, easy to make the leaves soft and thin, but also easy to appear root rot, put it in the mild light, the most suitable for growth, so it is not recommended to put directly next to the window to the south, the light is particularly strong, very sunny, 1 to 2 meters from the sun, the light is relatively mild, often basking in such sunshine, the leaves will also be full of verdant, the growth rate will become faster.
Post-topdressing
Crab claw orchid does not like high temperature weather, some friends' home crab claw orchid is difficult to spend the summer, easy to appear root rot, causing death. This requires ensuring that the plant is stronger when entering the summer, so that it can well resist the bad external environment. Crab claw orchids that have just finished flowering are missing nutrients, after pruning, in order to make it grow faster, not only to ensure mild light, but also to topdress as soon as possible, you can use cake fertilizer, dilute with water, water into the pot, before the summer comes, use 2 to 3 times, the shape will become more beautiful, but also make the future flowering become layered.
Water less
In terms of watering, do not slacken off, because more than 80% of the crab claw orchids are watered to death, because the flower roots of the crab claw orchid are relatively weak, like to grow in a dry environment, do not like to accumulate water, so to ensure that the soil is completely dry and then watered, you can spray water on the leaves, and because the temperature is getting higher and higher, in order to prevent stuffy roots, to open the window ventilation, accelerate the evaporation of water, this can not only add water to the leaves, but also will not be because of improper watering and water accumulation, resulting in flower root rot.