According to my cultivation experience, it is normal for the leaves to dry up and wrinkle after transplanting, and after normal maintenance and management, it can survive after the seedling stage.
Crab claw orchid is an epiphytic succulent plant of the cactus family, and the crab claw orchid is called crab claw orchid because the node diameter is connected to the shape of the crab's secondary claw. The crab claw orchid blooms from October to February. Crab claw orchids are short-day plants, and indoor cultivation can regulate the flowering period by controlling the light. Crab claw orchid likes a cool and warm environment, is more resistant to drought, is afraid of high temperature and heat in summer, and is more shade-tolerant. Crab claw orchid is a kind of flower that flower lovers like to grow in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is one of the main potted flowers in winter indoors. In this article, we will explore what to pay attention to during the crab claw orchid transplantation process.
First, the choice of crab claw orchid transplantation season, crab claw orchid cultivation is generally propagated by cuttings, and the transplanting season is usually transplanted in spring before the crab claw orchid germinates and after the crab claw orchid withers.
Second, the preparation of potting soil: the soil for cultivating crab claw orchid should be cultivated on the sandy loam soil with rich organic matter, loose and fertile soil, good drainage and strong water retention and fertility, and the potted crab claw orchid must be artificially prepared to cultivate the soil, which is used instead of soil to fix the flowers in the pot, and the crab claw orchid is not strict with soil quality, slightly acidic soil or neutral soil can be, but it is better to loosely fertile, well-drained humus soil or pastoral soil. The potting soil of potted crab claw orchid is usually mixed with 40% humus, 30% garden soil, 20% compost and 10% sand. After the potting soil is prepared, it is best to use it after high temperature disinfection, and it can also be exposed to the sun for sterilization.
3. When transplanting, pour the crab claw orchid plant out of the pot, cut off the uneven aboveground part, too many stem nodes, rotten roots, too long side roots, and wounded roots, and then put it on the pot, and add a small amount of the original potting soil appropriately.
Fourth, put broken tiles at the bottom of the pot when potting, so as not to prevent ants and other pests from climbing on the pot to build a nest and hurt the roots of the crab claw orchid, and then fill in the culture soil, put the crab claw orchid plant into the center of the planting flower pot upright, the root system should be stretched, fill the soil to half of the pot, lift the crab claw orchid plant lightly and shake, compact the culture soil, planting should not be too deep, keep the rhizome and the pot mouth flat. After transplanting, it is best to soak the soil in a pot and put it in a cool place for maintenance.
5. Custody:
1. After transplanting, it should be maintained in a shady environment for 1 to 2 weeks, and then moved to a sunny place after the root system of crab claw orchid is restored, and then managed according to daily methods.
2. Crab claw orchid should be kept out of direct sunlight in summer and placed in a ventilated and cool shade for maintenance.
3. Crab claw orchid must not be watered too much, often spray water to improve air humidity, pay attention to less watering, watering should not be too much during the growth period, the potting soil is slightly dry as well, too much watering is easy to rot roots, especially with three-edged arrows as rootstocks, more afraid of root moisture and low temperature damage.
4. Stop fertilization in the summer high temperature season. In autumn, when the climate is cool, put it indoors in a sunny place. During the growing season, apply a thin cake fertilizer water every half a month. After the beginning of autumn, apply the general concentration of cake fertilizer water once every half month, and spray 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or bone meal in the soil during the flowering period from the emergence of flower buds to flowering.
5. Set up a bracket, and set up a circular bracket after branching, and evenly bundle the plants on the round frame in layers.
6. Pest control, crab claw orchid is prone to pest damage, mainly scale insects and red spiders, when the scale insects are seriously harmed, the surface of the leaf-like stem is covered with white shells, so that the plant growth is weak, and the damaged part is yellow-white, if the damaged plants are light, they can be scraped off with bamboo chips or manually removed, and in serious cases, they are sprayed with 25% imithion emulsifiable concentrate 800 times. In the event of red spider damage, spray 1000-1500 times oxidized dimethoate solution for prevention and control.