Recently, I have heard many people say the word orchid root system jailbreak, what is the reason for jailbreaking? That is, the root system of the orchids we raise grows from above the soil surface and does not go down, what is the reason for this? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Today to tell you about it, if the root system of your orchid is escaped, all grow out of the surface of the pot soil, you must pay attention to these four reasons, reasonable treatment can ensure that it is full of white roots in the pot soil.
1, the growing medium in the pot is too hard
Many people raise orchids directly with a lot of that kind of stone, some even use some very large stones, so that although the particle gap is large, but for the root system of the orchid, growth will be hindered, such as its root system to grow down, its particles are large, the gap interval is very large, the root system can not find a gap to go down to hinder its growth, and finally the root can only find a gap to find a gap to find a gap. Then absorb the water from the soil surface to grow.
So raise orchid granules at home, the growing medium should not be too large, choose a centimeter up and down, or less than one centimeter is OK, the stone should not be added too much, after adding more should be too much hard growing medium, its root growth will be hindered, as far as possible to add some soft growing medium, such as the peanut shell we know the fermentation of good bark, so that there will be no problem. Planting orchids should be used with soft and hard, and the soft ones are mostly hard.
2, the growing medium is not breathable enough
We raise orchids at home, a lot of people are casually looking for some soil to plant directly on the line, they look at others planting when they are directly planting the soil in the ground, they all grow very well, because they are the native environment, the environment is suitable, how to plant there is no problem, we raise it indoors, if the growing medium used is not breathable enough, its roots cannot be rooted, even after the planting, the bottom is long silted up, the root at the bottom is rotten, it grows out of the roots can only grow upwards, all grow out of the table, This is the reason, so raising orchids at home should ensure the breathability of the growing medium. Don't water it when the time comes, the bottom is still very wet and the upper part is dry, you water again, the bottom has been silted up, it is easy to rot roots. Only when the moisture on the soil surface can quickly see dry and wet, in a wet state, the root system will grow to the soil surface, and it can be guaranteed to survive.
3. Spray water frequently
Many people raise orchids at home, will often humidify the orchid to spray water, spraying water is a good thing but to spray reasonably, such as when we go to spray water, after spraying water, the soil surface humidity is very large, the bottom you do not water, the pot soil is too dry, only the soil surface has humidity, the root system will go up to grow, and finally lead to the roots of the orchids we raise all grow out of the table. Therefore, the spray water should be given to it every day, and the watering should also be operated reasonably, do not let the potting soil be very dry, and only rely on the spray water to let it grow. Reasonable watering, the humidity in the soil is large, and the root system will grow well and grow full of pots. Don't let the growing medium on the top is very wet, the bottom is very dry, for example, when we water only a little, the bottom of the growing medium is dry, the top is wet, but also will cause its root system to grow upwards.
4, too long has not turned the pot
Orchid root growth rate is very fast, we need to change the pot regularly, from the small pot to the large pot, but also regularly to repair the root system for it, if you have not changed the pot for a long time, its root system will inevitably grow full, eat all the growing medium. After the gap between the granular soil itself is filled by all the roots, it cannot grow new roots into the soil, and there is no way but to grow out of the surface of the potting soil. This is also a major reason for the root system of orchids to escape, so raising orchids to change pots regularly and repair roots regularly is good for its new root growth.
If you raise orchids, find that the root system of orchids has escaped from prison, all of them have grown out of the surface of the potting soil, these four are the main reasons, according to the appropriate analysis of the situation, changing pots is the best solution, then the orchid root system you raise all grow to the soil, the soil is full of white roots, you water and fertilize can be quickly absorbed, it grows well to be able to flower more.