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Soil ingredients for orchid cultivation

Gustavo Fring
2020-07-01 16:42:07
Orchid cultivation soil is mainly rotten leaf soil, which can provide suitable living environment for plants. In order to increase nutrition, bark and pine needles can also be added, but they should be disinfected and decomposed before use. The problem of air permeability should also be considered. Ceramsite can be added to keep the whole soil loose, and peanut shell can also be added. To ensure the drainage effect, you can add some orchid stones or small stones at the bottom.

I. nutritional ingredients

1. Saprophytic soil: in consideration of its original environment, saprophytic soil is very suitable for planting, which can provide a suitable living environment and supplement various nutrients for plants.

2. Bark: the decomposed bark has a variety of nutrients, which can supplement the nutrients needed by the plant. However, it needs to be broken before use, and then exposed to the sun, or baked on the fire, so as to remove the insects inside.

3. Pine needles: in addition to bark, pine needles can also play the same role in supplementing plant nutrients, containing a variety of trace elements.

2. Breathable ingredients

1. Ceramsite: its particles are slightly larger, which can play a breathable effect, so that it will not be too sticky and hard inside. Loam can keep loose state, and the root system can breathe freely.

2. Peanut shell: peanut shell can make the whole loam air permeable and also have permeability. The use method is also very simple, only need to collect the peanut shell, then crush it and put it in the sun to dry, play the role of disinfection, and then mix it into the flower soil.

III. drainage ingredients

Its use of soil to ensure drainage effect, you can add some orchid stone or small stone at the bottom

Stone Block

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