Dendrobium candidum is a kind of epiphyte, which grows on the cool and wet trunk in the original environment, so we must imitate the original environment if we want to plant it well.
First of all, it's the light. Dendrobium candidum is especially afraid of the sun. For the first time, I planted it as a grass flower and put it in the sun for a life.
Now I plant Dendrobium in the back of the sun, not directly sun, grow very good! The leaves are green and the stems are thick.
On the balcony, you can plant it near the corner of the wall, where there is no block or thick coconut bran, so that you can get a similar environment to the original. Where there is sun, students on the terrace can plant under tall plants.
What is an epiphyte? That is to say, they are attached to woody plants rather than planted in mud. Therefore, Dendrobium candidum can be planted with broken wood instead of mud.
Is the flesh of the rod of Dendrobium candidum afraid of water? We use broken wood, good drainage, do not let it water can
What else can you do to avoid standing water besides using broken wood? That is to choose a flowerpot with good drainage. I use a flowerpot for orchid planting, with many drainage holes around me. If you use ordinary flowerpots, you can use scissors to make several holes.
When watering, we must pay attention to two points: one is water permeability, the other is not to use tap water!
It's easy to understand if it's watered. It's good for the growth of roots and can bring fresh air to avoid rotten roots when watering.
The reason why you don't use tap water is that it contains residual chlorine, which is very bad for its growth. If you use the conditions, you can use well water or rainwater to water it. If you don't put tap water for two days, let the chlorine evaporate
In summer, because of the hot weather and the lack of water, I planted some mosses on the surface, which can play a role in moisturizing and also look beautiful.
Planting Dendrobium candidum is not recommended to use chemical fertilizer, although the use of chemical fertilizer can grow fast but will reduce its effective ingredients!
I usually use organic fertilizer for fertilization, which is green and pollution-free. In the spring and Autumn period, I will bury 10-20g of sheep dung on the surface of the flowerpot. The sheep dung can slowly release nutrients for its growth, ensuring the normal nutritional needs. Usually, it can be poured with cake fertilizer and water.
We all know that Dendrobium candidum can be used as medicine, so how to pick it?
The annual growth of Dendrobium candidum is as follows: new buds grow from February to may, new buds grow new roots from May, and flowers bloom successively from April to October. 10 - growing slowly and accumulating nutrition in February.
So if you want to pick, you have to pick the branches after February. But the flowers of Dendrobium candidum can also be used as medicine, so I choose to pick them in March to April, so that I can use the stems as medicine and pick the flowers!
The method of picking is also very simple, that is to use scissors and scissors to distance one branch of the map.
Before picking:
After picking:
