After the autumn is cold, the crab claw orchid must be "diligent", the leaves are as hard as iron, and 100 flowers bloom.

Crab claw orchid is a common ornamental flower in life, and is a perennial pendant plant in the cactus family. In the summer, the crab claw orchid will enter a semi -dormant state at high temperatures. It is not until the weather gradually cools down until the weather gradually cools down, and the crab claw orchids begin to return to growth.

The crab claw orchid blooms in winter. If it wants it to drive more in winter and open, it will be well -maintained in autumn. After the autumn is cool, the crab claw orchid pays attention to "diligence" and has achieved it in order to make its leaves hard as iron, and the flower buds are quickly differentiated to lay the foundation for blooming in winter.

Change the soil

One summer passed, and basically the nutrients in the soil were consumed. After entering the fast -growing period of autumn, crab claw orchids need a lot of nutrition, so we need to change the basin in time and supplement some fertilizers.

Most of the crab claw orchids are potted plants. As the nutrients in the soil are exhausted, about a year, the soil will gradually become sticky and easy to end. The root system of crab claw orchid is like a thin line, which has high requirements for the soil environment, and the soil of the plate will seriously inhibit growth. Therefore, it is recommended that flower friends better change the pot of crab claw orchid once a year.

The best potting time for crab claw orchids is in spring and autumn. If you do not change the pot this spring, don't miss it again in autumn.

Crab claw orchid likes to be loose and breathable, with high acidic soil with high humus content. Flowers can buy ready -made nutritional soil directly. You can also use perlite, vermiculite, grass charcoal soil, and pine needle soil, according to the ratio of 1: 1: 4: 2. Add a little bottom fertilizer. The bottom fertilizer can be organic fertilizer such as rotten cattle and sheep manure, or chemical fertilizer such as compound fertilizer and slow -release fertilizer. After mixing all the materials, it can be used to plant crab claws.

Stop the crab claw orchid 3 to 5 days before the basin change, so as to get off the pot. After the crab claw orchid is removed, gently break the soil at the bottom, which will break a part of the root system at the bottom. Don't worry. This is normal. If there is a rotten root system, you can trim some rotten roots. In the flower pot, lay a layer of rough sand, pottery granules, etc. as drainage layers. Then put some prepared soil, put the crab claw orchid in the flower pot, and finally fill in the soil to plant it. Planting should not be too dense, pay attention to leaving some distance between the branches.

The planted crab claw orchid is watered, and placed in a place with sufficient scattered light for 7-10 days to adapt to the time of the new soil. After that, it can be maintained normally.

Fertilize

The crab claws that have just changed the pot cannot be fertilized, at least for more than half a month, and you can fertilize after seeing new leaves. If your crab claw orchid has changed the pot soil in spring and the autumn weather is cool, you need to replenish fertilizer immediately.

Because it is about to enter the flowering period in winter, so I recommend the fast -acting water -soluble fertilizer in autumn. Common water -soluble fertilizers are: flower Duoduo, flower and plant nutrient solution, Meileke nutrient solution, etc., flower friends can choose according to their own situation. Taking Huaguo No. 1 fertilizer as an example, diluted with water at a ratio of 1: 1000 and poured directly on the soil. The proportion of use is subject to the instructions, usually once every 1 to 2 weeks.

Trim

The crab claw orchid is half dormant in summer. The crab claw orchid during sleep is prone to the problem of dried old leaves, and it will not recover in autumn. When the temperature is about 25 degrees, we can trim the crab claw orchid. Cut the dry, weak old branches and old leaves, leaving only full and strong branches and leaves.

If it is negligible in summer, the whole crab claws may be stunned. In this case, we need to cut off 2 to 3 leaves from the top of each branch to promote the old leaves. If the maintenance is better in summer, only the blades on the top are slightly stunned, just cut off the leaves on the top.

The sun must be diligent

The growth stage of crab claw orchids likes the sun very much, and the sunshine ability that is absorbed now is used to grow leaves, and some will be stored in plants to accumulate energy for winter flowers. When the temperature is lower than 25 degrees, put the crab claw orchid in full light. It is best to place it on the South Balcony or the south window sill to bask in the sun.

Diligent bud

As long as we are patient, from October to November, the buds can be built on the leaves of the crab claws. Usually a leaf can be 3 to 4 buds. If all these buds are retained, the buds will compete for nutrition, and some nutritional buds will slowly shrink and drop. The buds left because they were competing for nutrition in the early days, and the flowers would be smaller and light when they were open.

Therefore, when a leaf has more than 3 buds, we must "sparse" in time to remove the extra buds, and a leaf only retains 2 strong buds. This allows each bud to have sufficient nutritional supply. When blooming in winter, the flowers will be more and more bright.

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