Is it okay to use granular soil to grow orchids? Can orchids be grown in peat soil?

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1. Is it okay to use granular soil to grow orchids?

2. What kind of soil is good for growing orchids?

3. Can orchids be grown in peat soil?

It is not suitable to use granular soil to grow orchids. Although pure granular soil has very high permeability, it contains very few nutrients and has very low fertility. If orchids are planted in pure granular soil for a long time, the plants will lack nutrients, grow poorly, and develop yellow leaves. If there is no timely top dressing during maintenance and it is starved of nutrients for a long time, it will dry up and die.

1. Is it good to use all granular soil to grow orchids?

It is not good to use all granular soil to grow orchids. Although granular soil has good air permeability and drainage, its nutrient content is too low to meet the needs of orchid growth. If it is kept in pure granular soil for a long time and is not topdressed in time, it will develop yellow leaves due to lack of nutrients. If it lacks nutrients for a long time, it will dry up and die.

2. What kind of soil is good for growing orchids

When using granular soil to grow orchids, you can add some leaf mold soil or base fertilizer to the soil to increase the fertility of the granular soil. In this way, the nutrients contained in it will increase, and the orchid will be able to absorb sufficient nutrients from it and grow normally. When maintaining it, you should pay attention to changing the soil every 1-2 years to ensure that there are sufficient nutrients in the soil to meet its growth needs.

3. Can orchids be grown in peat soil

Peat soil is a soil with high nutrient content and relatively good air permeability, which is more suitable for growing orchids. However, it is best not to use only peat soil to grow orchids. It is more recommended to mix peat soil with vegetable garden soil and river sand to prepare orchid cultivation soil. The soil prepared in this way has better drainage and air permeability, which is more beneficial to the growth of the orchid root system .

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