How to judge whether an orchid is short of water and how to deal with water shortage

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There are three ways to determine whether an orchid is short of water. First, the flower pot has become very light, which may be caused by lack of water. Second, the leaves become less upright and gradually bend, the gloss of the leaves decreases, and the surface becomes dull. It may also be that the plant is short of water. The third is to observe whether the pot soil is white or insert bamboo chopsticks into the pot, and judge whether there is a lack of water based on their degree of moisture. If the soil in the pot turns white, or the bottom four to five centimeters of the bamboo chopsticks are dry, it means there is a lack of water in the pot.

1. How to judge

1. Flowerpot weight: When the orchid is short of water, the overall weight of the flowerpot will become very light, so you can judge whether the plant is short of water by the weight of the flowerpot. You can weigh the pot after watering the orchids, and then weigh the pot before each watering to determine whether watering is needed. When the flower pot becomes light and fluffy when weighed, you can suspect that the plant is short of water.

2. Observe the leaves: If the leaves do not stand upright, If it gradually becomes bent and looks lethargic, it may be caused by a lack of water in the plant. Under normal circumstances, when water shortage is not serious, the drooping arc of the leaves will not be very large, making it difficult to detect. But when there is severe water shortage, the curvature of the leaves will be more obvious. In addition, when orchids lack water, their growth will be affected, the gloss of their leaves will decrease, and their surfaces will become dull.

3. Observe the pot soil: You can judge whether there is a lack of water in the pot based on whether the pot soil is white. Or you can insert a bamboo stick into the appropriate position in the basin and pull it out after a while. Determine the moisture content in the orchid potting material based on the moisture level of the bamboo sticks. If the bottom four to five centimeters of the bamboo chopsticks are still moist, there is no need to water them. Otherwise, they need to be watered in time.

2. How to deal with it

Missing If the water situation is not serious, the plants can resume normal growth by simply replenishing water in time. If the water shortage is severe, hollow roots will appear at the roots of the orchid. It is necessary to dig out the plant, cut off all the empty roots, sterilize and disinfect the whole plant, then soak it in a rooting agent solution, then replace the soil with replanting and maintenance.

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