Should Dendrobium officinale be grown in water or soil? What kind of soil should be used to grow Den

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1. Water or soil cultivation?

2. What soil to use?

Dendrobium officinale can be grown in water or in soil. Both methods can survive and maintain it. Water cultivation is relatively convenient and easy to operate. Once the plants are properly treated, they can be maintained in water. Soil cultivation is not troublesome, but ordinary soil cannot be used. Sphagnum, fungus bran, wood bran, bark, peat, etc. can be used. The substrate must be sterilized in advance. During maintenance, attention should be paid to regular watering to ensure adequate moisture supply and to prevent and control diseases and insect pests.

1. Water or soil cultivation?

Dendrobium candidum can be cultivated in water or soil. Both methods can survive and maintain, but soil cultivation is the only way. This is not ordinary soil. Water cultivation is more convenient and easy to operate. Dendrobium officinale has strong vitality and likes a humid growth environment, so it is easy to survive in water cultivation. You can prepare a transparent glass bottle, wash and disinfect it in advance, and then select Clean the plant, wash off the soil on the plant, cut off the old roots, soak them in carbendazim solution for disinfection, and then dry them before hydroponics.

Soil cultivation is not troublesome. Pay attention to regular watering during maintenance. Water, ensure good water supply. Soil-raised plants have a greater chance of getting pests and diseases, so they must be prevented and treated well.

2. What soil to use

The roots of Dendrobium officinale are not suitable for use in ordinary soil. Its roots are shallow aerial roots. Ordinary soil will make it difficult for the roots to breathe. The choice of substrate must first be breathable, loose, well-drained, and acidic, such as sphagnum moss, fungus bran, wood bran, bark, peat, etc. After selecting the substrate, it cannot be used directly. It needs to be disinfected first. You can boil the substrate in boiling water, then take it out and dry it for use. You can also use chemicals to disinfect it.

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