What medicine to use to disinfect orchids?

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1. What medicine to use?

2. Disinfection process

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To disinfect orchids, potassium permanganate or carbendazim is generally used, and chlorothalonil or thiophanate-methyl can also be used. First dilute the disinfectant with water to ensure that the content is about one thousandth. If you want to disinfect the leaves, you need to put the disinfectant into a spray bottle and spray it on the leaves. If you want to disinfect the roots, you need to take the plant out of the pot, cut off old and rotten roots, soak them in disinfectant, dry them and replant them. If you want to disinfect the plant material, in addition to soaking it in disinfectant, you can also expose it to sunlight.

1. What medicine to use?

1. What medicine to use?

Carbendazim or potassium permanganate is usually used to disinfect orchids, both of which are also relatively common disinfectants. Carbendazim solution can be sprayed on the leaves or soaked in the roots. Potassium permanganate solution is mainly used to disinfect roots. In addition, thiophanate methyl and chlorothalonil also have disinfecting effects.

2. Disinfection process

1 2. Dilute with water: Whether it is carbendazim or potassium permanganate, you need enough water to use it. The content of carbendazim solution should be controlled at about one thousandth, and the potassium permanganate solution should be diluted to pink color before use. Concentrations that are too high can cause damage to plants.

2. Foliar disinfection: Foliar disinfection usually uses more Bacterium solution. It is usually used on diseased plants. After removing the diseased leaves, put the diluted disinfectant into a watering can and spray it on the leaves.

3. Root disinfection: Carbendazim or potassium permanganate can be used for root disinfection. Carefully remove the plant from the pot and remove some of the old soil to expose its roots. Then cut off old and rotten roots and soak them in disinfectant. This method is usually performed when the roots are rotten or when the pot is changed. After disinfection, it must be dried before replanting to avoid the disinfectant remaining in the soil.

4. Disinfection of plant materials: Plant materials are used for growing orchids. The required substrate is often plant fiber with high air permeability. Generally, it can be disinfected by exposure to the sun, or soaked with potassium permanganate and carbendazim.

2. Disinfection process

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