Crab claw orchid cultivation technology, what soil to use for crab claw orchid cultivation?

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1. Prepare soil

2. Suitable temperature

3. Water appropriately

4. Correct pruning

When cultivating crab claw orchids, you can prepare your own soil, mixing garden soil, humus soil, and sandy soil, and then add an appropriate amount of base fertilizer. It likes temperature and can provide the most suitable temperature environment of about 25 degrees. It should not be lower than 10 degrees in winter. You don’t need to water too frequently in normal times, as long as the soil is slightly moist. During the rainy season, you need to take shelter from the rain to avoid water accumulation. In addition, pruning must be carried out in time, especially after the flowers have faded.

1. Prepare soil

It likes soil with good permeability, and pay attention to the acidity and alkalinity, preferably neutral. When cultivating, you can prepare your own, mixing garden soil, humus soil, and sandy soil, and finally add an appropriate amount of base fertilizer to improve nutrients. You can choose bone meal or organic fertilizer. Lack of fertilizer will cause poor growth.

2. Suitable temperature

It likes warmth, and the best temperature is maintained at around 25 degrees. When the temperature is high in summer, ventilation should be frequent and managed in a semi-shady place. In winter, the low temperature should be moved indoors, and the temperature should be controlled at about 15 degrees. The minimum temperature should not be lower than 10 degrees, otherwise the plants will be frostbitten and affect flowering.

3. Water appropriately

It has strong drought tolerance, likes dry environment and is afraid of waterlogging. You don’t need to water too frequently, as long as the soil is slightly moist. If it encounters rainy weather, take shelter from the rain and avoid accumulation of water in the pot soil. In addition, if the environment is too dry, you can spray water appropriately to moisturize the leaves to prevent them from drying out. In addition, pay special attention to watering methods in winter. Less water is consumed in winter. If the soil is not dry, do not water randomly to avoid frostbite.

4. Proper pruning

Pruning should be carried out in time during the cultivation process. The remaining flowers can be cut off promptly after the flowers fade to reduce nutrient consumption. It is also necessary to shorten the stem nodes, which can be cut from the three or four leaves under the remaining flowers, and to thin out the overly dense leaves to ensure good ventilation.

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