Why all the roots of the orchid should be in the pot, rather than the top crust

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Recently, I took seriously the cultivation of Phalaenopsis orchids. And not just growing, but right. 90% tips on the Internet relating to the issue, and perceptions about people - delusion.

Once I decided to educate his audience, describing why the orchid to anything transparent pot. But the article was received with hostility, so the positive reaction to this Note I did not expect. But I hope that at least 1% of the people will be ready to knowledge and wants to understand the new information. To do this, and I write.

First I want to say that I have taken the information is not out of your head and not from another site on the Internet. Start gave me experience Sergei Petrov, a successful owner of more than 100 orchids, leading a thematic group VKontakte. Further information is taken from the publication of books and orhievodov: David KHessaĭon, Rakytskyy C Rellke Frank and others.

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So, what is protruding roots of orchids? Beginners-growers call them "the air". But here's a caveat: Phalaenopsis have all the roots are the same, they are not divided into "air" and "underground".

In the wild, rain forest, orchid roots play 2 roles:

• attach the plant to the support;
• absorb moisture and nutrients their air.

2 fact misinterpreted. humidity in tropical forest is 80-90%. Humidity in the apartment during the winter heating works - 20-30%. It is therefore understandable that the plant simply nowhere to take moisture and especially any substances, and the function of "air" with the growth of the roots above the ground useless.

And even dangerous. Dry air in the flat lead to the fact that the surface of the roots Phalaenopsis starts not absorb and evaporate moisture. Due to the dry climate at home and the soil dries out quickly (by the way, for this reason that tropical plants are not suitable pots with holes in the walls). A constantly moderately moist soil it needs for health Phalaenopsis. And breathable.

What to do?

It should be transplanted into a large pot of Phalaenopsis. So that it holds all the roots (can be left on the surface of 1-2, if not possible). The lower leaves are small breaks off completely, so that there petioles.

Planting straight under the lower leaves. The primer must absorb moisture well and thus allow air:

• and digested large bark - without cooking the resin gives the crust completely soaked with water;
• a large bark mixed with chopped sphagnum moss, which perfectly absorbs, retains moisture and gives it.

The bark should not be small, because it will not be void of air. On the right the ground tell you more in another article.

Sign: if a long time to talk about the rules of growing orchids, the man appears, who will tell how well they will flourish in the land from the garden 😃

In fact, persistent and abundant flowering, as well as the appearance of children, can be actively running mechanism of procreation plants in a situation critical for life

The idea is that the aerial roots of orchids, which should absorb moisture from the atmosphere, they will take it out of the air-permeable substrate. In conjunction with the timely irrigation will make it home flower healthy and long-lived.