In some cases, you can trim the orchid leaves
The leaves of orchids and other plants perform a variety of functions. Water passes through it transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis. Therefore absolutely no leaves green plantations can not live. But sometimes there are situations where they still need to be removed.
1. when the disease. If the sheet plate yellow, blush, yet somehow change their color, the greater likelihood that the disease or orchid struck his chosen parasites. To prevent the die throughout the plant, have resorted to cutting the leaves and rotted roots.
2. when burning. It happens that the grower through inexperience, or just forgetting to plant in the sun, discovers that the plant does not look. The leaves turn red and wrinkled. In this case, as one way to save the plant - to trim the leaves and place the orchid in shading place.
3. cracks. If the cat's tail caught the pot and the plant had fallen, it is likely that the sheet metal plate or crack no longer a piece of it. The crack can get germs, leaf begin to rot. Yield - trimming sheet.
The remaining sections are processed in the bush or wood activated carbon. This prevents the ingress to harmful organisms. When the disease requires trimming and also roots, with the further transfer orchid.
Then the plant is necessary to spray fungicide based on copper. Bush watered after transplanting not less than 1 week.
Before pruning orchid looks around carefully. If you see a hatched babies, the procedure is better to wait. Exception - if without bush disappear altogether.
ways to trim
Removing leaves made 2 methods:
1. Indented 1cm from the root, and the cutting is done across the lamina. If the disease struck only the edge of the sheet, it is not necessary to remove it entirely. Enough to cut the wound site, and taking a little healthier. The tool should be sharp and sterile.
2. The sheet is cut along the center to the stem. Then the halves carefully detached by hand.
Also, some experts in the field of floriculture recommend cut the lower leaves in the event that the orchid will not flower. Perhaps, this procedure will encourage flower buds wake up.
Thus, orchid leaves are not only sometimes can be cut, but even necessary. It's worth doing for the sake of a plant to recover quickly and has acquired its former beauty.