Step by step instructions for breeding orchids cuttings

Orchid - an incredibly beautiful flower, which is unlikely to leave indifferent not only the common man but also an experienced florist. However, buying new orchid is not always possible, and it is costly.

Many amateurs-lovers probably noticed that it is very difficult to transplant the orchid properly, so it does not rotted and died. In this article we will look at a way of reproduction, which is not the easiest, but it is the safest for the future of the flower.

Propagation by cuttings orchids

several stages of preparation and transplanting flowers can be identified:

1) Preparation for future soil

For breeding orchids need to take care of the soil of a flower. Some florists will argue that cutting can be transplanted into a conventional sand or moss. Others have noted that it is necessary to make the soil from the bark of pine trees, coconut fibers, moss and charcoal.

2) Preparation of the future of the flower

Before you plant a sapling in the ground, you need to accurately process a flower: remove unnecessary leaves, check for parasites.

3) Divide by cuttings

At this stage it is necessary to cut off the tip at the stem, thereby to divide the plant cuttings. Sharing must have several viable root sprouts. The future stem must not be less than 10 centimeters in length.

4) planting orchid

If possible, it is necessary to spray the prepared soil biostimulant special. Placed on moist soil cuttings prepared. For further development of the flower, you must create greenhouse conditions. It should take a bottle, bag or glass dish and cover future orchids.

The temperature in the greenhouse homemade should be about 25 degrees.

Further care for the flower

Orchid, which was planted with the help of cutting, does not need special care. The main thing is to maintain hothouse conditions for some time after planting. If the stalk is not developed for a long time, does not form new shoots and buds do not wake up, it is necessary to spray the orchid growth stimulator.

Important!

It is worth noting that not all types of orchids can be transplanted in this manner. Best of all, this method is suitable for breeding monopodially species of orchids.

If you follow the sequence of steps and put in a new flower of my heart and a bit of love, future flowers will please its owner for many years.