If you grow orchids, you must understand that the plants must be repotting regularly. When repotting, it is essential to pay attention in repotting, as it will be different for terrestrial Orchid and epiphytic orchids. Orchids should be repotting every 18 to 24 months without failure. This is necessary to provide a fresh medium for orchids. In addition, it should select a pot which can give a close fit to the roots. If you use a larger than necessary pot, the Orchid will not display new growth for several weeks.
If the orchid is not potting soil, it will flower poorly and eventually die. Therefore, if you notice that the plant is too large for the pot, or the culture medium is down, it is time to repot the plant. When the culture medium deteriorates, it does not properly drain and this can cause the Orchid by rotting roots. You can use a clay or plastic jar. If you use a clay pot, don't forget to water the plant more often that this kind of pot tends to become more dry fast. However, the use of plastic pots, to ensure that there is a drainage hole, or even stagnant water will cause root rot and the plant will die. Also, if the Orchid uses its roots for photosynthesis, it is necessary to provide transportation pot to let the sunlight to reach the roots.
Here are the steps on how to repot an orchid.
Spreading old newspapers on the floor to prevent that medium causing a mess. Turn the jar upside down and try to delete the Orchid gently. If the roots are met on the jar, use a kitchen knife to loosen their. Once the Orchid fate, separating the roots to remove the former growth medium. If some culture medium clings to roots, don't worry.
Prune the roots with a pair of scissors heavy garden. Before using the scissors, he sterilize by wiping with some rubbing alcohol. This will prevent the disease from spreading in the scissors to the roots of the plant. Delete seemingly dead or damaged roots. Healthy roots will appear tips green white and bright. It is also the right time to get rid of pseudobulbs without leaves and shriveled.
Wash the new pot and it allow to soak for about thirty minutes in 10 percent bleach solution. Then rinse the pot well. If you intend using a new pot in clay, let is soak for a while in the water. Then add some stuffing mixture into the pot and some boiling water on the mixture to wet. Allow cool water and then drain. Then in your Orchid in the pot and disseminate some wet bark near the roots.
It is important to keep the vertical position of the plant. Thus, in a game and attach the Orchid to it with some Twine. Transfer the pot in a shaded place and spray water everywhere in the Orchid and bark. This should be done twice a day until what you observe new root growth. Once the new roots penetrate the bark clippings, you can transfer the Orchid in its normal location and begin feeding and watering the plants that you would normally.
