I, Moss, may be a little life that you often overlook, but I have a place to be reckoned with in the world of orchid farming. Don't look at me small, but I can provide great help to the orchid and make it grow more vigorously. Did you know that I am moss and grows in an environment with high humidity and scattered light? Such characteristics make me the right-hand man of orchids. I can monitor the humidity of the environment, which in turn depends on favorable humidity for orchids to grow. Therefore, when raising orchids, raise some of me by the way, and there will be unexpected harvests!
In the mountains, you may find wild orchids with my presence next to them. Tree stumps, tree trunks, and stones all grow in patches of us. Gently peel off the stone, you will find a miraculous phenomenon: our roots have no soil, but the stone is acidified by us into small fragments. What's going on? The reason is that our roots can secrete acidic substances, and even hard stones can turn into crushed sand particles under long-term acidification. So, have you ever wondered why wild orchids grow in acidic soils? Here's the answer! Our moss is just right to create acidic soil. Therefore, when raising orchids, if we plant some of us in the pot, then the potting soil will become the pH value of the orchid's favorite under our acidification.
Chunlan and Huilan need sufficient vernalization in the budding stage to produce good flowers, which is the consensus of orchid friends. But there is another contradiction here: vernalization requires low temperatures, will the buds be frozen? In particular, some orchids that have not yet been potted are relatively weak in their own resistance. That's when we're here to help! A thick layer of air that we can form into a small environment can not only keep warm but also moisturize. In this way, the contradiction that orchids need to be moist and dare not water often is solved. What should I do if there are empty roots and rotten roots? Don't worry, our moss can still cover the roots and shoots! This is a special kind of trick. In conventional planting materials, the effect of covering roots and buds is not very good. But with our moss, we can create a moisturizing, breathable environment that allows the roots to grow strongly.
There are two types of pot moss: straight laying and planting! The straight shop is to protect the budding orchids that have just come down from the mountain from frost damage. The planting of moss is carried out in the spring, only a small amount of moss is needed, it is buried shallow on the surface of the orchid pot, and then placed in a relatively high humidity environment to reproduce. Growing moss requires frequent spraying and moisturizing, and the water vapor of the spray can moisten the small environment and form a virtuous cycle. However, our moss is particularly sensitive to chemical fertilizers. When the concentration of fertilizer is too high, we will turn yellow and wilt. So, when applying chemical fertilizers, you can experiment with us. Generally speaking, if there is no obvious fertilizer damage, this fertilizer can be applied to orchids! Of course, our moss is not harmless. During the rainy season, if the moss is too thick and the environment is not well ventilated, it is easy to cause stem rot and soft rot. So, be sure to pay attention to the ventilation of the environment! And moss is also easy to be a host for overwintering pests. Be sure to treat us with insecticides before wintering, and eliminating parasitic pests can maximize the chance of getting diseases in the next year! List of high-quality authors