Hello everyone, I am a plant grass worm, love greening love to raise flowers, today some netizens asked, why do the stout roots of orchids grow to the sky instead of to the bottom of the pot?
Knock on the key: the root system of the orchid is fleshy roots, the root system of the orchid likes the humid environment, where the wet root system drills, there is a very characteristic of the orchid, the new shoots of the orchid are emitted from the head of the orchid, and then grow a new root system on the new shoot, which is why the orchid first grows new shoots and then takes root.
Let's take a look at the pictures provided by netizens:
The above picture is the orchid potted plant maintained by netizens, it can be clearly seen that the root system of the orchid is indeed up, there is no sign of the bottom of the pot, look at the orchid growing medium matched by netizens, it feels a little thin, the growing medium is indeed water-retaining and nutritious, but it will be easy to rot roots because of the high humidity.
Orchids and other plants, plants have water and fertility, for this pot of orchids, I think it is mainly caused by uneven humidity in the pot, typical wet and dry, the water tendency of orchids makes the root system of orchids grow upwards, in fact, there is a great relationship with growing medium and watering methods, of course, there are some possibilities.
1, orchid roots are where to breathe and where to grow
Orchids prefer a breathable and fertile environment, and the root system is where it is breathable and where it grows, which also shows that the upper part of the pot is too hard and poorly breathable.
2. Wet on and dry on the bottom
This is as long as the reason, watering half cut water caused, the top wet and the bottom dry, late watering must pay attention to the phenomenon of half cut water.
Here is a specific operation method, appropriate water control, pot surface plus hard growing medium to cover the root, and then let the pot surface remain dry, the top of the dry nature to go down, there is a method with the left hand to cover the orchid to turn the pot upside down, pat a few times the pot wall loose soil under the loose breathable, watering must be watered thoroughly, to avoid the appearance of half-cut water.