Flowers need to be replanted periodically, and orchids are no exception. Despite the fact that they do not grow in the ground, but in a special substrate, it needs to be changed periodically, as well as the container for the flower.
Housewives are interested in whether it is possible to prepare the substrate themselves.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" - a scientist, agronomist, landscape designer, told how to do it correctly.
General recommendations
You can collect an organic composition. For this you will need:
- bark (pine, larch or oak);
- charcoal;
- fern root;
- sphagnum moss.
For inorganic composition you need to buy:
- perlite and vermiculite;
- expanded clay or foam plastic chips (layer up to 3 cm at the bottom of the pot).
Soil for phalaenopsis orchids
To prepare a substrate for the most popular orchid, you need to mix:
- coal and tree bark in a ratio of 1:5;
- charcoal, moss and pine sawdust in a ratio of 1:2:5.
You can also add pine cones and coconut fibers.
How to process ingredients
To disinfect organic matter, you can keep the materials in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius or treat them with steam for 30 minutes.
When choosing the bark of coniferous trees, you need to make sure that it contains resin.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
