Of the entire genus of Orchids, Phalaenopsis is the most common genus. Perhaps you will not find a flower shop where there would not be at least one phalaenopsis. Much has been written about how to transplant a Phalaenopsis orchid. Here are the empirical recommendations.
Do I need to transplant phalaenopsis after purchase?
I will answer without delay - it is necessary. First, when you bring a new plant into the house, beginner sanitization activities must be done to protect all of your houseplants. In store catalog pictures, a plant may look great, but your new green friend may be infested with mites, snails, fungi, and other grower horrors. So, how to transplant a phalaenopsis orchid correctly, you will now learn from the instructions below.
Operation One – Sanitization
Remove the phalaenopsis from the pot, completely clean the roots of the old soil (usually sphagnum). Assess the condition of the roots - they should be thick, smooth, grayish green in color, the tips of the roots should be light green. There should be no black spots at the junctions with the stem (neck), the roots should fit snugly against the neck, and notdangle on one inner thread. If the root is broken off, it no longer fully fulfills its function, despite its outwardly he althy appearance. Phalaenopsis roots may continue to live for some time after detaching from the plant, but subsequently they still begin to rot. Therefore, it is better to remove the roots broken off from the neck.
Operation two - selection of a pot and soil
Now you can prepare the orchid pot and soil. It is known that these orchids can be large and small. For large ones, a liter container is enough, for small ones - half a liter. Special pots for orchids are sold in stores. I advise you to opt for transparent plastic specimens with many large holes on the bottom. Phalaenopsis roots should not be subjected to prolonged waterlogging. Sometimes 3 days of being in a humid environment is enough for rotting to begin. The holes in the planting container will solve this problem by providing good ventilation.
Well, let's continue our lesson on the topic: "How to transplant a Phalaenopsis orchid." So, having decided on the pot, let's start preparing the soil. In my opinion, the most successful option is a mixture of pine bark and sphagnum. You can use sphagnum and the bark in which you brought the orchid home. But first it must be disinfected with the help of hourly boiling. In addition, charcoal and fine expanded clay can be added to the soil. Sphagnum and expanded clay will protect the orchid from drying out the soil (the danger of which arises especially inheating season), and coal will play the role of a disinfectant, protecting against the appearance of fungal diseases.
Third operation - planting your favorite phalaenopsis
The main point in this paragraph of the story about how to transplant a phalaenopsis orchid is that when planting a flower, you can not bury its neck - the roots should start immediately above the ground, and you should see them after planting. Otherwise, you can very easily skip the rotting process. After planting the orchid, pour the soil so that it is all evenly wet - you can lower the pot into the water. If a pet planted in this way does not hold in a pot, place three sticks around the perimeter and tie a handsome man with a wire or string (as you prefer) so that he does not move in the pot. After about 2-3 months, these ugly props can be removed, as the orchid will put up new roots, which over time will catch on the ground, on the pot, and even on the pallet - that's what it is, this phalaenopsis.
