The subtleties of transplanting orchid dendrobium at home - instructions and photos of the flower

Orchid Dendrobium is the most numerous epiphyte from the orchid family. Species, varieties and their hybrids, there are more than a thousand. This beautiful airy orchid in nature grows on trees, hence the name - literally "living on a tree", this tropical Asian beauty lives in China, the Himalayas, and Vietnam. The general consumer knows hybrids - Dendrobium Noble or Nobile, in this article we will step by step tell you when and how they can be transplanted or transplanted, and also show in the photo how the plant looks.

When it is necessary?

Reasons for transplant:

• Sick roots.
• Pseudobulbs have become too bulky.
• A small pot. The roots do not fit in the pot.
• The substrate smells like acid - it oxidized and caked.

In what cases can it be harmful?

Transplanted no more often than in 2-3 years, usually in the spring. Transplanting is stress for an orchid.

Transplant orchid dendrobium only after flowering, during the period of active growth. A transplant is not recommended during rest, during dormancy.

The main ways

Features of the denrobium nobile orchid are that its roots grow very quickly. Sometimes you have to move the flower into a larger pot. If the orchid is healthy, the roots are not damaged, and the substrate is still suitable, then the “transshipment” method is most often used:

1. The earthen ball is soaked, disassembled, but not completely removed.
2. We clean the roots from damaged dead roots.
3. Gently loosen the old substrate, update.
4. We put in it small pieces of charcoal for disinfection.

This method allows you to save the earthen lump as an already familiar habitat for orchids. Adaptation with this method will be less painful, easier. We simply move the flower into a larger pot.

Bush division

We will tell you step by step how to plant a bush at home:

1. After flowering, we take out the adult orchid from the pot.
2. We clean from the old substrate and damaged roots.
3. With a sharp processed knife, cut into pieces.
4. In each part there should be 3 mature healthy pseudobulbs and young shoots, not less than 3 cm.
5. Put the parts in water to moisturize.
6. Slices are treated with charcoal.
7. Planted in small pots.

Planting cuttings

1. Cuttings with a length of 10 cm are treated with charcoal.
2. We put wet moss - sphagnum in plastic bags.
3. We have 2 cuttings in each such "greenhouse".
4. We store at a temperature of 22 - 24 ºC, daily airing and moistening the moss - the basis.
5. The light is bright, diffused.
6. After 2 weeks, when the roots appear, transplanted into pots.
7. Presumably young orchids will bloom in 2 years.

Which pot to choose?

Pots usually use opaque, clay, not glazed, so that thanks to the rough surface, the roots can catch well on the walls of the pot. Although many are grown in ordinary transparent plastic containers, the dendrobium has no contraindications to the "transparency" of the pot. Often use special baskets or pots, where the dendrobium also feels good.

Proper soil selection

Disinfect the substrate before planting. - soak or boil.

The composition of the substrate for dendrobium:

• Drainage - polystyrene pieces, pebbles, clay shards.
• Moss - sphagnum is required to preserve moisture.
• Foam chips to let the substrate pass air well.
• Large pieces of bark are superimposed on the drainage bottom layer.
• Small pieces of pine bark are used for the main substrate mixture.

How to transplant - step by step instructions

Next, we will tell you step by step about the transplantation of the dendrobium orchid.

1. Extracting a plant from a pot. In order to safely get the orchid out of the pot, you need to soak it in water for 10 minutes. Carefully picking up a leaf outlet, gently pull the earthen lump.
2. Rinsing the roots and getting rid of excess substrate. The orchid should be placed with the remaining substrate in a container with a solution of epin and succinic acid for 30 to 40 minutes. This procedure is performed to prevent diseases and viruses.
3. Inspection of the roots and removal of diseased processes. When the substrate gets wet, remove it. Old moss can be removed with tweezers in accessible places. With a clean, treated knife, cut out old, dead roots. Inspect for rot. Remove rotten processes immediately so that the infection does not spread.
4. Drying the plants after washing. Renewed, peeled flower root is well treated with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Sprinkle the "wounds" with crushed charcoal. Put the orchid on a clean cloth to dry. You can use the lamp for extra heat and light.
5. Planting a dendrobium in a new pot:
   • Process the pot, especially if it is not used for the first time. The size of the pot should not be large, because you have cleaned the root, thinned it. The roots should be comfortable in the pot.
   • At the bottom of the pot, put some drainage material - pebbles, cut wine corks, chopped shards.
   • Lower the orchid in the center of the pot, position the roots loosely, sprinkle with a substrate lightly, without pressure and compaction.
   • The roots adapt and will be placed at "your own discretion."

   Important! It is necessary to boil the substrate, thereby disinfecting. And the bark during treatment with boiling water will become softer, this will make the soil loose, not compressed.
6. Watering. Immediately after planting, place the orchid in a well-lit area with diffused, soft light. Moisten the room. 2 - 3 days do not water the flower, let the roots "clutch".

   Dendrobium is a tropical culture, watering should be moderate but frequent, and the conditions for watering it should be as close as possible to the conditions of the natural habitat of the orchid. In summer you need to water more often, the temperature is higher, the evaporation is greater.

   But in winter, watering is reduced to a minimum, transferred to the "dry" mode. You can water in the summer with a warm shower to refresh the leaves. After a shower, dry well with a cotton swab or ear sticks in the axils of the leaves, buds of growth, so that there is no stagnation of moisture.

   Water during irrigation is only purified and only warm, otherwise the roots will freeze and rot.

What can not be done in any case?You can not cut flower stalks and pseudobulbs, dying should take place naturally.When transplanting into a new pot, do not bury the root. The voids in the pot are filled with substrate.When transplanting, place the roots so that they do not stray together, do not intertwine.

Photo

Check out the photo of the flower after a correctly transplanted dendrobium nobile orchid transplant.

Possible problems and solutions

• When transplanting, it is important to carefully scan the root for diseases and pests. Keep in mind that the root of the dendrobium is very fragile, soak the old earthen lump well before transplanting to easily clean the roots.

  Important! It is necessary to carry out all measures to prevent infection of the weakened root - process tools, a pot. Be sure to sanitize the substrate.

• After the transplant, make sure that the water in the pan does not stagnate - this is a direct threat to the death of the orchid.
• It is impossible to abuse fertilizers. It is possible to feed an orchid only 1 - 2 times a month, strictly observing the dosage and the acceptable deadlines - during the flowering period.

Follow-up care

• Set the pots in the south and southeast, just shade the windows with a light curtain or white paper. In summer, dendrobiums grow well in the open air - in the garden, on the loggia or open balcony. The conditions of detention are the same.
• Immediately after the transplant, monitor the air humidity, it should be 60 - 70%.
• In summer, preferably in the morning you can refresh the substrate itself without touching the leaves. The substrate should always be moist, but not moist. Water with a watering can or immersion in water on a third of the pot.
• Adaptation takes place 2 to 3 weeks after transplantation. Only then can we slowly introduce weak solutions of growth stimulants and top dressing. Florists recommend using foliar application "Dr. Foley." Read the instructions carefully beforehand.
• Watch the dendrobium orchid leaves:
  1. If the leaves are green, the lighting is normal.
  2. If they are "pale" - save the orchid, remove it from the direct sun, burns may appear on the leaves.
  3. If the leaves turn dark or yellow, add lighting. You can find all the possible causes of yellowing of the leaves of the orchid in this article.
• In winter and autumn, intense light and moderate watering are needed. Only then will the orchid bloom (how to care for the orchid during and after flowering you will learn here).

About the features of caring for the orchid dendrobium at home, we wrote here.

Useful video

Watch the video on how to transplant the Dendrobium orchid correctly:

Conclusion

Orchid Dendrobium is very fond of lovers of exotic flowers. She is not too demanding, not whimsical and not capricious. And if you take care of it properly, following the recommendations of experienced gardeners, you will get a wonderful flowerbed of delicate fragrant flowers along with a good positive mood.

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