Orchids have long been successfully grown in greenhouses and apartments. These exotic flowers always attract attention. But you always want to plant something unique in the garden. One of such plants is, of course, orchids. Many species and varieties of these plants can be grown in our harsh climate. These unusual plants will beautify your garden even more, add garden notes of delicate taste, and will certainly be admired by your relatives, friends and colleagues. After all, few people dare to grow these beautiful flowers, but in vain …
It used to be very difficult to get plant material for these plants. These are torture plants dug up by hunters from the wild during flowering, which are not adapted to the growth of garden plots, because in nature they grow in symbiosis with a special fungus that is not found in the garden. Such plants have suffered for a long time and continue to die, harming our natural vegetation.
Now everything has changed. Foreign companies grow many varieties and varieties of orchids, which can easily be purchased in garden centers. These are slipper (Cypripedium), various sleepers (Epipactis), multi-fingered (Dactylorhisa). The latter will grow beautifully in the garden without much effort. In fact, the orchid for beginners is Bletilla striata (Bletilla striata). It can grow easily in any garden soil in sun or partial shade. Cultivation no more
demanding than other bulbous plants. In mid-summer, the flowers shed stems up to 50 cm high with beautiful flowers. A beautiful, attractive orchid. For the winter, you need a good dry shelter, but it is better to dig it up and put it on dry peat in a cellar or a refrigerator.
One of the most important conditions for success is proper planting and care of orchids. The ideal place for planting is a light, mobile penumbra. Most garden orchids prefer slightly alkaline soil. Before planting, I make holes 30-40 cm deep. In the form of a trench, it is best to place dirty lime at the bottom. The soil for planting should be very loose (it can be picked up in the forest under the roots of pine, spruce, birch), with the addition of coal and ash, pine manure (1: 1), pieces of rotten stump. , little rotted manure. The landing is shallow. The buds cannot be deepened more than 1 cm, and after planting, do not forget to mulch the top with a clean fine sprayer, the roots will not tolerate excessive heat, so the mulch should be laid in a slightly thick layer. In the spring, when planting orchids, it is recommended to feed with special fertilizers for orchids of the Kemira type, a universal solution in a dose reduced by 2 times from the recommended one.
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