How to take care of the newly bought Oncidium

1. How to deal with Oncidium after buying it

The best season to buy Oncidium is spring. When you just buy it, you need to check whether the roots of the plant are rotten. If so, use scissors to trim the roots, and then soak its roots in 5% potassium permanganate solution for half an hour to sterilize the roots. After soaking, spread it out and let it dry before putting it in the pot.

2. How to pot the newly bought Oncidium

It is best to use a clay pot or a purple clay pot for the newly bought Oncidium, which has better air permeability and is more suitable for its growth. It is an epiphytic plant and is not suitable for growing directly in the soil. It is best to use a planting material made of a mixture of sphagnum moss, sawdust and orchid stone for its growth.

3. Specific breeding methods

1. Light: It likes a semi-shaded environment. When you first buy it, you can put it in a slightly shaded location for maintenance and give it a small amount of gentle light. After it resumes normal growth, you can place it on the north balcony of your home in a well-ventilated place with scattered light for maintenance.

2. Temperature: It likes a warm environment. When you first buy it, you can keep it in an environment with a temperature of 18℃-26℃. It is not cold-resistant, so it cannot be kept in a low temperature environment for a long time to prevent the cold from affecting its normal growth. In winter, the temperature should be maintained above 15℃.

3. Watering: It likes to grow in a slightly humid environment, but you don’t need to water it too much when you just buy it. Just give it normal water after it resumes normal growth. However, the humidity of the air must reach at least 60%, so you need to spray water on the ground frequently, or put some water in the tray under the plant, but the water cannot cover the air holes of the pot.

4. Fertilization: It does not require fertilizer when it is first purchased. Wait until it returns to normal growth state, then you can fertilize normally. During the growing season, apply fertilizer every half a month. If you are growing young plants, you should apply fertilizers rich in nitrogen. If you are growing mature plants, you should switch to fertilizers with higher potassium and phosphorus content.