Orchid, the trick of the sponge to make it bloom: you have never had it like this
To have an orchid in bloom like never before, there is a sponge method known only to a few people. This is what it is.
In our homes there are many plants and flowers that, in addition to beautifying and decorating our homes, have a positive function on our body and our mood as well as helping the environment.
In fact, thanks to photosynthesis , many of them tend to release carbon dioxide and absorb excess humidity from rooms, preventing the formation of condensation and mold.
Furthermore, the presence of plants and flowers in our homes and especially on balconies helps insects during pollination, a very important operation to safeguard the planet.
Orchid – the sponge method
One of the most common plants in our homes is the orchid due to its resistance and its flowers of various colors that are used for many events and ceremonies and for the elegance of its flower.
However, not everyone knows that to have a vigorous flower there is a method called the sponge method that only the most expert nurserymen know and that we are going to show you step by step.
Even a plant that seems dead can come back to life and regain strength with an incredible result: you start cleaning the plant that is about to die by removing all the dry or rotten parts.
Then you have to take it out of the ground and free it from all the bark there is and then with sterilized scissors remove all the other dry parts that cannot be removed by hand.
Don’t worry about removing the parts that you don’t know if they are rotten or not, it is always better to remove the damaged parts than to keep them so that the healthy part is revitalized after the treatment.
The central part, still viable, will appear with a small root and perfect leaves if they are not completely dry. It may happen that living parts are created where fungi and bacteria can enter and they must be closed with cinnamon, which heals and helps form new roots.
It is necessary to drop the cinnamon on the cut side and let it rest for 48 hours in a sterile, dry environment by placing the plant on a clean tissue on a serving plate.
what happens to the plant
After this time, cut the bottom of a plastic bottle , about 10 cm and pierce it in the bottom, creating 4 or 5 cuts that will allow the water to come out. Indoors, prepare a bed for the seedling.
For this you can use moss or lichen or if we do not have these organic materials, insert a sterilized sponge. Once you have this, moisten it and insert it into the bottom of the cut bottle.
After inserting the seedling, place it, place it in a plastic bag and close it, so that a true microclimate is formed that will tend to help the plant recover and revive.
Place it in a place where it can receive plenty of light, being careful not to expose it to direct sunlight for about 50 days . After these two months or so we can see the results.
The plant will become viable with hard, green and shiny leaves and there will be no mold or bacteria and the root system will be perfect and the remaining roots will have grown a few centimeters forming more.
Then put the bark inside a plastic pot with a hole in the bottom and, being careful not to break the roots, introduce the plant slowly, adding more bark until the pot is full.
Then we wet everything with a vaporizer or sprayer, but be careful not to wet the leaves, at least for the first few days. In this way, the plant should be treated like any other orchid plant.
After another three months, the plant will grow both in terms of leaves and roots and will grow bigger and bigger, and will subsequently grow flowers that will make everyone envy.