Orchid, the Sponge Trick to Make It Bloom: You Have Never Had It Like This

🌸 To have an orchid in flower like never before there is a sponge method known to few people. Here is what it is.

In our homes, there are many plants and flowers which, in addition to embellishing and decorating our homes, have a positive function on our body and our mood as well as on the environment. Indeed, thanks to photosynthesis, many of them tend to release carbon dioxide and absorb excess humidity in the rooms, thus avoiding the formation of condensation and mold. In addition, the presence of plants and flowers in our homes and especially on balconies helps insects during pollination, a very important operation for the salvation of the planet.

Orchid – the Sponge Method 🌿

One of the most common plants in our homes is the orchid because of its resistance and its flowers with varied colors that are used for many events and ceremonies and because of 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 by cleaning the plant that is about to die by removing all the dry or rotten parts. Then, you have to remove it from the soil and free it from all the barks that are there then with sterilized scissors remove all the other dry parts that cannot be removed by hand.

Do not worry about removing parts of which you do not know if they are rotten or not, it is always preferable to remove the damaged parts rather than keeping them so that the healthy part can revive 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 penetrate and must be closed with cinnamon which heals and helps to form new roots. You have to deposit the cinnamon on the cut part and let it rest for 48 hours in a sterile and dry environment by placing the plant on a clean handkerchief 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 on the bottom, creating 4 or 5 notches that will allow the water to drain. Inside, prepare a bed for the seedling. To do this, you can use moss or lichen or, if we do not have these organic materials, insert a sterilized sponge. Once you have it, wet it and insert it into the bottom of the cut bottle. After inserting the seedling, having placed it, insert it into a plastic bag and close it, so that a real microclimate is formed which will tend to help the plant recover and revive. Place it in a place where it can receive a lot of light making sure not to put it in full sun 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 and bacteria and the root system will be perfect and the remaining roots will have grown a few centimeters forming more. Then, place the bark in a plastic pot with a hole in the bottom and making sure not to break the roots, insert the plant slowly, putting more bark until the pot is full. Then wet everything with a sprayer or sprayer, but making sure not to wet the leaves, at least the first few days. In this way, the plant must be treated like any other orchid. After another three months, the plant will grow both from the point of view of the leaves and the roots and will grow more and more, subsequently producing flowers that will make everyone envious.