Ukunakekelwa kwe-Orchid cactus

UKhisimusi uyeza futhi omunye izitshalo zikakhisimusi ezidume kakhulu, i-Epiphyllum noma eyaziwa kangcono ngokuthi i-orchid cactus noma iPluma de Santa Teresa, iqala ukuqhakaza ngendlela emangalisayo. Ekuqaleni ivela eMexico nase-Argentina, iyi-cactus ephila ngokubambelela ezihlahleni, kube sengathi iyisitshalo esikhuphukayo. Ambalwa kakhulu ama-cacti aziphatha kanjena; iqiniso elenza ukuthi i-orchid cactus iveze ngokungaphezulu kakhulu futhi ithakazelise.

Izimbali zinemibala egqamile, ejabule, efanelekile ukunikeza impilo ebusika obusondele, akunjalo?

I-Los ukunakekela yale cactus enhle yile elandelayo:

• Kumele siyibeke endaweni lapho ikhona ilanga eliqondile okungcono, noma ingahlala emthunzini omncane uma nje kunokukhanya okuningi.
• Uma siyithola emva kwehlobo, ngeke siphinde sitshalwe kabusha kuze kufike intwasahlobo, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isitshalo siqhakaza kahle.
• Njengawo wonke ama-cacti, kudinga i- substrate eyenza kube lula ukudonsa amanzi. Sizobeka eyodwa ye-cacti, noma sizokwenza ingxube elandelayo: 60% vermiculite noma isihlabathi somfula kanye ne-peat emnyama engama-40%. Amaphesenti azohluka ngokuya ngesimo sezulu esiphila kuso futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngemvula. Uma lina kakhulu, sizongeza i-vermiculite ngokwengeziwe, futhi kokoma i-peat emnyama kakhulu.
• Sizohlala sinisela njalo ukuvumela i-substrate yome phakathi kokunisela nokunisela.
• Ngesikhathi sonke sokukhula, okungukuthi, kusuka entwasahlobo kuye ekwindla, singakwazi khokha ngomquba ophilayo noma ophuma kancane. Singasebenzisa futhi umanyolo oketshezi ngokulandela izincomo zomkhiqizi.

I-Epiphyllum ingenziwa kabusha kalula ngokusebenzisa i- ukusika ehlobo. Sizosika amaqabunga alinganisa okungenani u-20cm ubude bese siwatshala ebhodweni elinenhlanganisela ye-substrate eshiwo ngaphambili. Emasontweni ambalwa bazobe sebenezimpande futhi sizobe sesithole izinhlobo ezintsha.

Lesi sitshalo itholakala kuwo wonke umuntuYebo, kushibhile futhi kulula kakhulu ukunakekelwa, awucabangi?