How to cut the leaves of orchids

Yellowing of leaves is one of the most common problems that occurs with orchids. Yellowed leaves, of course, you need to remove, but not all do it correctly.

Instruction

1. Yellowing of the sheet means the termination of its power from plants and the gradual withering away in this regard. Sometimes it is a natural process, but generally the reasons are always different. Deciduous orchids in the dry season shed their leaves, but for indoor Orchid yellowing is often a sign of incipient disease. In most cases yellowing leaves at the home of orchids is the result of a variety of fungal infections, which are caused by improper maintenance. Fungal diseases most quickly come from a long contact with water, as epiphytic plants in nature are not in the water long and to the stagnation of water in the roots is very sensitive. It is easiest for them to pick up fungal infections in store, which rarely follow each specific plant. If you recently bought the plant abruptly began to turn yellow for other reasons first, you don't even have to be distracted.
2. The faster grower will react to the beginning of the yellowing leaves and take appropriate action, the more plants are likely to survive. If the leaves turned yellow from bacterial or viral infection, to cure a currently impossible, but such cases are extremely rare. If the leaves turned yellow, some way to cure him and make the green again and alive is impossible, so this sheet as soon as possible to remove, especially if the young orchids he's the only one. Rot on leaves will easily penetrate the stalk and kill the growing point, after which the chances of survival of the orchids will be minimal. Therefore, the yellowing leaf is removed with a sharp knife, if the stem in this place is already rotten, all of it cut out to the living tissue, and the cut is smeared with green paint, or powdered charcoal, cinnamon. You cannot use powder of potassium permanganate - it burns living tissue, and need only be dried.
3. The fungus, which has caused the yellowing of Orchid leaves, for a comfortable existence need moisture. Therefore the Orchid is removed from its substrate, and, cutting off diseased leaves and by treating the sections were left to dry. Usually this stops the spread of infection, but completely eliminates. So after drying, if you do not take other measures will have to be cut and the remaining leaves, since the infection starts to spread. Orchids need to be treated with fungicide, place in a lighted place and to ensure the roots good ventilation. Helps and change of substrate, as it is sometimes still too shallow or completely rotted from excessive moisture. It is important during treatment, trimming orchids and yellowing leaves to prevent the use of fertilizers. For any weak plants they are the equivalent of poison.