Follow These Tips for Beautiful Blooms
By the time you finish reading this article you will believe you can grow healthy beautiful orchids. You’ll know how to get the best care of orchids advice on the market.
It’s best to choose a orchid variety that is in harmony with the environment where you will grow the plant. For example, if you have a south facing window sill that’s obstructed by buildings you should go for a orchid variety that does well in lower light conditions.
Circulating air is fundamental to help in the prevention of diseases but cold drafts must be avoided.
Orchids like fairly humid conditions. An inexpensive method of achieving this is to use a small hand sprayer a few times a day. Do not squirt too much at any one time. And never spray open flowers as there is a chance brown spots will develop.
The growing medium for orchids should be a fine or medium orchid bark mix or New Zealand sphagnum moss. Never use soil.
Only use plant pots with good drainage.
Your orchids need repotting every 1 to 2 years. It is preferable to repot after flowering but it must be carried out at once if the moss or bark shows signs of being packed or decomposed.
On a regular basis you will need to use a specialist feed. One that will give your orchid plant the nutrients it needs in the correct proportions.
Rain water is more beneficial than tap water. Ideally you should introduce a rain harvesting system in your garden. Early morning is the ideal time for watering your plants. In general the orchids need watered every 4 to 5 days but, of course, in summer they will require more watering but not as much as you might think.
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