Growing Orchids Indoors – 3 Crucial Points To Remember
Caring for orchids can be harder than expected, but watching them wilt or suffer while in your care is much harder.
Below are three important areas of care for your orchid. Following these will not guarantee you perfect blooms, but it will keep your plant healthy so you can work on getting the flowers next.
1. Orchids And Water – Orchids need water, but they hate being over watered. The orchid family is very large and different orchids have different requirements. A basic rule is that no orchid should be left more than two weeks without water, but most will not need to be watered more than once every five days.
Your orchid will have different requirements in winter and summer, so respond to your orchids needs and reduce watering during the winter months.
2. Orchids and Sunlight ” Light is essential for orchids, but too much will harm them. The two most common signs that your orchid is suffering from too much direct sunlight are dark spots on the leaves or the green of the leaf starts to fade.
Think bright sunlight rather than direct sunlight, the difference may seem slight to you, but to an orchid we are talking life or death.
3. Orchids And Pests ” It is upsetting when any plant becomes over run with insects, but when it is a plant as beautiful as an orchid it is even more distressing. One of the best ways to avoid pests is to take good care of your orchid on a daily basis.
One of the things to watch for are dead leaves. Pests will live in the old leaves if they go damp, so keep your orchid soil and surrounds in order.
Overall, a happy, healthy orchids needs regular attention and the correct environment to flourish.
Hey your tips/information that you wrote on your blog is very helpful to us newbie in growing orchids. I learned a lot from it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
One of the most important factors in keeping orchids would be the right amount of water. There is actually a great article on watering orchids at OrchidGrowingSource.com.