Orchid Care – The Basics

Do you have an orchid already? If yes that you will understand this. If no then this may sound a little strange. When you receive or buy an orchid for the first time something in your world changes forever. You will receive a sense of enthusiasm and it will thrive on having more orchids. If you want healthy and good looking orchids you need to know something about orchid care.

Orchids have a bad reputation. Firstly, they are expensive and secondly, they are know for being difficult to care for. Both of those are true but with a bit of practice you will be able to improve your orchid care skills. Overtime you will become more confident and as you get more orchids you will start to become more adventurous.

I will give you an introduction to the elements of orchid care. Watering is where a number of people make mistakes. This is especially true for beginners because they feel they need to be doing something. Don’t water your orchid too much. You only need to water it once a week and if it is not totally dry then you can leave it longer than that.

After you have sorted your watering schedule then you should consider temperature. Not every orchid is the same but most do prefer a warmer temperature. If you are keeping them indoors or in a greenhouse then they should be fine. If on the other hand you have them outdoors please pay extra attention on cold nights.

You will find that orchids thrive when they get plenty of light. You don’t want to leave you orchids in direct sunlight all day. A lot of mistakes are made here and can result in leave going a yellowy colour.

I hope that you do not get put off by the difficulty of orchid care and buy your first orchid. I can be an extremely rewarding pursuit and I am think you will find it fun.