10 Tips On How To Take Care Of Your Orchid Plants

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00:0010 Tips on How to Take Care of Your Orchid Plants

00:03Monitor humidity levels

00:06Maintain 50-70% humidity using trays, grouping, or pebble dishes

00:11Mist air mid-morning, avoiding leaves

00:13Watch for brown tips

00:15Choose the right potting medium

00:17Use chunky bark, sphagnum, and charcoal

00:20Avoid soil, which suffocates epiphytic roots and promotes rot and disease

00:25Provide bright, indirect light

00:27Give filtered light like east or west windows

00:30Use LED grow lights 12 to 14 hours when natural light lacks

00:36Water correctly and consistently

00:38Soak thoroughly, then drain completely

00:41Water weekly in cool months, twice weekly in warm dry periods to prevent root rot

00:46Feed with balanced orchid fertilizer

00:49Apply weak 20-20-20 fertilizer every two weeks

00:53Flush monthly to prevent salts, encouraging strong roots and blooms over time

00:57Encourage proper air circulation

00:59Provide gentle airflow with a small fan

01:02Avoid direct blasts

01:04Better circulation deters fungi, scale, and mealy bugs indoors

01:08Repot when necessary

01:10Repot everyone to two years after flowering

01:13Refresh bark, trim dead roots, and set the crown above the media to prevent rot

01:18Provide night-day temperature differences

01:21Aim for 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler nights to trigger buds

01:25Move to cooler rooms or open windows when safe seasonally

01:29Prune spent flower spikes

01:31For phalaenopsis, cut above the third node for re-bloom

01:35For most others, remove spikes entirely to redirect energy to growth

01:39Watch for pests and diseases

01:42Inspect weekly for mealy bugs, scale, mites, and fungi

01:46Use alcohol swabs and orchid-safe fungicides to treat promptly after quarantining newcomers

01:51Routines

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