- Tip 1: Use special pots and substrate
- Tip 2: Water properly
- Tip 3: Avoid waterlogging at all costs
- Tip 4: Fertilize moderately and with the right product
- Tip 5: Remove faded flowers - but do it right
Hardly any other houseplant is as popular as the orchid. The exotic plants are considered to be relatively easy to care for and floriferous. Nevertheless, there are a few things to consider so that the beauties produce numerous flowers every year.
Orchids like high humidity
Tip 1: Use special pots and substrate
Never place the tropical epiphytes in ordinary potting soil.
Orchid soil, which you can get in specialist shops, is very coarse-grained, so that a lot of air gets to the roots of the orchids. This substrate also prevents waterlogging.
- Always use orchid pots. These should only be slightly larger than the old vessel.
- Shake the spent soil completely out of the storage organs.
- Cut off rotten and dead root parts with a sharp knife.
- Do not water as usual after repotting, but spray the fresh substrate with an atomizer.
- Be careful not to wet the leaves. If water collects in the leaf axils, this can also lead to rot.
Tip 2: Water properly
Only use water that is at room temperature and has a very low lime content. Rainwater is also good. An insider tip is aquarium water.
Tip 3: Avoid waterlogging at all costs
If you mean too well with the water supply and the orchid has permanently wet feet as a result, the roots almost always begin to rot. Therefore, make sure that no water collects in the cachepot and stays there.
Tip 4: Fertilize moderately and with the right product
To ensure the nutrient supply, you should always use low-dose orchid fertilizer. Highly concentrated indoor plant fertilizer accumulates in the substrate because the plant cannot absorb all the nutrients. This can result in the orchid dying for no apparent reason.
Tip 5: Remove faded flowers - but do it right
Flowered flower stalks must be removed. However, be sure to let them stand until they dry up. It is cut off above the second or third bud.
tips
One often hears the advice to water the exotic beauties with just one shot glass of water per week. This is not sufficient even for frugal plants. Check the moisture of the substrate with the thumb test and water so that the soil is wet. Excess liquid runs off and is then poured away.