There are many factors to consider when choosing the best orchid pots. Knowing what you need to do will help you to ensure your success in caring for these beautiful plants. First, you must realize that these plants will need a lot of direct sunlight. You may need to supply artificial light during winter and/or be extra careful of the temperature your plant is exposed to. Care should be taken to not expose them to drafts or temporary frost. If you are planning to be away from home for a long period of time, you have to be certain that your orchid will be safe along with other personal items.
Personal items that must be protected are your plants. They must be prepared to protect them from food and drink that can potentially cause illnesses. Knowing the orchid species that you have is the first step to finding the best orchid pots. You will need a pot that will hold your plant for a significant length of time. You will also need to consider the combination of hole sizes. They have to be able to seal completely depending on the orchid species. You may want them to be able to be combined with larger pots to hold a large plant.
Orchids with care will thrive if you use pots that have drainage holes at the bottom. They can be either a plastic or clay variety. Clay may be more stable but plastic will dry out faster. Most likely, you will want to use a orchid pot that is cleaned with soap and water. This will help prevent the spread of disease as well as block the spread of water.
Most people who are talking about orchid pots right now are discussing how to care for the more delicate types of orchids. People are becoming vigilant with the threats to their plants — especially with the winter season right around the corner. Winter is the perfect season to monitor the orchids for possible drips or even accumulations. These are the types of things that can kill these plants. drips are usually linked to the roots and root care will need to be practiced if these are the problems.
This is the season to practice orchid root care basics if you plan to have beautiful blooms in the spring. If you want to keep the blooms of the previous season, you need to make sure that the roots of the orchid are not allowed to dry out. You can prevent this by placing them in a basket made out of wet newspaper. You can also keep them in the refrigerator longer to prevent them from seeping.
Practice manual control of the pests:
manual control is the best method when it comes to the pests that can destroy the orchids. You need to find the good bugs that will help you in your quest to keep the orchids in tact. Ladybugs, spiders and lacewings are some of the helpful bugs that will help you in your pest control.
There are some pests that can be very annoying. Some of the common pests are the following:
– Fungus, Mealybugs, Scale, Thrips, Whitefly
– Ants, Tomato horn worms
– Black leeches, Spider mites, Magnolia leaf miner,
– Aphids,olly boxwings, Cinara hornwowers, Dragonflies, Holla, Grape hoppers
– Small flies, Earwigs, Lawn moles, Birds, Toads
– Whitefly,ancers,aphids,plant lice, spider mites,reticulata,rosary hornworms
Keep these pests out of your garden by checking on them regularly and looking at more closely the things that may be doing damage to your plants.
Orchid Care Tip #2
– Orchids do better when placed out of direct sunlight. They require shade to prevent their leaves from burning.
– Watering your plants should be done with careful discretion. This way the leaves stays dry.
– The best time to pot your orchids is when they are still dormant. This period extends their succulent phase and avoids them from blooming prematurely.
– The amount of soil your plant needs is roughly 50%, if the orchid is in active growth. This means that before repotting/planting, allow the plant to show signs of new growth for the first month.
– When repotting/planting you need to watch out for the signs of snails, slugs or worms.
– The best potting media is fine or medium bark in combination with charcoal, gravel or perlite.
