Drowning (over watering) is the worst thing you can do for an orchid. It’s like serving rice to a starving man. Orchids require a very different sort of watering than most other plants. A common mistake is watering with tap water. Orchids prefer a salts based potting medium such as bark to water in. You can use plain spring water if your tap water is salty.
If you watered with tap water you could be risking the shock of the water pressure acting as a sort of heart attack on your orchid. Remember orchids have very delicate root systems.
The method I use to water is to fill a tray of water with medium and keep the plant in the water for at least 15 minutes. Then remove the plant, rinse the roots thoroughly and set it out of the tray. Fill another tray with distilled water and keep the plant in this for 5 to 10 minutes. You can repeat if necessary.
The second method of watering I use is to pour cold water directly on the roots until the water runs out of the bottom of the pot. You only need to do this every so often and I use a cheap plastic pot (about three or four dollars) which is already half full of water. I put the plant underneath this and fill the remainder of the pot up to the lip of the pot. Fountain the water and try to keep the orchid situated so that the water runs out of the bottom of the pot and flows over the roots and back down into the pot. This method does work, but you shouldn’t try it with very young or unhealthy orchid plants.
If you have the room, draw a round circle around the plant using a pencil. This helps you to keep an eye on the orchid and not risk it falling in the wrong hands. I carry a round pen with me when taking care of orchids and this acts as a reminder if I forget to water.
Garden Tips
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Garden Tips are for decoration of your flower beds and borders.Use a dull knife to cut your flower bedding. You can use paste cutters for cutting stems.
You could get a sculpture PhD from the local college for this. Decorative stones do not just get older just darker.
Flowers have oils that hold them together. toll lilies have oat oil and flowering dogwood has linseed.
A bust of Buddha looks good in any garden. You could always buy wind chimes to hang on the branches.
There are flowering plants for every season. How about spring trees that have blooms in every?
Autumn trees with fall flowers.
One of the most beautiful birds that comes near is the scaffold palm. A great place for bird houses is where you see the birds feeding. A bird bath filled with fresh water is a must have.
A favorite place for me is the sewing center in Alabama. I get all my cut flowers there.
If you have a friend that lives in the Deep South and gets lots of rain, you could let them know that there is an abundance of flowers in the garden at Human Alive Florists.
I was given a purple leaved shrub as a gift. It is beautiful and I love to transplant them into my garden in the spring.
Some of my best flowers are large evergreen azaleas. They bloom and look beautiful together with cream colored pansies.
The only flower I won’t plant in my garden are dogwoods. They are too large and tall and I don’t think I could grow them in the garden.
If you are new to the world of orchid gardening you will be happy to know that there are many varieties of orchids and you can choose from wheeled plants, plants that are ground hugging or plants that are considered to be shrubs.
The best time of year to water orchids is in the spring.
Orchids like it warm and humid. They don’t like it too cold.
The best way to humidify your orchids is to get a tray and put some pebbles and water in it. Humidity is created when the water evaporates. This is why orchids are so prone to fungal diseases.
Some orchids grow best in temperatures between 75 and 85 degrees while others survive best between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Placing an orchid plant next to the window where it will get cold night temperatures for an extra few minutes a day can be beneficial. This will also be very effective if you expose the orchid to some very hot sun.
