How to Care for Orchids in a Pot

The orchid is a rather capricious flower that needs special care. But he also thanks for a good attitude in a special way: he can bloom up to six months, delighting with his beauty.

For the plant to develop, a combination of conditions is necessary: good soil, sufficient water, acceptable air humidity, appropriate lighting, fertilizers.



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Care for potted orchids

1. How to water an orchid
   This flower doesn't like to be in the water. It is enough to water once a week in the warm season, once every two weeks in the cold. Whether the plant has enough water, tell its leaves.
   
   
   
   With insufficient watering, the leaves will begin to wrinkle and wilt, and with excessive lightening. If orchidSo it was flooded. Water for irrigation should be filtered or boiled and necessarily warm - about 25 ° C.
   
   
   
   
   
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2. Lighting for orchids
   The flower likes bright diffuse light. It is best to place it on the windowsill, which faces the south side, in any case do not put far from the window, in some dark place. If the lighting is insufficient, the orchid leaves will darken and the flower buds will fall.
   
   
   
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3. Humidity and temperature
   The natural habitat of orchids is the tropics, in which the humidity reaches 50-80%. In order to create such conditions in the apartment, you need to use a humidifier in the form of a pallet with a grille. And in the summer also spray the plants daily. It is desirable in the morning that the water evaporates before sunset.
   
   
   
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4. Fertilization
   These plants do not develop in the usual black earth, but in the pine bark. It is sold in flower shops and often along with components necessary to feed the flower, such as moss, charcoal, peat, fern root. In such a substrate you need to transplant a flower every six months. Orchid after transplantDue to the presence of new nutrients in the fresh substrate, it usually blooms even faster.
   
   
   
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We also offer you to learn from Alexei Gorobei, who grows wonderful orchids at home. He uses only a transparent pot so that light can reach the roots and be able to control their condition. Roots are the first to react to bad conditions. Noticing in time that something is wrong with them, the plant can be saved.

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Alexey begins to water the plant as soon as moisture evaporates from the walls of the pot. It is very convenient to catch the moment if the pot is transparent. And he also knows how to properly trim the obsolete parts of the plant. See how this is done in the above video. Take notes and share them with your friends.