Key periods for orchid fertilization and watering
The editor introduces you to the content about orchids, which is a member of the Orchidaceae family. This includes the key periods for orchid fertilization and watering. Next, the editor will introduce this to everyone.
The key period for orchid fertilization and watering refers to the plum rain season, the beginning of the summer solstice, to the end of August. Therefore, it only takes three months (June, July, August) to care for orchids. If your orchids can safely and healthily pass through this critical period, it will bring you a year of good mood. Getting through these three months means the success of orchid care for the year. The focus of this period is to manage the orchid's fertilizer and water in a subjective manner. We know that watering and fertilizing are processes based on personal subjective judgments according to objective phenomena. So, how to grasp this process? Here are some experiences that I have learned or summarized for reference by orchid enthusiasts.
June to July is a month with relatively high humidity in the air. Watering needs to pay attention to four points:
1. Do not water after rain, and do not spray water on orchid leaves when the air humidity is high.
2. This stage is a key period for orchids to grow roots and leaves. It is essential to keep the moisture level balanced, which means watering must be thorough, and after watering, it is best to water again only when the growing medium's moisture is lower than 30% (or even 20% is fine). This promotes the development of the root system and encourages the roots to grow downward.
3. Keeping the growing medium too wet for a long time means that the orchid's roots and leaves are in a saturated state of moisture. If more water or spray is applied, the orchid's roots and leaves cannot absorb it, easily leading to rotting of new buds, soft rot, stem rot, and various diseases. Only by balancing the moisture level can orchids grow healthily.
4. The timing of watering and spraying can be in the evening or early morning, but not during the high-temperature sunlight hours.
Fertilizing only needs to remember two principles: one is to apply thin fertilizer frequently, and the other is to apply root or foliar fertilizer as much as possible in the evening.
The above is a detailed explanation of the key periods for orchid fertilization and watering. I hope this article can bring you help in green plant management!