Tips for home orchid care


Orchid Tips

Orchid's are our favorite flower here at The Daily Orchid (wonder why?), so we wanted to release some tips for taking care of your precious orchid plants.
You may one day find yourself in the check out line of your average supermarket and see a blooming orchid plant smiling at you, and you cannot resist it. But what the heck do you do with the little lovely when you get home? There aren't well written home care instructions on the tag, and you don't want to kill the plant. So here are some tips.

1. Watering your orchid is very important, but over-watering can be fatal to your plant. If the soil is dry, it needs to be watered, but don't make the soil soggy. My personal trick with watering is three ice cubes a week, spaced out throughout. Just place the cube on the soil and let it melt.

2. Sunlight. Your orchid needs a lot of light, a good solid temperature (60-80) and humidity to stay healthy. Never place an orchid in direct sunlight for the petals could get sun burnt. Instead of slathering on some SPF, place in windowsill under window with a sheer curtain to protect your flowery friend.

3. Fertilize. Fertilize your orchid during the summer and winter months. During the winter, take it easy on the fertilizer and space your feeding's while in the summer you can fertilize more frequently.

4. Potting. Orchids don't usually like to be planted in the ground, but in pots where their roots can be slightly exposed. Big pots with lots of drainage are happy homes for your orchids!

Cheers!

 

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