Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Orchid care






Orchids are fascinating flowers with bright colors and very interesting. Orchid has a radiant beauty of its own for orchid lovers. The beauty and elegance of this flower makes it very attractive to orchid lovers to be used as an ornamental plant. However, it is not easy to care for these flowers to make it look still pretty to look at. Proper and appropriate treatment can make look beautiful orchid flowers look as expected. Here are some tips that can be done orchid lovers to take care of this fascinating flower.


Orchid Flowers Care Tips
1. Watering orchids carefully: Orchids should be watered thoroughly when dry. Excessive watering will give bad impact to the orchid, so this needs to be avoided by orchid lovers.
2. Conditioning temperature matched: Orchids grow best 18-30oC and still can last about 10 ° C at night. Orchids need to be protected from extreme temperature changes and direct sunlight.
3. Fertilize at the right time: giving the right dose of fertilizer should be done. Permberian excessive manure and fertilizer should be avoided given need to be kept low. Orchids require regular fertilization during the summer while in winter, the frequency of fertilization can be more rare than fertilizing in the summer.

 4. Grow in containers / pots that fit: Orchids are epiphytic plants and glad to have roots deep breath. Burying orchid by force in the soil should be avoided and the root should be able to grow out of the pot.
5. Provides light intensity and humidity right: Orchids like the damp air conditions to grow. Tray / humid section can be used for this purpose. In harmony with the humidity, air flow is balanced cycle will increase the growth of orchid plants. Orchids have varying light requirements and must be addressed in accordance with the required light levels. During winter, the supply of light from the lamp can be used to meet the needs of orchids.
6. Moving to a new pot of orchids when necessary: when the orchids are removed from the pot and moved to a larger pot with pores and good drainage, the planting shall be done carefully.


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