Fertilizing

When it comes to orchid care, the attention is often on watering. Fertilizing is often ignored. If you have just been watering your orchid without properly fertilizing it, you are just giving it water and not enough food. However, orchids that are potted and grown as houseplants depend on us to feed them food. They …

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Foliar feeding involves applying water-based fertilizers to the leaves of the orchid.  Some growers swear by it; Others call it a myth, claiming that the leaves of orchids are not designed for nutrient uptake like the orchids’ roots. Do orchids absorb nutrients through leaves? Orchids can absorb micro-nutrients through leaves, mostly at night when the …

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