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How to prune a Phalaenopsis orchid correctly after the flowers fade
Many flower enthusiasts do not know how to prune a Phalaenopsis orchid after the flowers fade. There are generally two ways to prune: one is if you want it to bloom a second time that same year, and the other is to let it rest and recover that year so it blooms again the following year. When the Phalaenopsis flowers wilt and fade, we should cut off the spent flowers as early as possible, as this reduces the consumption of nutrients....
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How should orchids be watered correctly? Teach you the correct watering method
How to water orchids is a question many new orchid growers want to ask, yet it is hard to explain clearly in words all at once. Orchid growers each have their own watering methods, and the method most people usually use is that watering depends not only on the different orchid pots and the different growing media...
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How to handle old pseudobulbs of orchids? Learn the correct method
Orchid old pseudobulbs generally refer to old orchid corms that have roots but no leaves, leaves but no roots, or neither roots nor leaves. These corms are mostly removed when repotting and would originally be discarded, but for more valuable orchids, the old pseudobulbs may as well be put to use, so that the dormant buds still present on the old pseudobulbs can sprout again...
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What to Do When Orchid Roots Rot? Teach You the Correct Way to Handle It
Orchid root rot means there is a problem with your orchid care. If even one factor - environment, planting method, watering, fertilizing, spraying - fails to meet the orchid's needs, and the tips of new shoot leaves begin to wither or black spots appear on the leaves, it means the orchid has started to become diseased and its roots are rotting. If you do not find the cause and improve it...
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How to water orchids in summer? Master the correct watering method
When growing orchids on an urban balcony, because the climate is dry, you need to water more in summer to increase environmental humidity and replenish the water the orchids lose; only then can the orchids grow normally and produce more shoots. But the prerequisite for watering more is having healthy roots. If the roots have rotted, they cannot absorb water...
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How to grow a coffee orchid? I'll teach you the correct cultivation methods and precautions
The coffee orchid is an orchid with an intense fragrance. Many flower enthusiasts are especially obsessed with its creamy chocolate scent, but once they buy one they don't know how to grow a coffee orchid. In fact, the coffee orchid is the Maxillaria variabilis, and its cultivation method is not particularly complicated....
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What to Do When Orchid Leaf Tips Dry Out? Teach You the Correct Way to Handle It
Orchids often develop dry leaf tips, and sometimes even entire leaves wither. Beginner orchid growers don't know what to do. Orchid leaf tip drying is mainly caused by orchid anthracnose and round spot disease. When orchids suffer frost damage or late frost injury, dry or discolored leaf tips also easily form. Below, let's look at the specific solutions....
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How to Water Orchids Correctly? A Detailed Guide to the Method
How to water orchids is a headache for beginners just starting to grow them. First of all, water is an important component of the protoplasm of orchid plants. The water content of orchid protoplasm is generally above 80%; if the water content decreases, life activities are affected....
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How to care for newly collected wild orchids? Teaching you the correct care methods
After buying and bringing home a newly collected wild orchid, it is very necessary to remove some broken roots and hollow roots depending on how strong or weak the orchid is. Do not think that the more roots left, the easier it is to survive; often the broken roots left behind are the source of disease....
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Detailed Explanation of the Correct Methods and Techniques for Fertilizing Orchids
Do not fertilize if the orchid plant is not robust. During the fertilizing period, if the orchid plant develops abnormally, cannot put out new shoots, and the orchid leaves are grayish-green, dull and lusterless, drooping with scorched tips, it indicates that the old roots are continuing to rot and new roots have not grown out. At this time, fertilization must absolutely not be applied...
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