How to grow orchids at home? Remember these four key points
First, avoid using a large pot for a small plant. The downside of using too large a pot is that there is too much growing medium in the pot. If you water too little, the outside is wet but the inside is not, and the roots cannot get water. If you splash too much water, the outside dries but the inside does not, and the growing medium easily rots, and the roots rot along with it. You may think that more growing medium means more nutrients, but that is wrong! Second, avoid using fertilizer in excessive amounts. Fertilizer can promote the growth, strengthening, and blooming of orchid plants, ...
First, avoid using a large pot for a small plant
The downside of using too large a pot is that there is too much growing medium in the pot. If you water too little, the outside is wet but the inside is not, and the roots cannot get water. If you splash too much water, the outside dries but the inside does not, and the growing medium easily rots, and the roots rot along with it. You may think that more growing medium means more nutrients, but that is wrong!
Second, avoid using fertilizer in excessive amounts
Fertilizer can promote the growth, strengthening, and blooming of orchid plants, but do not assume that once fertilizer is applied it will produce the effect you want. For fertilizer to take effect, it must work together with other conditions, and it must also be used in the right amount. In short, use fertilizer on the lighter side; otherwise, ask someone with experience for guidance. There are many examples of beginners using too much fertilizer, causing fertilizer burn and death.
Third, avoid overwatering
Beginners all love their flowers and are eager for them to grow. When they see the flowers, they want to water them, afraid the orchids will not get enough water. I know this comes from love, but it is wrong. They only need a moderate amount of water, and sometimes they also need to dry out for a while. If you think you have given enough water, but the plant's leaves show signs of dehydration, then either the roots are damaged, or it has been exposed to too much wind (wind drying), meaning the humidity in the air is insufficient.
Fourth, avoid planting too deep
Planting flowers too deep is also a common problem for beginners. They think that only by burying the crown of the plant in the growing medium can it absorb nutrients, or they worry it will be unstable, so they plant it deeper so the plant body can stand firm. Both of these practices are wrong. The correct way is that the crown of the orchid plant should be exposed above the pot surface, to avoid suffocation and rot as well as wet rot of new shoots. When first potting an orchid plant, if it does not stand steadily, it should be fixed with string or a support.