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Phalaenopsis balcony care methods and precautions

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I wonder if everyone has heard of this plant; it belongs to the orchid family. It looks very beautiful. Nowadays many people have bought this plant and want to keep it at home. Most people like to grow it on the balcony, but some people are not clear about exactly how to do it, so let us carefully explain this method.

1. Growing medium

To grow it, we first need to understand what its attachment site actually needs. Generally speaking, the growing medium we give it needs to be these two plants: sphagnum moss and moss.

2. Temperature

To grow it on the balcony, we also need to ensure the temperature. Because it quite loves high-temperature and high-humidity environments, we need to ensure the balcony can provide these environmental conditions. A summer balcony easily meets this requirement, but a winter balcony does not. So we can place it somewhere with insulation. In addition, in summer, if the balcony temperature is too high, we can also cool it down. Once the temperature is above 32, it easily enters a dormant state. Of course, in winter, if the balcony temperature can be maintained, then placing it here is no problem either.

3. Watering

Because its original growing place is in forests, where the mist is thick and the temperature is also relatively high. It has no part that can store nutrients all the time, so we need to give it sufficient humidity, so that its leaves will not wrinkle. In addition, while keeping it on the balcony, we also need to ensure it has enough water. In summer, we only need to water once at 9 o'clock and once at 17 o'clock each day, while in spring and autumn we only need to water at 5 o'clock.

In addition, in winter the frequency can be moderately reduced, about once a week is enough, and the specific time can be set at 10 o'clock in the morning. If there is also a cold wave, then it must be well protected, and during this period there is no need to water. Each watering requirement is to let the water temperature be close to the air; if tap water is used, it needs to be left to stand beforehand. If the environment is dry, we can use a spray. Besides this, we should note that if it is in the flowering period, water absolutely must not get on the flowers.

4. Light

When the balcony's light conditions are relatively good, we had best not let it face the sun directly.

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