How to Grow Orchids on a Balcony? A Complete Guide to Practical Tips

For an ordinary balcony, a north-facing room, with three sides facing the sun, whether in terms of ventilation or light, it isgrowing orchidsall very favorable, but to grow orchids well, the balcony still needs to be modified: open a small window at the lower part of each of the three sides of the balcony to facilitate ventilation from below, seal the upper part with sliding windows and install screen windows to prevent mosquitoes and dust, and install roller blinds and shade netting to facilitate shading and cooling in midsummer. In this way, the balcony can be used forgrowing orchids.Balconygrowing orchids, choosing the orchid pot is the first step. Generally speaking, for springCymbidium faberiyou can choose 8-12 cm orchid pots,Four Seasonsorchid, and for Baosui orchid you can choose 10-16 cm orchid pots; a ratio of mouth diameter to height of 1:1.4-1:2 is beautiful,Cymbidium kanranyou can choose orchid pots with a ratio of 1:2 or more. In short, small orchid plants should use small pots, and long, wide orchid plants can use large pots.Growing orchids on a balconythe pots used should be attractive and breathable, becausegrowing orchids on a balconyis mainly for ornamental purposes. Although ordinary clay tile pots are very breathable, placing orchids grown in them on a balcony greatly detracts from the elegance of the orchids. Currently on the market there are Chuhan clay orchid pots produced in Yixing, which have fairly good breathability, and the outer shape of the pot is also quite good, making them very suitable for growing orchids on a balcony. When purchasing orchid pots, it is best to buy them all at once, as the sand content and breathability of the orchid pots will be basically consistent, which is helpful for future watering management. When checking the breathability of an orchid pot, you should immerse the orchid pot in water, take it out, and observe the water marks on the surface. If the surface water marks dry quickly, the orchid pot has good breathability. Conversely, the breathability is poor. For pots used on a balcony, it is best to choose orchid pots with feet or with many holes in the lower part, so that they can be placed in a water tray without affecting breathability. (Song Mingyuan)