How to fertilize orchids on a balcony? A few practical methods to teach you

Orchidsoriginally grow in mountain forests and rely on nature for nutrients. After being potted and brought indoors, they depend on humans for supplementation. Some people believe that without fertilizing,orchidscan still grow. This depends on the specific situation. If theorchidhas sufficient base fertilizer in the potting mix, it can go without fertilizing for a period of time, but this cannot continue long term, especially with hard potting media, which requires timely fertilizing even more. Without fertilizing, you can keep orchids alive, but you cannot grow them well, and it is also very difficult to make them bloom. Fertilizing is not a case of the more the better either; applying heavy fertilizer can instead cause fertilizer burn and affect orchid growth. Fertilizing should be reasonably matched according to theorchid'sgrowth conditions: to promote leaf bud growth, mainly nitrogen fertilizer; to promote well-developed roots and flower bud development, mainly phosphorus fertilizer; to keep the plant robust and increase disease resistance, mainly potassium fertilizer. Other elements such as calcium, magnesium, sulfur, and iron also need to be supplemented in a timely manner. Some people believe that fertilizing should stop in summer and winter, but in fact in summer orchids are precisely in the stage of producing shoots and growing leaves, and because temperatures are high and nutrient consumption is greater, they very much need nutrient supplementation. In winter, orchid plants appear to be dormant and stop growing, but in fact in a warm room orchids are still undergoing reproductive growth; even vegetative growth has not completely stopped, so fertilizing cannot be completely stopped either. Fertilizers can be divided into two types: organic fertilizers and inorganic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers such as soybean cake, bone meal, rice bran water, and fish innards must be fully fermented and then diluted before application. Their advantage is that they are rich in fertility and have a long-lasting effect, but they have a foul odor, and if not properly sterilized, they can easily bring in pathogens. Inorganic fertilizers, abbreviated as chemical fertilizers, are convenient to apply and have no fertilizer odor.Balconyorchid growing, in order to maintain environmental hygiene, it is better to apply chemical fertilizers. There are many varieties of chemical fertilizers. I often apply Huabao, Lanjunwang, Huagenwang, and others. Using the method of frequent application of dilute fertilizer, applying once every seven days to half a month, gives better results.