Can't grow orchids well? An old flower farmer teaches you to stick to these 3 points

Orchids are a flower loved by many gardening enthusiasts, and one big reason people like them is their simplicity: no showy, gaudy appearance, no huge blooms, and the whole plant has a plain, quiet, elegant and noble temperament, very suitable for cultivating one's character.

Growing orchids well requires some skill, and some gardening enthusiasts complain that they cannot grow them well. I know an old flower farmer whose favorite flower is the orchid; the ones that pass through his hands grow especially well. He said that to grow orchids you must first understand them, and from seedlings to a full pot, he sticks to these 3 points, no wonder they grow so well.

1. Spray water mist in the evening

When growing orchids, keep in mind "eight parts dry, two parts wet"; proper dryness lets them grow better, while for the environment, a moist but not soggy environment is best. Every evening around sunset, spray some water mist on the leaves; it can be absorbed well by the leaves, helping them recover quickly and stay green.

In the high-temperature, dry environment of summer, you need to spray several more times each day to keep things moist and prevent the leaf tips from drying out and the leaves from turning yellow.

2. Gentle care, slow feeding

Growing orchids requires enough patience, especially with fertilizing: care must be gentle and feeding slow. You can neither skip fertilizing nor apply too much or heavy fertilizer. It is best to use organic fertilizer, such as decomposed bean cake fertilizer, fish intestine water, etc. Each time, apply a dilute fertilizer, about once every 10 days or half a month. Fertilizing is usually done in the evening, and the next day you should flush it with water, giving it a thorough watering.

During the flowering period, every 20 days you can spray a 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves for foliar feeding, which can promote bud formation and flowering and extend the flowering period.

3. Proper hilling of soil

Every year, properly hill up soil around the orchid to promote the differentiation and growth of fibrous roots and make the plant grow more vigorously. You can directly use loam and vermiculite, mix and stir them evenly at a ratio of 2:1, then add it to the flower pot. The thickness depends on the size of the pot and the plant, and keeping it at 3-5cm is enough. If the crown covers too many leaves, you can properly prune off 2-3 leaves.

That is all for orchid care. If fellow gardeners have other additions, you can share them with everyone in the comment section below. If you want to learn more about flower growing, you can follow Huajianke.