These 3 kinds of water will poison your orchids when you water them - no wonder your orchids often have yellow leaves and root rot
Watering orchids with these 3 kinds of water is like "pouring poison" into the pot - no wonder your orchids often have yellow leaves and root rot.
Caring for orchids requires treating them differently across the four seasons so you can have fairly ideal orchids. Especially in such hot summer weather, you must pay attention when caring for orchids - one slip and your orchids will get yellow leaves and root rot!
In fact, if you remember these key points for growing orchids in summer, you can get your orchids through the summer safely. There actually aren't too many requirements for caring for orchids in summer, because in summer the temperature is higher, orchids don't absorb much nutrition from the potting medium, and when the temperature is too high, orchids even enter a semi-dormant state.
So when caring for orchids in summer, you don't need to fuss over them too much - just pay attention to watering. However, when caring for orchids in summer, watering is a link that cannot be ignored. As long as you do this link well, you can let the orchids transition naturally. But when watering orchids in summer, never casually water with these 3 kinds of water, otherwise your orchids will get yellow leaves, wilting and root rot!
The first is rice-washing water. Rice-washing water is certainly good for orchids, but rice-washing water cannot be used directly to water flowers. That's because when rice-washing water is poured into orchids, it will ferment in the orchid pot and produce heat, which will burn the orchid roots and cause yellow leaves and wilting. The correct way is to pour the rice-washing water into a sealed container and let it ferment before using it to water orchids.
The second is overheated water. Summer temperatures are high, which raises the water temperature accordingly. Using such water to water orchids at this time is like adding fuel to the fire. Watering orchids with this kind of water will burn the orchid's core and cause the leaves to wilt, and in serious cases will make the orchids rot at the roots.
The third is overly cold water. Some friends who grow orchids think that summer weather is too hot, so in order to cool the orchids down, they water the orchids with ice water to help the orchids relieve their own temperature. Little do they know that watering this way will directly cause the orchids to become stiff, wilt and develop yellow leaves.
When watering orchids in summer, the correct way is to water at five or six in the afternoon, when the water temperature is suitable. That is the best time to water orchids. At this time, you should also pay attention to the principle of watering orchids: if you water, water thoroughly; don't water casually or frequently at ordinary times. Thank you for taking your precious time out of your busy schedule to patiently read this; reading takes you to a higher level. In addition, if you have any thoughts or opinions, you can post them in the comment section below. Everyone is welcome to bookmark or share! Click the word "Follow" and you will be able to read more articles about growing and caring for orchids.