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Growing Orchids
Tips on growing, feeding and caring for your orchids
Tips On Growing Orchids
Oct 13th
The better way to grow orchids is also simple when you know how.
One of the best ways to get great orchid bulbs or just ready to use flowers is to get in touch with a grower in your community. They will likely have better prices & better information on these wonderful flowers than will your local home improvement store or even gardening center, but how do you find an orchid grower in your community? There are a couple of good ways to locate a local orchid grower.
One option just simply goes with the times. There is more. There is more. The More >
Why Are My Orchid Leaves Turning Yellow?
Oct 6th
This month I want to talk about yellowing orchid leaves. There is more. There is more. There are many reasons why leaves turn yellow. This is a common question that we receive. Orchids like all other plants age & during that aging process the older leaves will turn yellow & die. Remember we are saying the older leaves of the orchid plant, those toward the bottom.
Let’s turn our attention to leaves that are not old & not on the bottom of the plant but newer leaves on the orchid. Some of the other reasons include:
1. Bacterial or fungal disease 2. More >
How To Care For Your Orchids – Fantastic Color For Indoor Decor
Sep 29th
Paphiopedilum – Are easily suited for home growing, requiring only bright light & your normal home temperatures. It loves bright indirect sunlight. Also called a slipper orchid & blooms are long lasting up to 10 weeks of bloom. Temperatures – Most mature orchids need about 15 to 20f temperatures between night & day. Water – Never let plants dry out. Fertilizer – Must be fertilized on a regular basis, but requires less fertilizing than most orchids. Use a good 10-10-10 balanced ratio Potting – Should be done about every one to two years.
Oncidium – Oncidiums are from sea level to the tropics. More >
Background And History Of Orchids (Orchidaceae Family)
Sep 22nd
The orchid family is not only the largest but one of the most diverse plant flowering families in the world. The orchid was one of the first plants to evolve on earth, it was around in the time of the dinosaur, over 120 million years ago. Given the length of time they have been around it should not actually be surprising that there’re over 35,000 species with hundreds of thousands of hybrids.
The most famous orchid in the world is the vanilla orchid (planifolia). Coca Cola is the largest customer of vanilla, they use the seed for flavouring. Madagascar is the More >
The Care of Orchids
Sep 15th
As we live in Australia (Melbourne in fact) the molybdenum orchid is a native species . My wife was given some pots by a friend some 20 years ago. She has been caring for them all these years & now has at least 40 pots of them. I like to observe how she looks after them.
Care of these orchids takes quite an amount of time, especially during autumn (May-June) when their growth period starts, the flowering months (July-September) & even more so when the flowering season is over & the plants go dormant during the hot summer months. There is More >
Learn How To Grow & Properly Water Your Orchids
Sep 8th
If you want to learn how to grow orchids, but are slightly intimidated by the seemingly fragile nature of these beautiful, exotic flowers, you need not worry. Honestly, if you take the time to learn just a few simple tips & educate yourself on a few basic ideas about how to care for your orchids, you will reap the reward of having beautiful plants, year in, year out.
Generally speaking, orchids are no more hard to manage than your average house plant–you just need to understand what they want, & once you provide the correct environment for them, they thrive on More >
10 Quick Tips to Keep Your Orchids Looking Gorgeous
Sep 1st
Caring for your orchids can be a very fulfilling experience if you know what you are doing. The problem is that many do not know the secrets to producing & maintaining beautiful blooming orchids.
Contrary to popular belief, getting great results with orchids does not require the intelligence of a rocket scientist. Here are 10 tips on improving your orchids that you can implement straight away:
Tip #1 Watering Your Orchids: Do not give your orchids too much water. If there is any point at which your pot is waterlogged, you orchids will not actually be happy. Some species like the Vanda & More >
Tips That Can Make Caring For Orchid Plants Easier
Aug 25th
Not very many people are willing to even to attempt to grow or care for orchids, as it can be a very daunting task, even for the most skilled gardener. Orchids are very expensive plants to purchase, & since they come from exotic places, can be hard to care for properly in the more extreme climate of the United States, but it can be done. To really care for your orchids, you have to take the time to learn about them, & their requirements, so that you can provide them with everything they need to grow & be beautiful. You More >
