My Phalaenopsis regimen
I'm really new to growing orchids, I picked up most of the leftover Mothers Day orchids at our local Walmart last June for pennies on the dollar as I wanted to give orchids a try. I started with 23 and am down to 15 which seem to be doing very well and currently have quite a few in bloom. But what I really wanted to find out was am I taking care of them right. I water about every 8 or 9 days using Better-Gro 20-14-13 orchid food mixed with distilled water. As time comes around for the 4th watering cycle I use just plain distilled water on all the orchids to flush them out. I mist my orchids twice a day using Ultra Clean Potassium Nitrate 13.7-0-46.3 1/2tsp mixed in 1gal of distilled water. When repotting I've been using Rexius Orchid bark and 6 1/2" clear pots. I have them all sitting on my homemade humidity trays which seem to work pretty well out in my greenhouse. The greenhouse is covered with 60% shade cloth which I've just put on this year so I'm hoping it will cut down some on the heat inside. I've also figured out a way to run power to it so I can get some fans going. The attached photo is of my humidity trays.
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