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Originally Posted by Irisha99
Does water under the pot help increase humidity a little? Do I need to fertilize either one of them at this point or should I wait until new growth? I have 20-20-20 fertilizer (urea free). Do you think watering miltoniopsis ~5 days is going to be sufficient? Thanks again!
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The water under the pot might help a little, but not much. Rather than stressing about humidity, just make sure that when you water, do it thoroughly - under the faucet, let water run through the pot, then drain before putting it back in the decorative pot.. That pulls moist air into the root zone. As for frequency, impossible to tell from a distance... When it's on the dry side lift the pot and get a feel for the "dry" weight. then after you water, lift it again for the "wet" weight. When the pot starts to feel light, water. Again, if you flush the pot well and let it drain, it's pretty hard to overwater. These plants are water hogs... as long as there is also air around the roots, accomplished by the flushing action.
I would suggest fertilizing "weakly, weekly" - use 1/2 to 1/4 the amount of fertilizer recommended on the bottle. New growth is likely to start at any time, so the plant can definitely utilize the fertilizer.
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