Hello everyone!
As spring is now really starting here, I wanted for advice on fertilising my O. apifera.
I purchased it back in September and planted it in a bed that I prepared beforehand. The soil consists of: 40% sand, 30% of our regular, loamy soil, 20% gravel and 10% crushed marble. It is located at the foot of a wall and has southwestern exposure which creates a warm and sheltered microclimate. It grew slowly over the course of fall and winter. Now that temps are rising, I wonder how much fertiliser I should give the plant. My intuition would be to use more than recommended for plants in pots. I plan to use a 14-7-8 urea-free fertilser from my local orchid nursery at 320 ppm / 500 microsiemens weekly. As I have absolutely no idea what is considered approriate for this genus and could not find any info on fertilising outdoor plants but also don't want to kill my plant, I first wanted to ask you guys
Fertilsing Ophrys planted out in the garden
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