Seaweed extract question
 

I purchased liquid seaweed extract from Rona. Oh boy, what a stinky stuff. The package said to spray it right on the plants. Is it safe for orchids too? Or should I dissolve it with water and spray, or only add to my watering water?
How do you use it and how often?
Thanks a lot for your help.

Is it powder or liquid.? I use a powder form 1tsp. per gallon of water or mixed in with fertilizer. I've never used a liquid that you spray. someone else will have to chime in. There isn't much that I spray directly on my orchids having a variety of leaf types.
I'm too chicken!

Thank you Carol. Mine is liquid. I have mostly phals and vandas and spraying did sound scary to me, especially for phals. I would rather add it to water too. Just need to find out at what concentration. Do you add it once a week as your usual fertilizer?
Thanks again.

I use two concentrated forms of seaweed components called Companion and Essentials. They are vat grow concentrations of the best features of seaweed.

I have used them for several years and spray directly onto all my orchids of all varieties. The results are excellent.

Whatever you have will work about the same since it is probably a more diluted spray.

Yes, I think mine is ready-to-spray liquid. I am just worried about leaves. You just spray over the foliage and leave it there forever or wash it off after some time?
How often do you spray? Could phals get any rot because of leaves wet with seaweed liquid?
Sorry, for all this questions. I am just afraid to kill my orchids trying to do a good thing.

I have liquid, and I use one capful to a gallon of water and soak my vandas in a basin of it for five min once a week...
I dont know what brand you got but my seaweed doesnt smell bad at all...
I havent used it to spray the whole plants because it has a dark brown color and it might stain my blooms...

Orchids love seaweed. I use it regularly, at least once a month.

It won't hurt the leaves, but do spray the underside of the leaves also, where it will do the most good.

I also use it as a medium drench for the roots.

Buying a pre-mixed seaweed spray is expensive and doesn't go very far. I buy the concentrate and use a tablespoon to a gallon of water. I've been using it for twelve years. It has lots of good micronutrients in it, and being a vegetable product, it doesn't burn the plant.

I also mix it with a capful of worm tea liquid mix...(one capful of seaweed concentrate liquid and one capful of worm tea liquid to a gallon of water) once a week...some say it is too weak and I still need a stronger fertilizer=but I keep on reading "weakly weekly" so what more can be perfect??!!

Thank you for the suggestions and tips Bud and Orchid126. I really appreciate it.
This one, from Rona, was the only one available here, so I don't have much choice, but will watch out for concentrated.
Bud, what is a worm tea?

Worm tea is basically worm pee. It's really good for any orchids. I use it and just spray the whole plant with a little worm tea, water mix.