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Mar 1, 2019 7:01 AM CST
Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!
Bee Lover Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Orchids Region: Michigan Hostas Growing under artificial light
Echinacea Critters Allowed Cat Lover Butterflies Birds Region: United States of America
Stop soaking the orchid. That might be your problem.
Orchids should be taken to a sink, watered thoroughly with Luke warm water. Allow them to drain and place it back in the location where you are trying to grow it.
Very few orchids need regular fertilizer applications. Ditch the myst.
If you must fertilize, do it once every three months at 1/2 strength.
Depending upon a lot of variables your plant should be watered roughly once every 5 days or so. The warmer the home, the lower the humidity, it dries out a little quicker. The cooler the home, the lower the light that it grows in the slower it dries out.
You will find out that orchids are not like other plants and they can't be treated by one.
Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.

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