Caring for your favorite plant - the rules of feeding orchids during flowering

Orchid - a flower that has gained popularity among gardeners, thanks to its exotic and beauty. This is quite a capricious plant that requires special attention and care.

The article will describe in detail how? than? and when? it is necessary to fertilize the orchid, and also whether it is possible to do top dressing during the flowering period.

Is it possible to fertilize?

Fertilization is allowed only at certain times.:

• This is done in the spring, when the flower is actively growing and gaining strength before flowering.
• It is possible and in the summer, provided that the leaves are still growing, and there are no buds on the plant.
• When flowering comes, root dressings are replaced by foliar dressings.
• In the autumn, when the orchid is in bloom, it is allowed to fertilize only by leaves and aerial roots.
• In winter, it does not need any additional feedings, as it is at rest.

Do I need to feed when the plant blooms?

It turns yellow, and then falls, and the orchid itself begins to lag behind in development. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to timely apply suitable fertilizers. Phosphorus and potassium are used for lush flowering, and nitrogen is used for the growth and development of shoots and leaves.

There are some restrictions on fertilizing.:

1. A weakened plant is prohibited the introduction of root fertilizers.
2. Also do not do fertilizing immediately after transplantation. Orchid must first adapt, and this process takes place within a month.
3. Recently bought a flower in the store is not fertilized. He has to get used to the new place.
4. At the time of active flowering top dressing is not produced under the root system.
5. This procedure is not done with strong heat and scorching sun.

What are the effects of fertilizing a flowering plant?

Whether to fertilize a blooming beauty - in this case, only root dressings are not done. Ignoring this rule, the plant will drop flowers, and new buds will not form. But foliar feeding continues. Often, inexperienced growers wonder why it is impossible to fertilize when the orchid blooms? The answer is simple - the flower managed to accumulate all the nutrients it needs before the emergence of the peduncle. During flowering, the accumulated energy of the orchid begins to be consumed..

If fertilizer is applied, it will provoke the pet to abandon flowering in favor of assimilation.

How to carry out feeding?

at home

• Complex universal fertilizers. Applied in the event that there is nothing else.

  The main thing to remember is that water is taken 3 times more than what is written on the package, because the solution should not be concentrated.

• Liquid fertilizer for orchids. Great option. It is diluted with water twice as much as recommended on the pack. Perfectly fit - Bona Forte.
• Special solutions. Also in special stores you can find solutions that are designed for foliar fertilizing. Since they are available in the form of sprays, it is convenient to use.

The following dressings will not work:

1. Sticks and pills in no case can not be used in the soil with orchid. In the ground, their uneven distribution will occur, and this threatens to damage the roots in places of concentration.
2. Various folk remedies can only harm the flower.
3. Universal complexes - are used in the rarest cases.

On the street

If the orchid grows in the open field, then it does not need to be fertilized. But, if necessary, all the same species are acceptable as for the indoor flower. For example, in the flowering period, you can take Bion Flora. It is inexpensive and contains a sufficient amount of nutrients.

You can read more about different means for feeding orchids here.

Step-by-step instruction

Houses

Top dressing at home provides:

1. Enough 2 feedings per month.
2. The right amount of fertilizer is diluted.
3. The solution is poured into the spray.
4. Spray gun should not spray, and spray small droplets.
5. Shake well before use.
6. Pour sprayed equally from both sides. Aerial roots are also slightly sprinkled, it is not worth wetting them too much.
7. At the growth point, shoots, and flowers should not get a solution.
8. Top dressing is done in the morning or in the evening.
9. After the procedure, the orchid is prohibited to put the orchid under the direct rays of the sun.
10. Foliar fertilization is carried out in an exceptionally warm room at a temperature not lower than +18.
11. The water is soft, settled, slightly warmer than the environment.

We offer to watch a video about dressing orchids at home:

On the street

1. First, prepare a solution of warm water and half the rate of fertilizer for orchids.
2. The prepared liquid is poured into the spray.
3. Shake before applying the solution.
4. Spraying occurs only on leaf plates.
5. This is done in the morning or afternoon, but not at night.
6. Top dressing 2 times a month.

Orchids are capricious plants, and the process of fertilizing them must be treated carefully.. As they say experienced growers: "it is better not to feed, than to feed." No wonder in nature, this flower chooses scanty soil composition.

Watch the video: HOW TO MAKE ORCHIDS REBLOOM, STEP BY STEP EdenMakers (May 2024).