Tips for Caring for Orchids

Here are the main requirements for proper orchid care

Most orchids require water once a week. ...
Position your orchid in a bright windowsill facing east or west.
Weekly feeding with a fertilizer designed for orchids.
Repotting in fresh orchid mix when your orchid stops blooming.

How do you care for an orchid indoors?
What do you do with an orchid after the blooms fall off?
How do you keep orchids blooming?
How do you keep an orchid alive?
Should orchids be watered from the top or bottom?
How long does it take for orchids to rebloom?
Do orchids bloom more than once?
Do orchids need to be repotted?
Will an orchid grow a new stem?
What is the best fertilizer for orchids?
Should I fertilize my orchid while it is blooming?
What to feed orchids when flowering?

How do you care for an orchid indoors?

Keep them moist at all times but avoid over-watering. Phalaenopsis orchids generally require brief dry periods between every watering. Cymbidium orchids need their soil to be evenly moist at all times. Be careful to ensure the soil is not soggy or wet.

What do you do with an orchid after the blooms fall off?

After the flowers drop from the orchid you have three choices: leave the flower spike (or stem) intact, cut it back to a node, or remove it entirely. Remove the flower spike entirely by clipping it off at the base of the plant. This is definitely the route to take if the existing stem starts to turn brown or yellow.

How do you keep orchids blooming?

Choose a bright window or put the plant under grow lights and continue to water it regularly, but stop fertilizing. If you've done a good job caring for your plant and fertilizing it regularly throughout the growing season, your orchid should develop new flower spikes in early winter.

How do you keep an orchid alive?

5 Ways to Keep Your Orchid Alive

Let there be (bright, indirect) light! An east-facing window that gets morning light is ideal. ...
Not too hot, not too cold. Phalaelnopsis are happy in the same temps we are: above 60º at night and between 70º and 80º during the day. ...
Cut spent blooms. ...
Remember food and water. ...
Repot on occasion.

Should orchids be watered from the top or bottom?

That's the watering done so enjoy your Phalaenopsis and don't water again until the potting mix has become dry. Orchid having a bath-Best way to water! Don't fall in to the trap of keep trickling water through the top, you will at some point have too much water in the bottom of the pot cover which will rot roots.

How long does it take for orchids to rebloom?

It takes a month or two, or even several months for Phalaenopsis orchids to rebloom. Many other varieties of orchids bloom annually. The anticipation and eventual reward of an emerging flower spike bedecked with tiny buds are so exciting.

Do orchids bloom more than once?

Most orchids bloom once a year, but if they are really happy, they may bloom more often. If you want an orchid that blooms during a particular season, the best bet is to purchase a plant that is in bloom at that time.

Do orchids need to be repotted?

Orchids should be repotted when new; every year or two; or when crowded roots push up and out of the pot. Spring: time for a close-up. Other than watering and occasionally fertilizing them, you probably don't look closely at your orchids all that often when they're not in bloom.

Will an orchid grow a new stem?

However, of all the orchid species only Phalaenopsis will grow shoots off the same stem when the stem is cut above a nod or eye. ... This does happen, but after you cut the stem all the way back the plant should produce another shoot from its base. Be patient, as it can take several months to see this new growth.

What is the best fertilizer for orchids?

Orchids need to be fed regularly. Growers suggest using a "balanced" fertilizer such as 20-20-20 that includes all "necessary trace elements." Regardless of the fertilizer formulation you choose to use, it should contain little or no urea.

Should I fertilize my orchid while it is blooming?

Fertilize once the last bloom has fallen off your orchid. ... You don't need to water on the weeks you fertilize. You can fertilize your orchid while it's in bloom, but it's really not necessary. Performing this step during the resting phase helps give your orchid extra nutrients for reblooming.

What to feed orchids when flowering?

Choose a fertilizer that contains equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (look for 20-20-20 on the label). Fertilizer should be used at half-strength, mixing it with an equal amount of water before applying it to your orchid.