If you want the orchids that appear in your house to please you with active growth and beautiful flowers for more than one year, then you need to deal with all the subtleties of caring for them. In addition to choosing the right pot, soil, its location, the correct correction of daylight hours, it is important to organize a competent watering of orchids at home. At the same time, do not forget that it will depend on what is the usual climate for the variety of this tropical flower you have acquired. Most often, phalaenopsis is acquired in the house - the most unpretentious and at the same time quite effective plant.
First of all, it is worth noting that the intensity of irrigation is significantly different from the usual routine for many gardeners: these flowers will not tolerate daily soil moisture. For normal growth and development,
watering orchids at home should be carried out no more than 2 times a week in hot weather and 1 time on cool days. For those who do not consider it necessary to comply with these conditions, orchids simply die. Excessive moisture in the soil is the main cause of rotting of the roots and, as a result, the death of the whole flower.
There are several ways to water your home orchid. Humidification of the soil is most often carried out in the usual way for many: settled or melt water at room temperature is poured onto the surface of the substrate. It is important to ensure that it is dry by the time of watering. The need for watering is determined at a depth of 1 cm, even if there is no moisture in the top soil layer - this is not an indicator. Make sure that the water that gets into the funnel formed by the leaves does not stagnate there - this can cause rotting.
Many lovers of these flowers are not looking for easy ways, and they organize
watering orchids at home differently. They give their plants a regular shower with water, whose temperature is about 40 degrees. To do this, you need to put the flower in the bath and just pour it with a stream from the shower. It is important to ensure that the glass water does not remain in the funnel of the leaves. This method is often used to accelerate growth and flowering, because it resembles a classic tropical rain plant. Many are interested in
how often you can
water an orchid in this way. If you do not hold the flower under water for too long, make sure that the water is good in the glass, then this method can be used regularly as soon as the soil begins to dry out.
Another famous method is full immersion. It consists in the fact that watering orchids at home is organized as follows: a sufficiently large and deep container is taken, filled with water. All flower pots are put into it for 20-30 minutes, then the water is drained, and the flowers return to their places.
Despite the fact that orchids are afraid of excessive moisture in the soil and roots, they are still tropical plants, so it is important for them to be in a place with high humidity. It will be nice if you can spray them every morning: water should fall on the leaves, peduncle, buds and the flowers themselves.