How to grow orchids in spring

1. Lighting

Orchids are not tolerant to strong light. The spring sunlight is mild, so you can place it in a sunny place to receive sunlight all day. If it is kept in a dark place for a long time, the leaves will easily turn yellow and the stems will become too thin. The sunlight in late spring is strong, so it is enough to receive sunlight in the morning and afternoon every day. The sunlight time should not exceed 4 hours.

2. Temperature

It grows better in a higher temperature environment, so don't move it outdoors until the climate stabilizes to avoid frostbite from the spring cold. If you keep it indoors, just keep the temperature at around 10 degrees.

3. Watering

After spring arrives, the increased air humidity is very helpful for the growth of orchids. In spring care, you need to water the orchid more often, and the amount of water can be a little more, and water until water flows out. The water temperature for watering should be close to room temperature to avoid frostbite of the plants.

4. Fertilization

It needs to store nutrients before flowering, so it needs to be given more nutrition in spring, with nitrogen fertilizer as the main fertilizer and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as the supplementary fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer should be applied two to three times a month, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be applied once or twice a month.

5. Pest prevention

Spring is the growing season for plants and also the growing season for pests. The most susceptible pest to orchids is red spider mites. If found, they need to be sprayed with insecticides with strong efficacy and low side effects.