Category: Culture

Fertilizer Use in Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Orchids, in fact all plants, require nutrition just like us to grow and reproduce. Plants take up nutrition in form of inorganic compounds present in the soil. In other words, the soil is composed ... Read More

Growing Orchids in Summer

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago It is now middle of summers here, in the Northern hemisphere. Summers are good for orchids. Orchids, especially the tropical ones, lap up in this hot oppressive weather, unlike us. This is the time... Read More

Making Your Own Fertilizer

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago If you have been using factory-made fertilizers till now, it is time you make some of your own. The commercially available chemical fertilizers generally do not provide micronutrients sufficiently,... Read More

Orchids and Humidity

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Most orchid growers have lost their favourite orchid/s mainly due to lack of skill or knowledge. Let me share with you (in a series of articles), the mistakes I have made while growing orchids. The... Read More

Re-Potting Your Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Summer is the time when you can easily repot your orchids. During this time intense growing is seen in most orchids, especially in the rainfed areas. This is also the time when the orchids get atta... Read More

How to Maintain an Orchid Journal

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Our memory is very fickle. Things that we remember vividly today can be completely forgotten tomorrow. Forgetting important events or things can sometimes result in irreplaceable loss. So, experts ... Read More

Caring for Orchids in Winter

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Winter is upon us, in the Northern hemisphere. For some orchids, it is the lean period of the year, they shed their leaves and sort of go into ‘hibernation’, this term is generally used for animals... Read More

Effect of Low Temperatures on Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Tropical orchids are more susceptible to injury due to cold than the temperate orchids. These injuries caused by exposure to low temperatures, affect all parts as well as at all stages of developme... Read More

Enhancing the Life of Your Orchid Flowers

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago To know how to increase the life span of flowers, it is better to understand why flowers wilt in the first place. Wilting in flowers is triggered after a successful pollination. Once fertilization ... Read More

Controlling the Flowering in Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Orchids are famous because of their flowers. Different orchids flower at different times in a year. A number of factors control the flowering response in orchids. Some of these factors are external... Read More