Sunday, October 3, 2010

Basic Methods Of Watering Orchids

Do you plan to have your own garden of orchids? Before you do that, there are a lot of important and necessary procedures that you need to follow. As you know, it is not that easy to take care of orchids. Owners should need to have a good background and proper knowledge on how to properly grow orchids. There are even right ways of watering orchids. You need to know all of these things if you want your orchids to bloom beautifully. The next sentences below will talk about how to properly water your orchids.

The first method in the procedure is to water your orchids with lukewarm water. This is not only applicable to orchids but also to all the other plants. If the water is 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder or warmer compared to room temperature, it will damage the cells of the plants. You need to feel the water first before you give it to your orchids. Water should feel comfortable, not warm nor too cold. The second method, when watering orchids, is to water it from the top until the water runs freely through the drainage holes. Or, you can simply immerse the pot in the water for about ?" below the rim of the pot and let your orchid absorb the water for about 10 to 15 minutes.

The third method in watering orchids is you only need to water them on sunny days and early in the day (before 12 noon). This will allow any water that got in between leaves or new growth to evaporate before nightfall. Fourth method is that you need to wipe out any water that splashed on or in between leaves of your orchids. No matter how careful you are in watering your orchids, you still cannot avoid or prevent water to get in between the leaves or new growth. It was found out that if the water stays there, it may cause crown rot which will eventually kill the orchid. Lastly, DO NOT water too often; over-watering will kill your orchids!

These are just the simple and basic steps on how to properly water your orchids. If you want to know more about the right way of watering orchids, there are a lot of orchid books available in the market that would serve as your guidelines on how to properly take good care of your orchids. You need to strictly follow all the given directions, instructions, and suggestions in order to make your orchids grow healthy and bloom beautifully, especially if you are only a newbie in the world of orchids care.

Charlotte T. Bailey is an orchid enthusiast and owns many different orchid species at the same time. She shares all her knowledge and experience about the proper way of caring for orchids to other individuals through specific information about watering orchids. She also compiled all her knowledge and experiences about orchid care and created the book "Super Orchid Care Secrets: Grow Healthy And Beautiful Orchids The Easy Way" in order to help and guide other individuals, who are having difficulties on growing these beautiful flowers, on how to grow orchids the right way. To learn more about the secrets in growing gorgeous orchids, visit her site at http://hypertracker.com/go/relevantmarketing/RM023/.

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