What exactly is bone meal and how does it affect orchid care? Bone meal raises the pH of your orchid potting media, while it neutralizes high levels of iron, nitrogen, and mercury. Being high in...

Dolomite lime for orchids raises the pH in the potting media, correcting the overly acidic soil. It contains calcium carbonate and magnesium, two elements that orchids desperately need to grow....

Rice water is favorable for orchids because it increases the starches that beneficial fungi use; it provides the orchid with protein; and promotes accelerated growth, healthy orchid leaves, and...

Coffee beans have had the fame of being an excellent source for supplementing your household plant fertilizer, but when it comes to orchids, are the benefits the same? Do they help? In this article,...

Garlic water sprayed onto the orchid’s potting medium is a one of topics that slowly had me in total awe. I started my research as to how garlic worked on plants and in the garden, and that lead to...

Azomite is a product that often comes up as a possible candidate for fertilizer supplement. In this article, I’ll detail what is in Azomite, if you should use it, and what orchids are best aided by...