Does Hydrogen Peroxide harm the orchid? Although Hydrogen Peroxide does have antimicrobial properties, it is not recommended for orchid care. The oxidizing properties of Hydrogen Peroxide on your...
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When you start repotting for the first time, you can come across roots in several conditions: crackly brown, deathly yellow and pale, plump and green, or slimy black. Yellow roots are on that...
If you have a transparent plastic pot, it’s more than probable that at one point or another, you’ll have green slime growing on the sides of the pot. This green algae in orchid pots is not...
When you’ve dedicated so much time to cultivating and caring for your orchid, it’s only natural that when a little critter appears in your potting medium, all kinds of emotions can occur. Pests,...
Gnats are a commonly found pest when growing orchids. It doesn’t even have to be orchids: just leave a cut grapefruit on the kitchen table overnight and in the morning, you’ll probably have a...
Orchids get sick just like humans do. Bacterial infections are common among orchids, mainly due to watering and humidity, and lots of how-to guides have been written about how to treat them. But when...