Tag: watering orchids

One of the first objectives in orchid care is learning how to water your orchid properly. Both overwatering and underwatering are the two main causes of orchid death. When you learn to water your...

In this article, I will explain what ice cubes do for your orchid and why you shouldn’t water orchids with ice cubes. Ice cube watering will kill orchid tissue on the leaf and stunt growth over...

Cymbidiums are one orchid that is different from the rest of the orchids: they thrive outside for most of the year. Most all other orchids prefer being inside. During spring, summer, and fall,...

Is there a technique to water mounted orchids? The answer all lies within the type of mount your orchid is on. For the majority of mounts, (like coco husks, or coco fibers, tree fern plaques, cork...

Can orchids go without water? Yes. Most orchids will survive for two to three weeks (a typical vacation period) without watering, occasionally up to one month. Cattleya alliance, Dendrobium alliance,...