Orchid care comprises 4 major issues as discussed on this web site:
IN ADDITION, an extensive chapter on this web site about fertilizer mixtures comprising a number of assisting ingredients and agents, can be reached by clicking: Fertilizer
![]() | BASIC ORCHID CARE discussed in 20 interactive chapters, a photo gallery with more than 7,000 interactive full screen orchid photos, and an orchid classification system on MöhltiMedia's Orchid cd rom. |
ORCHID CARE
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FOOD & FERTILIZER |
LIGHT |
WATER & HUMIDITY |
TEMPERATURE |
FERTILIZER | ORCHID CD ROM
WATER & HUMIDITY
The humidity of air should be sufficiently high. If air humidity is too low (dry air), the orchid leaf pores (stomata) will close to prevent water loss by evaporation. Consequently, in dry air, no water vapour can be absorbed by the orchid leaves.
Different orchids require different air humidities. As a crude rule of thumb, air humidity should be higher than 70%.
If the humidity is high (higher than 80%) the air should be kept in motion by a fan to prevent stagnant wet air. Stagnant wet air may cause rot and other diseases to orchids.
Water poured on the potting material could contain dissolved fertilizers. The importance and role of fertilizers is often underestimated. A separate chapter on fertilizer mixtures is included on this web site and can be reached by clicking on: FERTILIZER
![]() | WATER & HUMIDITY NEEDS are, among others, discussed in a series of 20 interactive chapters on orchid care, present together with a photo gallery with more than 7,000 interactive full screen orchid photos, and an orchid classification system on: MöhltiMedia's Orchid cd rom. |
ORCHID CARE
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FOOD & FERTILIZER |
LIGHT |
WATER & HUMIDITY |
TEMPERATURE |
FERTILIZER | ORCHID CD ROM
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