In winter, growing orchids looks a bit different. Specific care habits need to be changed to encourage plants to flower. Additionally, it is worth using natural nutrients, but there is an even simpler way to grow buds. There is a certain fruit that can work wonders. Check which one it is. You may already have it in your kitchen.
In winter, orchids also need access to light. We place them in a bright place, but not with direct sunlight. Therefore, an eastern or southwestern window sill will be best.
These specimens like warmth and are sensitive to temperature changes and drafts. The temperature in the room should be around 20 degrees Celsius.
Orchids prefer moist air, which is difficult to obtain in winter during the heating season. Let’s keep them away from radiators and spray their leaves and shoots regularly.
In winter, we water the orchid less often, even every 14 days. However, we must observe whether the substrate has dried out. Then the roots are silvery in color and the pot is very light. During this time, constant and gradual irrigation works great.
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So far, we have used fertilizers from the store or natural conditioners to make the orchid bloom. Now it turns out that you don’t have to spend money or mix home-made products.
The orchid will bloom if we put a popular fruit, such as an apple, next to it. It sounds comical at first, but we can justify it scientifically.
Apples release ethylene, a gaseous plant hormone that stimulates flower development. If we provide the orchid with a higher concentration of this ingredient, it will start sprouting new buds much faster.
If the plant has completely stopped flowering, then we can put an apple cut into pieces into its pot. However, remember to get rid of it when there are many flowers. An excess of this gaseous plant hormone also accelerates the menopause process.
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