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Most orchid hobbyists commence by growing in a window sill and part of the challenge is about having a window sill that can facilitate the conditions which your orchids thrive in. A rule of thumb that applies here is that orchid light are best natural.

Artificial orchid lights is ok under vigilance but regulating orchids lights can be difficult and best read about with details at the link here.

Most of the more common pests in orchids include Slugs, Weevels, Mealybug and Greenfly. It is nice that most of these pests can be removed with easily available pesticides and they do not cause unmanageable orchid problem.

Orchids can fall foul of leaf rot, mildew, botrytis and many other pathogens. Acceptable ways to run against these type of orchid problems is to ascertain there is ample air around the plants at night.

CymMV and ORSV are 2 common viruses that create the nastiest of orchids problems. The good news is they are pretty rarely seen.

Many people do not know that flowers are attached with meanings and stand for various things. For instance, Lilacs stand for innocence. Blue hydrangeas stand for trust. And Orchids stand for beauty. The Wedding Orchid is something that almost all brides and grooms prefer their wedding to stand for. Elegance transcends the skin; with wedding orchids it can amplify the beauty of their lives, their relationship and the ceremonies too. With so many beautiful things about a weddings orchids wouldn’t it be the first choice?

There is no mystery about orchid repotting but it is a bit different from any regular flower. First of all, there is no soil required, however a potting medium is required.

Choose orchids pots that are deep or shallow, depending on the orchids repotting need. They may be clear plastic pots or a heavier ceramic pots. Or maybe your orchid could be nourished on a piece of bark or block of word or in a basket.

The day before you repot, pour your potting medium into a bucket that is two times the volume of the potting medium and cover it with hot water. The next day pour the wet potting medium through a sieve and rinse with cold water. For todos after, click the link.

You should not severe the leaves of an orchid. When orchids bloom, you may only remove the dead blooms and flower stalks. The ideal time for Orchid pruning is, for most varieties, October or November. Unless your orchid flowers several times during the year.

Since flowers on an orchid bloom and then finish, during Orchid pruning you should cut every one off at its base. Sometimes it will blossom again after some flowers are removed. You will know it is time since the flower stalk would have dried up and turned yellow or brown. Conduct pruning Orchids only with sterilized tools.