The right to feed and fertilize the phalaenopsis

Not only can a flower so please the eye and give a lot of positive emotions, like an orchid. The most commonly grown variety of housing conditions "Phalaenopsis", as he is modest, requires little maintenance, and the flowers are very beautiful and diverse.

However, take care of the plant will have to anyway. Phalaenopsis to please you as much as possible, it is regularly required dressing.

Why dressing at the time of flowering?

In general, the Phalaenopsis is unpretentious, but if it regularly fertilize the orchid will develop the most favorable. So, if you feed the orchid out of time, the flower begins to grow at the wrong time. But the other extreme - it's too bad.

If the plant is fed too often, instead of flowering will actively grow leaves.

Especially a lot of attention is required in a period of intense flowering. At this time, it is recommended to apply liquid fertilizer to encourage growth of new buds and extends the lifespan of the plant.

Additional substances should be applied before flowering, when the will form flower stalks.

How to fertilize?

In order not to bother further over what to feed orchids, there are special turnkey solutions that include everything you need. These fertilizers can be easily found in the store. Their characteristic feature - a reduced amount of macroelements and trace elements the same content as compared to conventional means.

Fertilizing should be selected so as to avoid soil salinization.

If there is no special fertilizer, suitable and conventional (designed for all indoor plants). But in this case it has to be diluted with water at a ratio of 1: 1. To ensure that plants are best held photosynthesis, protein and carbohydrate exchanges, it is recommended to add to the soil phosphorus-containing substances.

Phosphorus and potassium - two substances, without which the flower stalks and buds to develop normally would not. If the content in the soil is normal, the flowers are more colorful and flower stalks - strong.

There are two ways the product of fertilizer: the root and foliar. In most cases the second option is used. Especially this is useful if there is damage to the root system. Foliar makeup method is carried out by spraying the leaves.

But do not expose the flowers and buds.

Also, make sure that the socket was not water, because it can lead to rotting plants.