With the change of seasons, orchid care changes, too. Even if your thermometer still shows winter, it\u2019s time for some spring orchid chores.<\/p>\n
Move plants into shade<\/a>.<\/strong> Move orchids from their brighter winter homes<\/a> to shadier areas for spring and summer. Many types enjoy morning sun<\/a>. Orchids leaves should be a light green color. Dark green leaves may indicate there’s not enough light to bloom.<\/p>\n Increase water<\/a> and fertilizer<\/a>.<\/strong> The sun is stronger, and plants are working longer hours to photosynthesize. On warm days, give extra water, but don’t add fertilizer.<\/p>\n After flowers finish, think about repotting<\/a>.<\/strong> When new leaves and roots start to grow in spring, it’s the best time to repot. Check here to see if your orchid needs repotting.<\/a><\/p>\n Orchids always need high humidity and good air movement<\/a>.<\/strong> Dry or stagnant air invites pests and disease<\/a>. Raise humidity levels by grouping plants together, using a spray mister, running a cool-mist humidifier, or keeping pots on a tray of pebbles and water with the pots always kept above the water level.<\/p>\n Give orchids an outdoor vacation.<\/strong> Many orchids will enjoy trips outside as long as temps<\/a> and humidity are good. Check these tips about moving plants outside.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the change of seasons, orchid care changes, too. Even if your thermometer still shows winter, it\u2019s time for some spring orchid chores. Move plants into shade. Move orchids from their brighter winter homes to shadier areas for spring and summer. Many types enjoy morning sun. Orchids leaves should be a light green color. Dark […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fertilizing","category-growing","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14952"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15704,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14952\/revisions\/15704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}