{"id":9948,"date":"2011-10-05T21:39:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T05:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=9948"},"modified":"2012-04-25T21:38:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T05:38:55","slug":"autumn-orchid-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/05\/autumn-orchid-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Orchid Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures cool in autumn, the orchid that sat there doing nothing for months may surprise you with a burst of new growth. Relieved of oppressive summer heat, many varieties take this opportunity to grow or bloom. The change of season also requires changes in your orchid care regimen, so here are a few autumn reminders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/category\/warm-growers\/\">warm growers<\/a> indoors before <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temps<\/a> fall too much. Take the opportunity to remove any leaf or flower debris. Check for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/problems\/index.html\">pests<\/a>, paying attention to leaf undersides and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/potting.html\">the  potting media<\/a>. A  little prevention now can save a lot of headaches later, so I always spray with insecticidal soap before bringing orchids inside.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/22\/seasonal-light\/\">Increase light levels to compensate for fall&#8217;s weakening sunlight and shorter days.<\/a> Consider adding artificial light as a supplement. For all varieties, even lower-light <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/phalaenopsis.html\">Phals<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/paphiopedilum.html\">Paphs<\/a>, providing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/29\/let-the-sunshine-in\/\">some direct morning sun<\/a> can keep them happy until spring. Make any light increase gradually over 2 weeks to avoid burning leaves.<\/li>\n<li>As home and office heating systems switch on, they dry the air. Pay extra attention to maintaining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">high humidity<\/a>. Dry air invites pests.<\/li>\n<li>Many orchids are moving into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">a dormant stage<\/a>. Slowly reduce <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\"> watering<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cattleya.html\">Cattleyas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidiums<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobiums<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrums<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/miltonia.html\">Miltonias<\/a>,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/odontoglossum.html\">Odonts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/oncidium.html\">Oncidiums<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/vanda.html\">Vandas<\/a>, and any other variety with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/12\/pseudobulb\/\">pseudobulbs<\/a>. Begin to cut back on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/fertilizer.html\">fertilizer<\/a> as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures cool in autumn, the orchid that sat there doing nothing for months may surprise you with a burst of new growth. Relieved of oppressive summer heat, many varieties take this opportunity to grow or bloom. The change of season also requires changes in your orchid care regimen, so here are a few autumn [&hellip;]<\/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":[9,5,3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dormancy","category-fertilizing","category-growing","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9948","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=9948"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9979,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9948\/revisions\/9979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}