Gardening In Your Greenhouse With Orchids

Orchids are tropical plants that are often called aerial plants. These plants can cling to tree trunks and rocks and absorb moisture from the air which is why they like humid climates. Gardening in your greenhouse with orchids needs some extra attention especially if you are in the wrong climate for them. There are some tricks of the trade regarding gardening in your greenhouse and orchids. Some of these tricks or tips can also be found in any greenhouse gardening book geared towards orchids and other flowering plants.

Important Things To Consider

Although most orchids rely on the trunk that they are attached and the moisture in the air for the nutrients they need to grow and survive, adding a little potting mix designed for orchids can go a long way. Many orchids make gardening in your greenhouse worthwhile by blooming for days on end when they have had their share of potting mix and orchid fertilizers. There are specific orchid fertilizers that can help you with gardening in your greenhouse with orchids.

Orchids may require to be watered thoroughly at least twice a week but they need to have humidity and moisture daily for them to grow healthy and strong. Gardening in your greenhouse with orchids may also require that you mist them daily with a light spray of mist or place the orchids on top of a humidity tray. A humidity tray is often used for bonsai plants that are tropical and need the constant humidity. The shallow tray works by placing some stones or pebbles on it (just enough for the bottom of the orchid pot not to touch the water) and constantly refilling it when the water evaporates.

Being in a greenhouse may add to the humidity which may allow for to orchid to need ventilation when the greenhouse is too warm. Most greenhouses are built with a ventilation function that allows fresh air and a maybe a breeze to sweep trough the greenhouse and cool it a bit or revive the stale air in it.

Another thing to consider when growing orchids is that they need to have some period of darkness which is natural in the wild. Gardening in your greenhouse with these kinds of flowers entails turning off the lights closest to the green house and in the greenhouse off for several hours, especially at night.

Gardening in your greenhouse with orchids is great because when these plants bloom you can decorate the cut flowers or the live plant around your home.

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