MySheen

How to fertilize Phalaenopsis

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, When fertilizing Phalaenopsis, apply a small amount of fertilizer in spring, stop fertilization at flowering stage, and apply liquid fertilizer again when new buds start growing again. It grows so vigorously in summer that liquid fertilizer can be applied once a week. Plant growth slows down in autumn, so fertilization should be reduced. Stop fertilizing in winter. In addition, when it is hot and muggy in summer, fertilizer should be stopped for a period of time.

1. How to fertilize

When fertilizing Phalaenopsis, different methods should be adopted according to different seasons. In the spring, apply a small amount of fertilizer to it, stop fertilizing it during its flowering period, and wait until its flowering period is over, when its new roots and buds begin to grow, and then apply liquid fertilizer again, almost once a week. You can also spray it on the leaves. Summer is the season when it grows vigorously and should be applied once a week with liquid fertilizer. In autumn, the growth of plants slows down, and fertilizer application should be reduced at this time. In winter, plants basically stop growing, at which point fertilizer should be stopped.

II. Precautions

When the summer heat sultry, can stop to Phalaenopsis fertilization for a period of time, otherwise it will cause adverse effects on its growth. Shading treatment should be carried out when the sun is strong in summer to prevent burning leaves.

 
0