Orchid Fertilizers for Nutrient Deficient Phalaenopsis
Channel: Orchids for Dummies
Date: 2020-02-13

This Orchid Care video is for Beginners Looking to tell the difference between Nutrient Deficiency in Phalaenopsis Orchids and What Orchid Fertilizer to use.
What is the best fertilizer for Phalaenopsis orchids?
For Phalaenopsis orchids, choose a complete, balanced orchid or all-purpose flower fertilizer that contains equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (look for 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 on the label) plus micro-nutrients.
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Is Epsom salts good for orchids?
Epsom salt will help your muscles - and your orchids. Commercial growers as well as hobbyists have been supplementing their fertilizer regimes with Epsom salt for over a century. ... Many popular orchid fertilizers don't contain magnesium or sulfur, so a supplement is advised.
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Nitrogen Deficiency Low N may result in slow plant growth, pale-green leaves, abscission of lower leaves, and few flowers in phalaenopsis. ... Spiking was delayed and spiking rate decreased when plants were grown in sphagnum moss, but not a bark mix, and received more than 50% of the N in NH4-N.

Calcium deficiency can sometimes be rectified by adding agricultural lime to acid soils, aiming at a pH of 6.5, unless the subject plants specifically prefer acidic soil. Organic matter should be added to the soil to improve its moisture-retaining capacity.
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