Care for an orchid plant, learn tips and advice for caring for your new orchid, including transplants, root care, watering, and pest control in this free care for orchids video.
Advice on the right type of pot to use for orchids in this free care for orchids video.
Orchid Care Tips: Learn how to create the right environment for your orchid plant in this free video guide to caring for an orchid.
How much and how often to water your orchid plant in this free orchid care video.
Test the orchid soil mixture in this free care for orchids video.
How to label your orchid plant correctly in this free online guide for beginners on how to care for orchids.
How to trim your rotted orchid plant roots in this free caring for an orchid video.
How to cut your orchid plant roots in this free acre for an orchid video.
Trim or cut your orchid plant roots in this free caring for an orchid video.
Learn what supplies you need to care for your orchid plant in this free caring for an orchid video.
Remove your orchid plant from its pot and put in a new pot in this free caring for an orchid video.
Tips for transplanting orchid flowers to a new pot in this free care for orchids video.
Learn orchid potting soil tips like using bark for good water drainage in this free caring for an orchid video.
Stabilize your orchid plant in its pot in this free online guide for beginners on caring for an orchid.
Learn What to do with leafless orchid canes in this free caring for an orchid video.
Get advice on using fertilizer in your orchid potting soil in this free orchid plant care video.
Tips for using Styrofoam in your orchid plant pot in this free how to care for an orchid video.
Learn What to do after potting your orchid plant in this free orchid care information guide.
Summary: Orchids have some of the most exotic and beautiful flowers in the plant world. They boast of at least 25,000 officially recognized individual species, and some botanists count the number even higher. With such a natural diversity and beauty, orchids have garnered much attention from the world horticultural community. Amateur gardeners and flower enthusiasts are constantly cross pollinating species, and have to date created over 100,000 hybrid orchids. Orchid cultivation happens on a global scale, with favorable climate conditions regulating regions of high or low growth.
Aside from the aesthetic qualities that orchids are famous for, they provide at least one well known nutritional benefit. The vanilla bean is the fruit of an orchid plant, and is considered to be an important, valuable crop in many areas.
Whether you’re new to horticulture, or a budding enthusiast, proper orchid care and maintenance is important for having a healthy, happy plant. In this free online guide to caring for your new orchid, learn how to repot the plant you bought, a delicate operation that can kill any plant if not done carefully. Get tips for judging the dirt mix, trimming the orchid roots, using fertilizer, pest control, and watering your new orchid.
Expert: Gayle Zubek has been collecting orchids for 10 years. Just like everyone else, she was hooked after buying just one. She owns 55 orchids and has won several first place awards. She also belongs to the National Orchid Society and has been tapped for chamber membership.