Orchid Plant Food

For common house orchids such as Phalaenopsis, provide bright, indirect light. Insufficient light is a common reason an otherwise healthy orchid keeps making leaves but does not rebloom. Appropriate light also helps your orchid use the nutrients supplied during active growth.

Water thoroughly, then allow the growing medium to approach dryness before watering again. Avoid keeping orchid roots constantly wet. Healthy, aerated roots are better able to take up water and nutrients and are essential for both new growth and future flowering.

Use an airy orchid medium that allows plenty of oxygen around the roots. Replace badly broken-down media when needed because compacted material holds too much moisture and limits airflow. Fertilizer cannot compensate for unhealthy or rotting roots.

Feed Orchid Plant Food while the orchid is actively producing roots, leaves, or new shoots — 1 teaspoon per quart of water, every one to two weeks in spring and summer and every two to four weeks in fall and winter. Stick to that dilution rather than mixing it stronger for faster growth, and flush the pot with plain water periodically to keep fertilizer salts from building up in the medium.

Repot when the medium has broken down, drainage has declined, or the root system has clearly outgrown the container. Choose a pot that supports good airflow and drainage rather than moving your orchid into an oversized container that stays wet too long.

Reblooming depends on the orchid being mature, healthy, and given the right light and temperature cues for its type. Our fertilizer helps support the leaves and roots that power the next growth cycle, but on its own it is not what triggers a new flower spike.