This week Plant Lovers an epic video that goes into my philosophy of fertilising! This is specific to my climate and growing methods but there might be some useful tips from my trials and errors that could work for you! I'm no scientist so this is very much my own practice which I've figured out works for me. So in this video I look at some basic questions: why do we fertilise? What types of fertiliser are there? How much do you use? When? And what types of plant do you use what type of fertiliser on. I hope this is of some use and I've time stamped those questions so you can jump to one that might be of interest. I guess the only caveat is to add that if any fertiliser you're using seems to be burning the roots of your plant, or the plant is not responding well, stop using it, flush the plant for a few weeks with each watering and then try a different type once the plant has recovered.
0:00 introduction to fertilising
2:13 why do we fertilise our orchids?
6:02 what types of fertiliser can we use on orchids?
14:12 what quantities of fertiliser do you use?
18:55 when do you use each type of fertiliser?
23:45 some specific orchid examples for each type of fertiliser