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Watering Your Orchids
By Bob Roy
Watering Your Orchids
Once you get the hang of it you will be a pro at watering. Most orchid plants are epiphytes (air plants) and we are used to watering plants in soil. Air plants have pseudo pods, which take up the water and hold it for the plants to drink. The root system looks dry but may not be. If there is enough water you will notice the roots have plumb looking parts which are the pseudo pods.
Here are some guidelines that you can use for watering:
water more often if water less often if
there is more light there is less light
temperatures are higher temperatures are lower
humidity is lower humidity is higher
there is more air move...
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