Reddit Reddit reviews Miracle-Gro Ready-To-Use Orchid Plant Food Mist, 8 oz., Orchid Food Feeds Plants Instantly, 1 Pack

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Miracle-Gro Ready-To-Use Orchid Plant Food Mist, 8 oz., Orchid Food Feeds Plants Instantly, 1 Pack
Instantly provides nutrients and moisture for beautiful orchidsApply to roots and growing media once a weekMist feeds instantlyIn addition to regular watering, spray leaves, roots, and growing media once per week, taking care to avoid flowersEasy to use for misting plants
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3 Reddit comments about Miracle-Gro Ready-To-Use Orchid Plant Food Mist, 8 oz., Orchid Food Feeds Plants Instantly, 1 Pack:

u/FiendishMonotreme · 7 pointsr/orchids

OK - I'm the advance guard who is gonna give you some very basic info before the experts get here ;)

First thing: STOP WATERING WITH ICE CUBES. I hate how this has become a thing, and I hate how companies are saying this is how you should water them. It's a gimmick and a lie. Water it weekly (or so) with distilled or even tap water (well, depending on how good the water quality is in your area).

Second: get some spray fertilizer, like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-Orchid-Plant-Food-Fertilizer/dp/B00GTDG9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456863385&sr=8-1&keywords=orchid+spray+fertilizer
That's a nice starter, and what I use. Before you water it, spray about 6 times (on the base, not the leaves) and then give it a drink. It's a nice light fertilizer and shouldn't shock the plant, and give it a good boost to keep growing.

OK, and this is the tricky part - I think you should repot that mamajama, because those roots are BEGGING to get out of that pot. You've got many healthy ones, by the look of it, so you're pretty good. Get a plastic orchid pot of a slightly bigger size (I think you're at 4", so 6" should do - again, can find on Amazon), some orchid bark mix (also a colander, possibly, because trust me, you'll wanna wash off the grit!), a bit of perlite, and (if it's not too pricey - a bag is about 11-14$) some planting charcoal. All of these should be available either online or at garden stores. Make a mix of 1 part charcoal, 1 part perlite, 2 parts orchid bark mix - and fill the new pot about 1/3 the way. Take your orchid GENTLY out of its pot, wash off any old potting mix, and guide it into the new pot, making sure to support underneath it with potting mix. Give it a small drink after you're done, just to help settle it.

NOW. Light issues. Make sure that sucker is in INDIRECT LIGHT - orchids can get sunburned, especially phals. I think the droopy leaves are a thirst issue (ice cubes do NOT give much water, and orchids are tropical plants), not a light one, so I'd recommend this order:

  1. change how you water it! No more ice cubes - save those for cooling drinks! :)
  2. Get that fertilizer and give it a weekly boost!
  3. when you have the time and materials - repot it! Do some secondary research on this before you do it - never just take one source's advice!
  4. Get it out of direct sun! I think the light may be OK, but be careful!
  5. Watch it post-potting for a couple weeks - if it's still being droopy, you may be facing a light issue - ping the expert folks here again and they can give you better advice than I ;)

    Best of luck!
u/senanthic · 1 pointr/Edmonton

You did right. Most likely it needs some fertilizer and a repot and you might see blooms again; two years has probably exhausted the pot. Take it out, gently strip the old medium away from the roots, and then gently repot it in some full new media. Fertilize very gently.

Hole’s actually sells orchid medium and clear plastic pots for a reasonable cost. I have used this fertilizer - it’s overpriced but for people with one or two orchids it’s not bad.

u/yoonamaniac · 1 pointr/orchids

Miracle-Gro Orchid Plant Food Mist