Vanda seedlings age about one year from flask and take about 1 – 2 years to get flowers. As a baby, we need to check and adjust the environment to suit with those varieties. The aerial root system of Vanda, we don’t need the medium for Vanda. We can place in a basket or mesh then repot later.
Light
Appropriate light and wind flow will support for good health of seedlings. 60 % shaded would be okay for bigger size of Seedlings. If new born from flask, we should keep away from direct sunlight about 1 – 2 week. The seedlings don’t like windy which make root too dry.
Water
Vanda growing without the medium so we need to spray water long enough, about 5 – 8 min in the morning. In summer, we spray for 2 times a day.
Fertilizer and Fungicide
We need Fertilizer and Fungicide to make our plants healthy and growing up. To get plant healthy, we need 16-21-27 (N-P-K) by spraying once a week for 3 weeks and switch with the Balanced Fertilizer 16-16-16 or 20-20-20 in the fourth week. The Fungicide – Captan should spray separately from fertilizer once a week.
Temperature
Vanda prefers temperature above 18 C or 65 F. They can tolerate lower temp but will impact to plant’s growth and flowering.
I love orchids but dont kno how to care for them! Do you have a book on how to grow n care for beautiful, healthy orchids?!
Most of orchids have the same concept by taking care with heart. Fertilizer needed for all varieties in each stage as routine process.
Enjoy with them. We will keep sharing the orchid tricks to our blog. Have fun.