How To Care For Espresso Orchid. Orchids need ample water but should be allowed to dry out some between waterings. Watering an orchid is different than it is for other plants.
The Orchid Corner About Silver Vase Contact Us. Set a timer on a humidifier during daylight hours and have it turn off in the evening. If the humidity is less than 40 use a spray bottle with a fine mist setting to lightly mist the orchids and their potting medium once per day.
Another recommendation is to fertilize with quarter-strength water-soluble fertilizer each time you water your plant.
Watering and Humidity Pour distilled water into the soil in the pot once per week during the winter months until it is saturated and water runs out of the bottom drainage holes. Leave the plant dunked in water for one minute. Be careful to keep the Orchid away from direct sunlight which can dehydrate or burn the plant. Also can you put an orchid in soil.