Just bought an orchid and confused about its care
I've never had an orchid before so I invested £10 in one yesterday.
Reading on how to care for it is very confusing.
I understand it needs fertilizer, but one that does not contain urea and that a 20-20-20 fertilizer is best.
Some articles say use tap water, some say leave an ice cube to melt on the compost etc...
I'm guessing rain water would be best (?), but how do I know when it needs it?
What fertilizers do others here use?
Thanks

Reading on how to care for it is very confusing.
I understand it needs fertilizer, but one that does not contain urea and that a 20-20-20 fertilizer is best.
Some articles say use tap water, some say leave an ice cube to melt on the compost etc...
I'm guessing rain water would be best (?), but how do I know when it needs it?
What fertilizers do others here use?
Thanks


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Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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I've ordered some Chempak Orchid fertilizer and will bring the rain water inside to bring up (or down) to room temp
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
They’re pretty long lived houseplants, I have mine from 3 years ago. It will need repotting at some point, but not any time soon.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I'd have cut it off 🙄
It's in a bright position about 10ft from the patio doors so will get plenty of light
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
When the flowers have fallen, I'll cut the stems back as advised above.
Will it be OK to keep in in my north-facing bathroom until I see either a new flower stem or new shoots from the cut back stems? It's quite bright and about 20C in the bathroom most of the time (a bit cooler at night).
Is it right that I don't feed it again until new flower buds appear?
Thanks
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I'll leave the stems and see what happens.
Will it be ok in my north facing bathroom (around 20c) whilst they're not in flower?
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.