TO FERTILIZE OR NOT?!

[xxkarliexx]

one the AOS care sheets when i was reading about fertilizing it said fertilize when in active growth. so if your orchid isnt in active growth does that mean dont fertilize it? also, what if your roots dont look like they're in active growth but your orchid is actively growing new leaves and/or what looks like a new spike (i think its a spike because it looks nothing like a new root) does this mean it is in active growth???