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Old 04-23-2015, 10:03 AM
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hello there is the miracle grow orchid food a good choice for my plants , catts , dends, phaps... ??? i would highly dilute it and use every few weeks . but is there a better choice? i did a search on these forums but didnt find an adequate answer.

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It's probably "OK", but should be used at no more than about 1/4 teaspoon per gallon or so, every couple of weeks. The formula contains a fair amount of urea-based nitrogen, which is not used all that efficiently by epiphytic orchids, but it's OK, as I said earlier.

Personally, I prefer the so-called "MSU" formulas - the one for Well Water (any water supply containing dissolved minerals), RO (for pure water supplies) or K-Lite - that were designed specifically with orchids in mind.
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Hello again , thanks i think i will get the MSU fert , i wasnt really sure about the MG stuff.
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Hello again , thanks i think i will get the MSU fert , i wasnt really sure about the MG stuff.
I use Ray's K-Lite at a very low level, and they get that every watering.
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I use the Miracle Gro Orchid plant food mist. So far it is working quite good especially on my Phals. I like it since it is ready to use and easier to apply, and I do see active root/leafing growth later on. I was testing it for over a year now.
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I use the Miracle Gro Orchid plant food mist. So far it is working quite good especially on my Phals. I like it since it is ready to use and easier to apply, and I do see active root/leafing growth later on. I was testing it for over a year now.
That is what I have been using for most of my orchids. I really don't fertilize my phals much. I use the mist after watering. On my vanda & vanda types I mist the roots with water first then the orchid food mist after they are wet. I use a special tillandsia spray fertilizer for tillandsia, and I spray after they are moistioned first as well. So far it seems to be working well. Surprisingly the bottle lasts a long time because it only sprays a fine mist.

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