Was gifted this Vanda - not much roots
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Hello! Hope you all are doing great and staying safe and healthy!
I was gifter this Vanda from a friend and it has three spikes coming but the bad thing is that she has pretty small amount of roots. There are a few roots coming like branchings and one thick root coming from the main stem. Will this plant be okey? Also I ordered some Kelpak (EU version of KelpMax) to give it a little boost. What else could you guys recomend? Thank You in advance! |
It looks good. Use the Kelpak once a month at the concentration on the label. Water Vandas at least once a day - completely soak the roots so they turn dark green.
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Thank You so much! You think the roots are enough to sustain thia plant? My biggest fears are lossing it because when my friend showed me the photos of blooms I imediatelly fell in love!
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Yes, plenty of roots if you water enough.
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Thanks so much! You really calmed me down! Also KelPak will help with the new roots I think?
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Very nice to hear! Will update with flower pictures! :)
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There is no dosage for orchids indicated on the label of Kelpak. Use 4ml/liter, and you can let the roots soak in it for a couple of hours.
When I started using it last year, I started seeing tons of new root growth about 3-5 weeks after first application, depending on the orchids. |
Word of warning 4 ml/l is very strong.
I will not speculate but a seedling died after using 4ml/l It is such a strong dose that one can only use it once a month. If one waters a mounted orchid every day, only being able to feed it once a month makes little sense to me but kelpmax is ridiculously strong (take a whiff) so to use it more reguarly it needs to be diluted at least 30x times but I like to dilute it even further. So I go 100x diluted. I would say anything bwtwen 50-100 times weaker than the recommended dose is a good dose and I am converted on the stuff after using so little. The first thing I always do with any fertilizer is work out the safe amount my orchids respond to well and that is 50 times less than the recommended dose - but at every watering, not just once a month. This should be roughly 1 small drop per liter If it helps, that can also be done. It does not need to be all in one go. |
You're only supposed to use the kelp once a month.
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