I have an orchid plant that I've managed to keep alive and, with no help from me, even grew new flowers 2 years ago. I love plants but orchids are scary and all I've done is give it a little water once a week and starting in the spring I've been fertilizing it every other week with commercial orchid food - it didn't bloom last year but I have hopes this year we'll see them again. I just read this tip (I can't remember where I found this, maybe BHG?) and I'll add this to my bi-weekly orchid care:
Give your orchid a nutritional boost by spritzing its leaves during the growing season with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt to a gallon of water. The magnesium and calcium in the Epsom salt encourage the leaves to make more chlorophyll. "It's like a vitamin for your plant"
Note: I do not have one of those little spritzer mister things you see people who know what they're doing using on their orchids - I'll just put some of the solution in a small spray bottle and turn it to mist as best I can!
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