How to Plant Orchids in a Pot

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Pick a cattleya, moth orchid, or venus slipper orchid if you're a beginner.. Choose a small plastic or clay pot for the orchid.. Choose the right growing medium for your type of orchid.

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Pick a cattleya, moth orchid, or venus slipper orchid if you're a beginner.

Step 1

Pick a cattleya, moth orchid, or venus slipper orchid if you're a beginner.

2

Choose a small plastic or clay pot for the orchid.

Step 2

Choose a small plastic or clay pot for the orchid.

3

Choose the right growing medium for your type of orchid.

Step 3

Choose the right growing medium for your type of orchid.

4

Fill the bottom of the pot with 1 in (2.5 cm) of foam peanuts.

Step 4

Fill the bottom of the pot with 1 in (2.5 cm) of foam peanuts.

5

Remove the orchid from the original container.

Step 5

Remove the orchid from the original container.

6

Hold the orchid in the pot.

Step 6

Hold the orchid in the pot.

7

Fill the pot with the growing medium.

Step 7

Fill the pot with the growing medium.

8

Let the orchid get 12-14 hours of light per day.

Step 8

Let the orchid get 12-14 hours of light per day.

9

Water the orchid approximately once per week.

Step 9

Water the orchid approximately once per week.

10

Maintain a humidity level of 60-80% to keep tropical orchids happy.

Step 10

Maintain a humidity level of 60-80% to keep tropical orchids happy.

11

Give the orchid liquid fertilizer each summer.

Step 11

Give the orchid liquid fertilizer each summer.

12

Prune the orchid

Step 12

Prune the orchid

13

Repot the orchid if the roots are exposed beyond the pot.

Step 13

Repot the orchid if the roots are exposed beyond the pot.

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