One of the major stumbling blocks for beginning orchidists is that they feel that they must use harsh pesticides to be successful and avoid orchid diseases. The main goal is to grow and produce beautiful orchid plants and flowers for our own personal enjoyment. The purpose of this article is to provide easy alternative methods in treating many of the common orchid diseases including pests of orchids. To be successful with these methods and avoid orchid diseases, it is imperative to use in conjunction with good cultural practices. But first, we need to have an understanding of what our responsibilities are as an orchid grower, and we also need to be able to identify some of the common ailments that affect our orchids.

Physiological Disorders and orchid diseases

It is important to identify physiological disorders of orchids and recognise from orchid diseases. These are ailments that are not caused by insects or disease, but are

There are important differences between repotting orchids and any ordinary houseplant. First, repotting orchids require a special medium, or orchid potting mix. A good orchid potting mix consists primarily of chipped bark or tree fern with various additional ingredients such as charcoal, pumice, perlite, or sphagnum moss. Check out my article how to chose right orchid potting mix.

Orchid roots are adapted to alternating periods of moisture and dryness so the mix must be free draining. Always buy more than you think you will need for repotting orchids. Some hours prior to repotting orchids, soak the new mix in a bucket of water at room temperature. This will help the orchid roots to establish quickly. Second, when repotting orchids it is not worth retaining the old growing medium. It should be discarded since it may have begun to decompose and such conditions can

Every orchid grower has their favorite formula for orchid potting mix. There are as many different orchid potting mix formulas as there are growers. The main consideration is to select one which is proper for your orchids.

If you want to buy high quality orchid potting mix, you can get it cheapest online through Amazon here, but before that, read my tips how to choose the best one for your orchid.

Many orchid growers will try different orchid potting mix media looking for that perfect formula. It takes at least one growing season to test a  media for orchid potting mix unless it is an immediate disaster by holding too much water. The number one killer of orchids is too much water. For home orchid growers I suggest to use ready made orchid potting mixes, instead struggling on trying to