Orchids are quite whimsical and exacting in leaving. Inexperienced flower growers are trapped by set of difficulties in cultivation of these plants. To understand often the reasons of indisposition of plant happens rather difficult.
Quite often yellowing of leaves or stalk is alarming. Most likely, it occurs on natural cause - aging. At the same time only the lower leaves begin to turn yellow. Also begins to change color peduncule after the blossoming period. In that case leaves after drying up very accurately are removed as under them the sleeping kidneys can disappear, they can be damaged easily. After the leaf completely dries up, it will easily separate from plant. The yellow and dried-up peduncule is cut off by scissors or sharp knife.
Orchids can turn yellow also from change of the place of residence. They are very exacting to light, temperature and moisture conditions. Change of any of these components of leaving can temporarily lead to plant disease. To help it to acclimatize, it is necessary to try to create the most favorable conditions. For each type of orchid they are the. At the correct leaving the plant will quickly return the beauty.
The wrong watering is quite common cause of yellowing of plant. And most often the plant is watered excessively. In that case roots can begin to decay, and the plant to turn yellow. That it has not died, it is necessary to dry roots for some time and to touch substrate which can also decay. The incomplete filling of orchids meets much less often as they easily do without moisture for a long time. It is very important not to overfeed orchids. Top-dressing should be carried out by liquid fertilizers not more often than once a week during blossoming. Now produce fertilizers especially for orchids. They should be added to water when watering. Orchids are very exacting to lighting. They do not transfer the direct sun, but the lack of lighting most ruinously affects their appearance. Look what leaf has begun to turn yellow. If it is distant from window, then business is valid in lack of sunlight. At cultivation of orchids on North side it is necessary to take care of illumination, and on southern of blackout. At the same time you watch that there were no drafts. Though orchids love fresh air, cold wind has negative effect on their health. At window orchid one more enemy traps. It is hot air from batteries. Besides that it dries up roots, it also considerably reduces humidity of air around plant. It is possible to fight against it, having placed number of container with water or having used humidifier.