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Orchid: fertilization recommendations

Recommendations for foliar feeding with Poly-feed in Thailand:

 

Purpose of spray

Poly-feed Foliar

analysis

No. of spray applications at this stage

Recommended concentration (%)

No. of days between applications

Vegetative booster

20-20-20 in alternation with  26-12-12

 

6 - 8

0.25 - 0.35

7

Flowering Induction

12-45-12

2 - 3

0.25 - 0.5

7

Flowering booster

15-15-30

3 - 4

0.25 - 0.5

7

 

it takes about 1.0-1.5 year for vegetative period of orchid starting from seedling to flowering. Therefore, the use of Poly-feed 20-20-20 and 26-12-12 will be starting at seedling stage until 1.0 or 1.5 years depending on the variety of orchid.