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 |
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.