{"id":796,"date":"2011-02-14T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T12:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/orchid-care-the-basics\/"},"modified":"2011-02-14T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T12:18:20","slug":"orchid-care-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/orchid-care-the-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid Care – The Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you new to orchids? If you have just entered the world of orchids then your life is set the change forever. Not quite sure? Give it time. I, like many millions of people around the world, am extremely passionate about orchids. This passion started with the first one. You will want to learn about orchid care<\/a> so that your orchids stay strong.<\/p>\n

You may be put of orchids by their reputation. You may have an orchid but do you know what to do? People find orchid care a bit of a daunting subject. It does seem difficult at first because you are struck by the number of things that can go wrong. You will be pleased to know that with a bit of experience you will become much better at it.<\/p>\n

This are some orchid care tips<\/a> for someone who is new. It is important not to water your orchid too much. I know that when you first get your orchid that you want to keep them nice and healthy and there is an urge to water. You shouldn’t have to water more than a weekly basis. Always check the soil before watering to make sure it isn’t damp.<\/p>\n

Orchids came from tropical areas originally. You will find that most like a warm climate. This means that you should be paying more attention to any orchids that you have outside. If the weather is going to be cold then think about bringing them indoors into the warmth.<\/p>\n

You want to position your orchid so that it receives enough natural light. Orchids love light but this is another area of orchid care that many get wrong. Their leaves can start to go yellow if left in direct sunlight for too long.<\/p>\n

So are you going to give it a go? You will find orchid care<\/a> will come naturally to you but your first step is buying your first one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you new to orchids? If you have just entered the world of orchids then your life is set the change forever. Not quite sure? Give it time. I, like many millions of people around the world, am extremely passionate about orchids. This passion started with the first one. You will want to learn about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,14,1,10,13,5,8,4,12,15,3,9,6,11],"tags":[669,1112,668],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-container-garden-design","category-container-gardening-annuals","category-container-gardening-ideas","category-container-gardening-shade","category-container-gardening-soil","category-container-gardening-tomatoes","category-container-herb-garden","category-container-vegetable-gardening","category-fall-container-gardening","category-flower-container-gardening","category-fruit-container-gardening","category-organic-container-gardening","category-patio-container-gardening","category-winter-container-gardening","tag-caring-for-orchids","tag-orchid","tag-orchid-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}