Orchid (Dendrobium sp.)
- Monopodial orchids grown on ground can be given cowdung slurry once in a month.
- 1 kg fresh cowdung mixed in 5 litres of water is sufficient for one square metre.
- Two to three applications can be given in a year.
- Sympodial orchids are sprayed with the supernatant liquid of cowdung slurry.
- Nutrition of plants from the natural sources is not sufficient to support the plants for economic production.
- Hence additional feeding is required. Foliar feeding is very effective in orchids.
- Fertilizer mixture of N:P2O5:K2O in the ratio of 3:1:1 can be applied during vegetative period and 1:2:2 can be applied during flowering period.
- The usual dose of such mixture is 2-3 g per litre of water, applied twice a week
