Hello Alva! Thanks for commenting. I’m happy to hear your orchid is flowering beautifully!

So the best time to repot your orchid is definitely AFTER it has finished flowering. We don’t want to risk those beautiful blooms! Your orchid can then put its energy into growing and establishing its roots in its new potting environment rather then into maintaining its flowers. Of course repotting whilst its flowering often causes sufficient shock that your orchid could well drop its flowers and we don’t want that do we?!

As i stated in the article I’ve had the best success growing orchids in clear transparent pots with slits in the sides to allow for airflow around the roots and light for the roots to photosynthesize.

In terms of fertilizer, that is an excellent question. I’ve experimented with lots of different fertilizers for orchids over the years and what I found works best is a spray fertilizer that is formulated specifically for orchids. I think this works best as it is best at replicating how orchids absorb nutrients in the wild (by absorbing it in humid air).

A specialized orchid spray also has the right amount of nutrients at the right level of concentration so you don’t accidentally burn the sensitive roots with too much nitrogen. I use a spray from a brand called ‘baby bio’ but I’ve heard good things from some specialist orchid growers about a brand called ‘orchid myst’. Either way when I’ve spoken to professional orchid growers they all emphasize that a mist spray is the best type of fertilizer.

If you have any more specific questions please do comment again and I’m happy to help! Thanks, Mark.