Growing bamboo orchids, the video

Need a quick and easy guide to growing bamboo orchids? Here is a short video guide to see of growing them is right for you.

Can you make money growing Bamboo orchids?

If you find that you can grow the Bamboo orchid rather easily then I would say you are ready to make money doing so. You have a choice of either selling the root stock for other hobbyist growers, selling the flowering plants for home decor or growing and preserving the flowers for sale for weddings and other occasions. There is a website that can help you further in finding out how to do that.





The website is called, Growing Orchids for Fun and Profit. Just click on the title to take you there. You can also find places that sell supplies at wholesale cost. I warn you, growing orchids for profit can be addictive and fun.

How to kill a bamboo orchid

There are 2 major killers of bamboo orchid plants. Bamboo orchids need moisture but too much of a good thing will kill them. They love water but their roots don't like to be kept wet. They are often grown in volcanic rock or a fast draining medium. You can also add polymers to the medium to hold moisture without making the roots wets. Read my post about using polymers to grow bamboo orchids in. The next major killer of bamboo orchids is fertilizer. Yes the orchids do require fertilizer but use a very weak solution of liquid fertilizer at each watering. Here are some liquid fertilizers that are formulated just for orchid growing: