I have a coworker whose wife and he have a greenhouse and grow many tropical plants, including orchids. For their orchids they mist the fertilizer onto the foliage rather than water it into the soil. I have seen some of the phalaenopsis that were fertilized this way and I must say they had more flowers on them than any phal I have ever seen!

His advice was to mist once a week, early in the day, and keep on a strict schedule and to not deviate...using 1/4 to 1/2 strength orchid fertilizer.

What are your thoughts on misting fertilizer?

Shann~