Grower Tip
- For best results, add Rootzone at 1mL/L to your Orchid Focus mix to keep roots healthy.
- Mixed more than you need? The solution keeps for one to two weeks. Give it a good stir before you feed.
Features
Formulated for all orchid types in spike, with extra potassium (2.4%) to suit vigorous flowering.
A complete, balanced nutrient with all 12 essential minerals in one easily absorbed liquid concentrate, made with Single Part Technology.
All of the nitrogen is supplied as nitrate. Urea, which has been shown to be toxic to certain orchids, is left out entirely.
Nitrate nitrogen is available straight away in inert media such as bark or perlite, which lack the soil bacteria that urea depends on.
Buffered so there's no pH adjusting needed with most tap water.
Made using only high grade raw materials and chelated trace elements, for effortless absorption.
Guaranteed free of chlorides, urea and sodium, and completely odourless.
Also suitable for bromeliads and indoor plants.
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Use it in spike
Start Orchid Focus Bloom when your orchid comes into spike and keep going through flowering. Use Orchid Focus Grow during the growth phase.
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Mix 5mL per litre
Add 5mL to each litre of water. Most orchids flourish at this rate.
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Feed at every watering
Use it at every watering through active growth, particularly spring and summer. Some orchids have dormant periods when no feeding is needed.
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Add a monthly boost
Once a month, give your orchid a dose of 8mL per litre for extra vibrancy and vigour.
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Never exceed 10mL per litre
That's the rate for heavy feeders such as actively growing Cymbidiums. Overfeeding can burn roots and leaves and inhibit flowering.
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Flush once a month
Water through with clean, plain water once a month to clear any build-up of mineral salts.
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Foliar feed at half strength
Mix 2.5–5mL per litre and mist the foliage, including the undersides of the leaves, early in the morning. Avoid the blooms.
What's the difference between Orchid Focus Bloom and Orchid Focus Grow?
Bloom is balanced for orchids in spike, with more potassium (2.4% against 2.0%) and less nitrogen (1.8% against 2.4%) than Grow, to suit flowering. Grow is balanced for the growth phase, when an orchid is producing leaves and roots. Use Grow through the growth phase, then switch to Bloom when a flower spike appears. Both are complete nutrients with all 12 essential minerals. If you'd rather use one bottle year-round, Orchid Focus General covers both stages.
How long will a bottle last?
At 5mL per litre, the 250mL makes 50L of feed, the 1L makes 200L, the 5L makes 1,000L and the 20L makes 4,000L. As a guide, mixing 2L a week for a small collection uses 10mL, so the 250mL lasts about 25 weeks and the 1L close to two years. The 5L and 20L suit large collections and nurseries.
Why does it matter that Orchid Focus is urea-free?
Orchids are usually grown in inert media such as bark or perlite. These lack the soil bacteria and micro-organisms needed to convert urea into a form the plant can use, and unconverted urea can become toxic quickly. Orchid Focus supplies 100% of its nitrogen as nitrate, the ideal form for orchids, so it's available to the plant straight away and supports strong, healthy growth over long periods.
Can I use it on plants other than orchids?
Yes. Orchid Focus is also suitable for bromeliads and indoor plants, so one bottle can look after a mixed indoor collection at the same 5mL per litre. If most of your plants are foliage plants and you only have an orchid or two, Foliage Focus is the Focus nutrient balanced for them.
Can I use it as a foliar spray?
Yes. Foliar feeding isn't as efficient as feeding through the roots, but it can have a very noticeable, positive effect on orchids. Mix at half strength, 2.5–5mL per litre, and apply with a spray bottle that gives a fine mist. Mist the foliage, including the undersides of the leaves, but avoid the blooms, and spray early in the morning to avoid heat damage from the sun.
My orchid mix has slow release fertiliser in it. Can I still use Orchid Focus?
Yes, but halve the dilution rate so you don't overfeed. Slow release fertilisers release their nutrients unevenly, because which minerals come out, and how much, depends on temperature and watering habits. A liquid nutrient needs applying more often, but every feed delivers the full, balanced mineral profile, which is why regular weak feeds give orchids more consistent growth.
Description
Growth Technology Orchid Focus Bloom is a complete liquid orchid fertiliser, balanced specifically for orchids of all types when they're in spike. It supplies a full mineral and trace element profile with extra potassium for vigorous, prolific flowering. All of its nitrogen is in the nitrate form, with no urea, which has been shown to be toxic to certain orchids. It's also suitable for bromeliads and indoor plants.
Bloom or Grow?
Use Orchid Focus Bloom from the time your orchid comes into spike and through flowering. During the growth phase, while it's producing leaves and roots, use Orchid Focus Grow. The two are also sold together as the Orchid Focus Grow & Bloom twin pack.
Why orchids need their own nutrient
It's a myth that orchids don't need feeding. Orchids, particularly the epiphytes, evolved where mineral nutrients are in limited supply, so they need smaller amounts than other plants. But like all green plants, they rely on essential minerals to produce shoots, leaves and blooms, and they perform best on a nutritional program designed specifically for them.
- All 12 essential minerals: calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron and molybdenum, blended into one easily absorbed liquid concentrate with Growth Technology's Single Part Technology (SPT) and balanced to suit most orchids.
- 100% nitrate nitrogen and no urea. Orchids are commonly grown in inert media such as bark or perlite, which lack the soil bacteria and micro-organisms needed to convert urea into a form the plant can use, so urea can quickly become toxic. Nitrate is the ideal form of nitrogen for orchids, giving strong, healthy growth over long periods.
- Made using only high grade raw materials and chelated trace elements, for effortless absorption by the plant.
- Guaranteed free of chlorides, urea and sodium.
- pH buffered, with no pH adjusting needed in most tap water, and completely odourless.
- A complete feed every time. Slow release fertilisers depend on temperature and watering habits for which minerals they release and when. With a liquid nutrient, the full, balanced mineral profile is available to the plant at every application.
How to use
- Mix 5mL per litre of water and use at every watering for optimum results. Most orchids flourish at this rate.
- Follow the orchid growers' rule of "weekly, weakly": smaller doses on a regular basis give more consistent growth and healthier plants than stronger solutions fed infrequently.
- Once a month, give a dose of 8mL per litre for extra vibrancy and vigour.
- Never exceed 10mL per litre, the rate for heavy feeders such as actively growing Cymbidiums. Overfeeding can lead to root and leaf burn and inhibit flowering.
- Feed regularly during active growth, particularly spring and summer. Some orchids have dormant periods when no feeding is needed.
- Flush pots once a month with clean, plain water to clear any build-up of mineral salts.
- Foliar feeding: mix at half strength (2.5–5mL per litre) and apply as a fine mist to the foliage, including the undersides of the leaves. Avoid the blooms, and spray early in the morning to avoid heat damage from the sun.
Store in a cool, dark place.
Analysis (% w/v)
Nitrate-Nitrogen 1.8 | Phosphorus 0.6 | Potassium 2.4
Calcium 1.4 | Magnesium 0.3 | Sulfur 0.16
Iron 0.06 | Manganese 0.018 | Boron 0.004
Zinc 0.004 | Copper 0.003 | Molybdenum 0.001
Sizes: 250mL, 1L, 5L and 20L. At 5mL per litre, the 250mL makes 50L of feed, the 1L makes 200L, the 5L makes 1,000L and the 20L makes 4,000L.
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