Watering frequency for orchids can depend on the season and temperature, according to Borisevich. In the summer the soil might tend to get drier, but the orchid will need less water in the winter.
The expert also said the best time to fertilise them is in late summer or early autumn to give the orchids a time to grow stronger roots for winter and will have even better blooms next spring.
My orchids used to bloom so sporadically, maybe once or twice a year if I was lucky. But ever since switching to banana peels as a fertilizer, they bloom like clockwork several times a year." ...