tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341094996566029322.post7597076799255223596..comments2021-08-24T03:55:14.216-04:00Comments on honey living: wild orchidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341094996566029322.post-78904560661875311562010-04-14T19:33:15.081-04:002010-04-14T19:33:15.081-04:00i wish i knew! though i've been a bad orchid o...i wish i knew! though i've been a bad orchid owner in the past, they always seem to come back & bloom just by watering them. i'm sure there's more to it than that!<br />xox alisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123213802828001263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341094996566029322.post-19548824089102198882010-04-14T18:31:57.666-04:002010-04-14T18:31:57.666-04:00I neglect my orchids and they love me for it. My s...I neglect my orchids and they love me for it. My strategy: cut off brown branches that have bloomed, water once a week. They bloom two or three times a year and the blossoms last weeks on the plant. I don't repot unless absolutely necessary...the blooms seem bigger and happier in smaller pots.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022210696704550291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341094996566029322.post-91845661394472894382010-04-14T15:00:48.122-04:002010-04-14T15:00:48.122-04:00Looks quite healthy to me, actually, though maybe ...Looks quite healthy to me, actually, though maybe a little thirsty! The thing is, orchids don't bloom nonstop. They DO bloom for a long time, but eventually the stems will die off and eventually after that new ones will grow.<br /><br />-Does the pot have drainage? If not, and it's in those rocks, it should be OK for now, just don't water it very often. Eventually when the flowering stems die back you can repot it, but you don't want to do that while it's still got healthy stems (it's putting too much effort into flowering)<br /><br />-Don't cut the stems until they've started to brown pretty far back. They may still bloom yet again. Once they do start to brown back pretty far, you can cut them down pretty close to the base of the plant.<br /><br />-Eventually you do want to repot it into something with some fresh barky orchid potting soil, but don't go too big in pot size, they like to be crammed, just make sure it has drainage.<br /><br />So basically, I almost completely ignore my orchids and they continue to bloom year after year...sure they're not as spectacular as the ones straight out of the nursery with so many flowers, but I'm more of a low maintenance plant gal.<br /><br />Others might have more thorough suggestions!Michelle...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02046669577652755701noreply@blogger.com