qilver wrote:
how do you keep the orchids from dying off?, they seem to be very delicate flowers....
they sell them at Ranch99 market, and elsewhere, think i even saw them selling at Costco once.
I have some plumerias that i got from Hawaii from last year, they seem to be hardy plants and some even bloomed this year. :thumbsup:
dont water them so much. that fastest way to kill a moth orchid is to water them every day, or have the roots sitting in water. Much like plumeras, they dont like to "have their feet wet". Sitting water in the crown will also kill it in a day or two, it's very difficult to stop crown rot once it's begun.
Depending on the variety, in the summer, ill water every other day. Winter every 4 to 5 days is fine. Less is better, they can tolerate drying a few days. good ventilation and make sure it's clean of rotting bark, or other potting medium.
I have a few that can tolerate daily watering, but even those I water every other day.
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oh, supermarket, costco, home depot moth orchids NEED to be repotted after about a year. they're grown in Pro-Mix HP usually, and that is great for keeping seedlings wet, once they're adults, they dont need to be constantly wet, so that potting medium needs to be replaced by medium or coarse bark, charcoal, baked clay stones, etc.
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