Comments on: How To Keep Your Orchids Healthy and Thriving

By: MARY

MARY — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:11:15 +0000

help – when the orchids grow new roots and they are sticking out of the dirt do I need to repot the plant so these new roots will be under the dirt/bark??

By: Bruna Vani

Bruna Vani — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:37:37 +0000

there are lots of tips in the internet how to keep your orchids healthy…

Good luck!

By: Bruna Vani

Bruna Vani — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:32:16 +0000

Hello I hope you’re well…

Orchids don’t like ice cubes.. keep your orchid in a pot where the water can go true it, once the water is well drained put the orchid back in its original place do not water more ten once every 7-10 days, but you can spray some water on really hot dray days, in the roots only.
They usually like a warm position, close to a window but not direct sun light, also they like air movement not wind, so remember to keep some of your windows open allow some breeze in.
There are many type of orchids, you can search in the internet witch one is yours and what is the best way to keep it.

I hope it will help 🙂

By: Bruna Vani

Bruna Vani — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:23:35 +0000

Hello dear, I have many orchids attached to fern trees and other trees in my garden, they are very hard plants and do not require much care.
They usually will attached to the tree trunk and feed from it, remember to spray water at it during the hot sunny weather, early morning or evening.
They wont die at the winter temperatures and they will bloom like crazy as soon the weather get warm again.

Good Luck! 😉

By: Jaylen

Jaylen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:51:55 +0000

If only there were more cleevr people like you!

By: mary lou hively

mary lou hively — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:39:43 +0000

my daughter gave me an ice cube orchid that never bloomed. in 2 months i had 13 booms on it. now the booms are dropping off. do i cut the stems back down even with the pot for it to start all over again?and what are those pale round green limpy things growing up out of the pot?

By: Pasha

Pasha — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:18:58 +0000

I have had an orchid now for five years “know on wodd” and it is beautiful! I have made the watering easy by putting in a violet pot. It’s a pot that is two. One sit inside the other and the bottom one hold the water. Some how the orchid gets just enough water. It has lived a long and happy life. I get so excited when it blooms because they are bright pink flowers and it just makes me smile. The light that it receives is very middle for the first approx. six hours and then very intense the last three. I also have repotted it once maybe twice since I have owned it. You also need to cut the blooming stem at a half way pint from the bottom and top top have it re bloom properly. Good luck and I hope this helps out all you orchid lovers!

By: Vickey

Vickey — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:37:18 +0000

My daughter gave me a Orchid plant for Mother’s Day. It says to put three ice cubes a week for watering. But all of the blooms fall off. So I repotted it. But the stem is looking a little brown. Have I killed it? Please help. Thank you.

By: Susan Cuthbert

Susan Cuthbert — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:26:27 +0000

I live in Bolivia and just purchased what looks like an orchid vine. The grower has an entire garden of orchids and takes clippings, puts them on wood blocks and lets the roots grab the wood and grow. He tells me I can just attach the block I bought to a tree or a wood pole or something and they will take off and grow.

Taken by the possibilities for such beauty growing in my garden, I bought it. But now I’m wondering how the thing will hold water or get nutrients. Have you ever seen anything like this before? Any advice?

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:27:34 +0000

My wife likes to buy live orchids. Sometimes they do well for a few months but she can never seem to get one to stay nice and healthy. From what I gather it takes considerable know how and extra effort to grow orchids.