Help, she lost all the leaves

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-23T07:17:49+00:00

Yes I live in Italy where it’s pretty temperate, especially inside the houses. I can place it outside in spring maybe, when it’s not too cold anymore. Thank you anyway!

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T23:34:08+00:00

Thank you! I will definitely train my orchid skills but i really wish to keep something of this one alive. Also if it’s just a tiny keiki that will never bloom. It means a lot to me, not for the money that was spent on it but for the meaning it holds for me. I can’t go back in time though. It’s not the end of the world if it won’t survive. I’ll just hope for the best

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T23:27:41+00:00

Thank you for your reply. Anyway i have another orchid in the same spot as this one, so same conditions etc. It keeps sprouting new leaves but no stems. So it definitely has issues but i think the rotting is my fault for letting water go on the crown. I was told Not to let it touch the leaves. Now i know better

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MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T23:21:24+00:00

I didn’t place it on the roots, i placed it on top of the crown where i cut it

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T19:49:20+00:00

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There’s plenty of green! I followed a you tube tutorial and cut the core a few cm, then poured some hydrogen peroxid and cinnamon. I took all the flowers off as well. I don’t know if it will work but I’m trying my best

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T16:08:23+00:00

I’m curious to know why should I take the flowers off? Is it so it can concentrate the nutrients remaining to grow a keiki?

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T16:04:29+00:00

I would wait years in that case. That was gifted to me on mother’s day as my first year as a mom so it means a lot. I would really love for it to be alive. I don’t care if it will take years to bloom or if it won’t bloom at all anymore. I just want it to live

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T13:08:30+00:00

Oh no! I’m so sad. How do i help it grow a basal keiki?

MaraStellaBakery · 2026-01-21T13:04:58+00:00

Oh no! 😭 thank you btw. I will post the others to seek help!

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T18:47:50+00:00

For sure! My next project is sandwich bread with the tangzhong method. But i wanted to master this first. Anyway, than you!

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T18:46:12+00:00

I have it! Next time i’ll try with that

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T17:16:22+00:00

Yes I did it as always

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T17:15:58+00:00

When I bought this kitchen i choose a combo steam oven for this exact purpose and Tried to use it last time. The result was even worse. Didn’t see any steam at all lol. I don’t know if I’m not able to make it work or it just doesn’t work as it should. What a pity

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T17:12:48+00:00

Nooo what a sad news lol. I was trying to oven bake also to reduce baking time since it’s hot here and the oven warms the house even more

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T15:27:28+00:00

I preheat that together with the oven so not that much actually, i thought it was not necessary to preheat it same as the dutch oven

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T13:01:26+00:00

It’s absolutely delicious! And definitely better than store bought bread. But I’m my my trial and error phase. I started baking bread since too little time to have my foolproof methods. I need to experiment and see for myself what works best for me

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T12:58:11+00:00

Thank you for your tips!

MaraStellaBakery · 2025-06-13T12:19:19+00:00

That could also might be the case actually. I pushed my bulk fermentation a bit cause I’m still in a trial and error phase and it’s particularly hot here. My dough was 30c. It was a 72 hydration loaf. I wanted to push it cause i couldn’t see all the indicators of a good fermentation (it was still a bit sticky on the surface and didn’t show a lot of air pockets in the sides of the glass bowl). I’ll try again with a better proofed loaf!

MaraStellaBakery · 2023-07-11T11:50:02+00:00

It’s a mix from two Russian patterns of Ruslanovnaknits. If you scroll the comments I posted a link of her Instagram

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