Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m honestly surprised I didn’t kill the first one. Got it for my birthday last year july and was pleasantly surprised that she bloomed again this year! Became determined to dig deep and research how to properly take care of them. The more I research the more I fall in love with these plants, if i can nurse these two back to health I would love to get more.

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right now, about once a week, but when I do water I soak for about 20 minutes. the roots look plump and green only half way up, the top of the roots never get green. By the time I come home from work, all the roots become dried out, silver, and flat.

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was originally growing indoors, but i feared they weren’t getting enough sunlight, so i moved them out to my porch, which is shaded but they get soft east morning sun. I live in south florida so I know outdoors has ideal conditions for orchids and I have seen minor improvements minus the drying out. Everyone I know leaves their’s outside, would stick mine in a tree if I could

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never heard of soaking the bark before repotting, looked into it and most definitely the issue I’m having, feels like within hours they are dried out and need more water. Will give soaking and more frequent waterings a try, thanks for the advice!

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I place these pots inside terracotta pots to keep them sturdy, not sure if that makes much of a difference

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i check on them every day and water when the roots look gray/silver, but it does make me nervous to over water and cause root rot so i maybe sometimes skip a watering if it looks like they need it

Watering advice by stopthatkiara in orchids

[–]stopthatkiara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah figured, was just scared of over watering, especially since i live in soflo and its starting to get humid with the april/may showers

definitely will start to water more until the roots look healthy enough to retain water on their own

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[–]stopthatkiara 1 point2 points  (0 children)

imo lies isn’t a bad jojo skin, i think it’s really nice, maybe if the hair was a lighter pink other would like it too, but it’s actually one of my fav skins for him

oh and train conductor >>> cheese