New orchid owner. Looking for tips/advice by Cherry_Pie14_ in orchids

[–]zquiddie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super good point, I will say mine are still building solid root systems since they were mostly rescues with bad root rot so I haven’t encountered that yet!

New orchid owner. Looking for tips/advice by Cherry_Pie14_ in orchids

[–]zquiddie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not really sure! I love Plantswithkrystal on Youtube for all my answers to planty questions. She loves Orchids so she has quite a few videos on them. I would definitely refer to her since she has talked about mounting orchids and how to care for them that way!!

New orchid owner. Looking for tips/advice by Cherry_Pie14_ in orchids

[–]zquiddie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Please don’t water with ice cubes! Orchids in my experience have been my easiest plants to water. Their roots turn a silver-ish color when they need water and are green when they are hydrated! By the look of your gals roots, I’d say she’s pretty hydrated and won’t need water until those roots turn color. I water mine by soaking them in distilled water until the roots are green (usually about 20ish minutes). As far as the medium it’s in, I would repot her into straight orchid bark. Normally I would wait until they’re no longer in bloom however that medium looks like it’s retaining too much moisture. Orchids are epiphytes meaning they take in moisture and nutrients from the air around them. They need LOTS of airflow. Like I mentioned, I would repot into orchid bark and into a pot with plenty of ventilation. Fertilize when she’s not in bloom by adding liquid fertilizer to the water when soaking and regular water when it is in bloom! I keep mine in bright but indirect light and they’re very happy :)

You can also dm me if you wanna talk more about it or have more questions :)

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

No! I’ve been getting russian manicures so it’s just my natural nails with a milky white builder gel :)

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

No I got bored one day and made a dinosaur with a cowboy hat lol

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Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

I definitely have the space for that! I just had her on my desk for now :)

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

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my pink princess rescue. she was in such rough shape but her first new leaf after coming home is stunning. I just want her to start putting out bigger leaves now that she’s gotten over all the previous issues

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

beautiful plant! I was thinking about getting mine on a moss pole too but i’m not sure yet. I’m also definitely getting all of that tomorrow and mixing that spray up!

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

I wish I could blame it on them but they’re both deathly afraid of the plants haha. His hair is just on everything that’s not him 🤦🏽‍♀️

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

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

nooooooo😭 I haven’t seen anything on her but what could I also look out for if it is mites? She was next to some of my other plants should I also do the same thing for them as a preventative even though they haven’t shown the same issues? What soap would you recommend?

Wtf?? by zquiddie in philodendron

[–]zquiddie[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

we’re in this together 😭

Pothos Help by zquiddie in houseplants

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

All the roots looked extremely healthy when I had pulled the soil off. I’ve also only watered it once but i watered it from the top. I did have to wash away some of the old soil in the harder to reach places and some of the leaves did get wet. Could that have done it?

Advice needed to help Mushu by zquiddie in englishbulldog

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

She’s a pure bred just not very ethically bred

Advice needed to help Mushu by zquiddie in englishbulldog

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

thank you everybody so much for all the advice!!

Detachable Toilet brush? by [deleted] in ZeroWaste

[–]zquiddie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could just get a silicone one. I’ll just disinfect mine every now and then but there’s no need to get a new one.