Popular Post Ken Gargett Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 anyone an orchid grower? beautiful plants. i know you have to be quite serious to be successful. both my parents were quite keen. i'd like to say that this one was the result of my talented green thumb but the reality is that the plant has sat there for years doing bugger all until i went away. next thing it thinks it is in the amazon. 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfica_77 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 My mom loves them and I typically giver he one for mother's day. All I know is they can be a bit tempermental and the best way to water them is with an ice cube and it gives the water slow and steady. Beautiful plant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 My wife buys one every year and yet we have only one. Maybe we shouldn’t be pitching them like dead parrots. They could be sleeping or pining for the fjords 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas.Alpha Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, Chibearsv said: My wife buys one every year and yet we have only one. Maybe we shouldn’t be pitching them like dead parrots. They could be sleeping or pining for the fjords 😁 Helps if you just nail them to the perch. No offense intended for those observing Good Friday. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Islandboy Posted March 28 Popular Post Share Posted March 28 I ran across this on a recent MTB ride...someone’s been busy bringing them up the trail and stuffing them in the nooks and crannies of the Formosan Koa trees in this little corner. They seem to be flourishing and blooming without any further ado, so I think you’re on the right track Ken...leave ‘em to their own devices. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 5 hours ago, Islandboy said: I ran across this on a recent MTB ride...someone’s been busy bringing them up the trail and stuffing them in the nooks and crannies of the Formosan Koa trees in this little corner. They seem to be flourishing and blooming without any further ado, so I think you’re on the right track Ken...leave ‘em to their own devices. an orchid fairy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 This thread only goes to prove that orchids are the toughest plants in the world. They thrive on neglect 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gormag38 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 While I have not personally messed around with growing orchids I have often given them as gifts, as they are my favorite family of flowers. I was surprised that my mother had been keeping some of the ones I had given her and sure enough, after 2+ years of no bloom they came back as beautiful as ever. Now there are some that she's kept around for 6+ years must be. Interestingly enough the blue ones from the local grocery came back white as snow. (I had always heard that blue orchids weren't a thing and that they were dyed by florists, turns out that is true to some degree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Cattleya family, possibly laelia variety. A while back we kept these and other flavors of orchids. For a plant that thrives in a crack in a rock or a crotch of a tree, people seem to have trouble raising orchids. Water and food, gentle sunlight, warm place to live, it can be a fun hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helix Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Orchids are like waiting for something to happen on Oak Island. 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) I never had any luck with orchids but I have no problems with hibiscus. A former neighbor of mine was a commercial orchid grower and we exchanged orchid for hibiscus and guess what, his hibi died and so did my orchid. On the other hand my mother in Germany had orchids galore. The funny part is that I can grow coffee trees from beans (not the roasted ones). Go figure. Edited March 29 by Squarehead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I've been meaning to buy some for my office. Costco usually has them. Thanks for the reminder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 They are great fun, and like cigars variable and unpredictable! We had one that flowered almost continuously for about 12 years, then sadly passed away. Others flower once and then go to sleep until you give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 12 hours ago, RDB said: They are great fun, and like cigars variable and unpredictable! We had one that flowered almost continuously for about 12 years, then sadly passed away. Others flower once and then go to sleep until you give up. i can outlast them. they will just sit there until they do something. most of my pot plants do nothing so i have experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: i can outlast them. they will just sit there until they do something. most of my pot plants do nothing so i have experience. Orchids are sensitive to sound and when the E Street Band is playing they lose the ability to bloom. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigaraholic Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I know this may be a bit of a stretch for you, but the best thing you can do for your orchid is after it blooms get some orchid potting mix and repot it into a bigger pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 32 minutes ago, cigaraholic said: I know this may be a bit of a stretch for you, but the best thing you can do for your orchid is after it blooms get some orchid potting mix and repot it into a bigger pot. thanks. that i can manage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Make sure the pot has drainage. Holes in the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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