It's inside with some sunlight and I give it a couple squirts of water and orchid food every couple days but it's still wilting like crazy. HELP! It was a gift and I really don't want to kill it! Thank you!....yea and it's real real hot outside!
How to I take care of an Orchid in South Florida?
You need to find out the name of your orchid. VERY important.
Not all need sunlight, in fact most need no sunlight. After you find the name, type it in google.com You are going to be very surprised at what your orchid does not need. :o)
Reply:Squirts won't get it !! - and you are probably overfertilizing it if you indeed feed it every couple of days.
Determine the type of orchid you have and take proper care.
Reply:Hang it outside under a shady tree if it is in a basket. Or put the pot in a shady spot. Give it a good watering once a week, and feed monthly. You are killing it with kindness. Orchids thrive on neglect. Good Luck.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Why are the flowers falling off my orchid?
i've had an orchid plant for almost 3 months and it has been very healthy up until yesterday. in the last 24 hours 3 flowers have fallen off. is there a reason for this?
Why are the flowers falling off my orchid?
3 months is the normal length for blooms to last on an orchid. They should have naturally started to shrivel, turn brown and fall off like any other bloom after it has run its course.
Reply:Orchid bloom does not last forever and it is natural for the flowers eventually to wither and drop off.
If the flowers are relatively new, it is possible that they were "pollinated". This can happen if you touch the center of the blossom.
I hate it when little kids go through our greenhouse and stick their little sticky fingers inside orchid flowers.
Most likely your plant is just doing what it is supposed to.
See source for how to care for orchids in your home.
Reply:It has most likely finished flowering for this season and will not flower again until next year.
Reply:Maybe you have put extra dose of fertilizer and there was not enough water in the pot.
Why are the flowers falling off my orchid?
3 months is the normal length for blooms to last on an orchid. They should have naturally started to shrivel, turn brown and fall off like any other bloom after it has run its course.
Reply:Orchid bloom does not last forever and it is natural for the flowers eventually to wither and drop off.
If the flowers are relatively new, it is possible that they were "pollinated". This can happen if you touch the center of the blossom.
I hate it when little kids go through our greenhouse and stick their little sticky fingers inside orchid flowers.
Most likely your plant is just doing what it is supposed to.
See source for how to care for orchids in your home.
Reply:It has most likely finished flowering for this season and will not flower again until next year.
Reply:Maybe you have put extra dose of fertilizer and there was not enough water in the pot.
How do I take care of an orchid when it's drooping?
My roommate got an orchid recently, and she's been looking up information on how to take care of it. It's supposed to get sunlight, but not direct sunlight, and it's supposed to get sprayed once every morning and watered every day.
But one of the leaves is turning yellow [that means that it's getting too much light right?] and the flowers are drooping and the buds are drooping and starting to fall off. What can we do and what should we do?
How do I take care of an orchid when it's drooping?
Orchids are relatively easy to grown. Most problems come from not enough humidity..or the wrong soil. Humidity in their native habitats generall range in the 80-95% range. Humidity in the average unhumidified home typically ranges 20% or less in winter.
Orchids thrive in high humidity. The simplest way to augment the humidity is with a plant tray filled with gravel. You set the orchid on the gravel and fill the tray with water just up to the surface of the gravel. Orchids like moist roots ...not wet roots. The tray should ideally be 2-4 times the diameter of the orchid's pot. .
Most orchids thrive in extremely porous fast draining soils that stay moist but not wet. Good mixes often are composed of sand, vermiculite, soildand organic soil amendments.
To grow them successfully...think about where they grow in nature...jungles and rain forests. Diffused light, constant high humidity and fast draining soil that stays moist after you water it
Reply:Wrong - you would not want to water any orchid every day unless it is outside in a hot environment.
Yellowing of the leaves is most likely caused by the medium being soggy so there is no aeration for the roots.
It might not be too late if you quit overwatering.
You also need to know what type of orchid you have and ways to take care of it.
See source for more info
Reply:make sure you are not over watering, over watering will cause the leaves to turn yellow and die and droop. limit to watering only once a day, never in the afternoon, night is better, watering in the day will burn the plants throughout the day
Reply:I found a site that might help your roommate take care of her orchid
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/...
I hope that I have helped
Reply:CARESS IT:)
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But one of the leaves is turning yellow [that means that it's getting too much light right?] and the flowers are drooping and the buds are drooping and starting to fall off. What can we do and what should we do?
How do I take care of an orchid when it's drooping?
Orchids are relatively easy to grown. Most problems come from not enough humidity..or the wrong soil. Humidity in their native habitats generall range in the 80-95% range. Humidity in the average unhumidified home typically ranges 20% or less in winter.
Orchids thrive in high humidity. The simplest way to augment the humidity is with a plant tray filled with gravel. You set the orchid on the gravel and fill the tray with water just up to the surface of the gravel. Orchids like moist roots ...not wet roots. The tray should ideally be 2-4 times the diameter of the orchid's pot. .
Most orchids thrive in extremely porous fast draining soils that stay moist but not wet. Good mixes often are composed of sand, vermiculite, soildand organic soil amendments.
To grow them successfully...think about where they grow in nature...jungles and rain forests. Diffused light, constant high humidity and fast draining soil that stays moist after you water it
Reply:Wrong - you would not want to water any orchid every day unless it is outside in a hot environment.
Yellowing of the leaves is most likely caused by the medium being soggy so there is no aeration for the roots.
It might not be too late if you quit overwatering.
You also need to know what type of orchid you have and ways to take care of it.
See source for more info
Reply:make sure you are not over watering, over watering will cause the leaves to turn yellow and die and droop. limit to watering only once a day, never in the afternoon, night is better, watering in the day will burn the plants throughout the day
Reply:I found a site that might help your roommate take care of her orchid
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/...
I hope that I have helped
Reply:CARESS IT:)
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Does anyone have a home recipe for orchid cloning?
I am looking for simple home-made recipe for orchid cloning and seed-sowing media. And also for the replating medium. Thanks for all those who can provide any help.
Does anyone have a home recipe for orchid cloning?
A Yahoo search for "orchid propagation" (include the quotation marks) yields 64,600 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to do a little exploring, I'm sure you will find out more than you care to know about the subject. There are many forums where you can post questions for discussion by orchid experts in addition to other information.
Good luck with your search for information.
Reply:http://www.orchidspng.com/cgi-bin/discus...
Does anyone have a home recipe for orchid cloning?
A Yahoo search for "orchid propagation" (include the quotation marks) yields 64,600 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to do a little exploring, I'm sure you will find out more than you care to know about the subject. There are many forums where you can post questions for discussion by orchid experts in addition to other information.
Good luck with your search for information.
Reply:http://www.orchidspng.com/cgi-bin/discus...
Anyone know how to grow orchids? Can an orchid grow a new stem?????
When I first bought my orchid, it bloomed with flowers. At the end of the season, the stem dried up and died and broken off. It's been more than a year now, only the leaves grew healthy and green and still no stem.....
I have repotted every year too.
Anyone know how to grow orchids? Can an orchid grow a new stem?????
Leave it root bound, water weekly, you don't have to mist at all and don't fertilize often, maybe every six months. Yes, they will send up new stems.
First, don't re-pot it, second it sounds like you have an issue with light. I grow ours in a south window. People can't get over the blooms. I had the very same plants in an east window %26amp; they did exactly what yours are doing. Healthy looking green leaves and that was it. The lighting made the difference for me. Mine bloom year aroung now.
Reply:don't re pot ...they like to be a bit pot bound ...feed with a recommended orchid feed and keep it misted over once a day ..don't over water it let it dry out before re-watering..this should help to encourage new flower stems...it might take a year or so ...but if its green then its still OK
I have repotted every year too.
Anyone know how to grow orchids? Can an orchid grow a new stem?????
Leave it root bound, water weekly, you don't have to mist at all and don't fertilize often, maybe every six months. Yes, they will send up new stems.
First, don't re-pot it, second it sounds like you have an issue with light. I grow ours in a south window. People can't get over the blooms. I had the very same plants in an east window %26amp; they did exactly what yours are doing. Healthy looking green leaves and that was it. The lighting made the difference for me. Mine bloom year aroung now.
Reply:don't re pot ...they like to be a bit pot bound ...feed with a recommended orchid feed and keep it misted over once a day ..don't over water it let it dry out before re-watering..this should help to encourage new flower stems...it might take a year or so ...but if its green then its still OK
Location of orchid farms near San Diego??
I heard there are orchid farms you can visit and also purchase plants and accessories near (north) of San Diego...do you know where or any information?
Location of orchid farms near San Diego??
i would contact the two orchid socities in san diego. they are all growers that meet regularly so i think they would have the best knowledge of where to go.
http://www.sdorchids.com/
http://palomarorchid.org/default.aspx
Reply:Andy's Orchids Encinitas http://www.andysorchids.com/
Location of orchid farms near San Diego??
i would contact the two orchid socities in san diego. they are all growers that meet regularly so i think they would have the best knowledge of where to go.
http://www.sdorchids.com/
http://palomarorchid.org/default.aspx
Reply:Andy's Orchids Encinitas http://www.andysorchids.com/
Help! My orchid will not bloom ?
The long stem that held my orchid I made a mistake and cut it back. Now the leaves are healthy but nothing is growing up like anything that looks like a stem. What advice can you give me to make it bloom? My husband thinks stop watering it and it will go into panic mode, does that make any sense?
Help! My orchid will not bloom ?
You need to make sure that it's not planted in soil, and instead planted in wood chips or orchid chips. I'd try first analyzing the roots and pruning off any rot, replant it and start using orchid food with high nitrogen content.
It is not uncommon for an orchid to not bloom for 1-2 yrs if it's not receiving exactly the right conditions.
(and they like A LOT of humidity!)
Reply:I would call a local nursery...
Reply:use bloom booster get it at any nursery
Reply:no....... but it will grow soon, or its the conditions like the weather may have something to do with it.
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Help! My orchid will not bloom ?
You need to make sure that it's not planted in soil, and instead planted in wood chips or orchid chips. I'd try first analyzing the roots and pruning off any rot, replant it and start using orchid food with high nitrogen content.
It is not uncommon for an orchid to not bloom for 1-2 yrs if it's not receiving exactly the right conditions.
(and they like A LOT of humidity!)
Reply:I would call a local nursery...
Reply:use bloom booster get it at any nursery
Reply:no....... but it will grow soon, or its the conditions like the weather may have something to do with it.
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