The skeletons are transfixed with arrows, and the heads are located in a nearby village, hanging in, of course, the headman’s compound, with black orchids growing from them. I don’t remember the moral lesson the author intended with his tale, but the memory has always comforted me in the knowledge that orchids can grow anywhere.
Orchids Simplified, An indoor gardening guide by Henry Jaworski
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All this talk of orchids tonight kind of gave my mind a boost to look at orchids (as well as my rough-around-the-edges surviving Phalenopsis) with a fresh set of eyes.
Considering this girl survived the Great Houseplant Neglect/Dying of 2014-2016, has tried flowering 3 different times, as well as the fact that she’s been tolerating/enduring against the Hard-Mineral Well water of the farmhouse, I’d say it’s about time I consider on giving her at least a little bit more care/consideration; I can’t do much about the water but I’ll see about setting up a humidity dish for her, as well as look into getting some orchid-based potting equipment (ie- orchid bark, and a slightly bigger planter) so that I can maybe repot her this winter.
Since I have no access to Ontario Growers Supply anymore (it’s in London ON and I’m like… 1-2 hours away which is too far just to go to one store) I do not have the convenience for niche items like specialized Orchid flowerpots… I’ll perhaps see about moving her to a Clay pot possibly on her next repot.
why do my orchids keep falling out of their soil?? It’s like the whole plant moves up and out
YEET!
so. the only reason i can think of that this is happening is that the roots are getting longer in the bottom of the pot, but the hard substrate doesn’t allow for much room for them so they push themselves out of the pot to make more space?? or maybe they just float up when i water them????
Huh, so it isn’t just me whose had that happen with orchids lol
Are they leaning towards their light source? They tend to do that since the top of the leaves is a larger surface area than the sides. If you look up pictures of wild plants, most of them lean to one side. Nursery growers and people who grow under lights can give them light directly from above and keep that vertical habit going, but if you have them in a windowsill that’s just what’s going to happen.
Ah…. right, gp. Best I can do is rotate it to fix that.
So Phals. They don’t grow upright in the wild. They grow with leaves hanging down so that when it rains the water runs off and doesn’t cause stem rot. These plants are in an unnatural position and are trying to right themselves. So repot or mount them like they would be in the wild. Phals need to be report annually anyway.
…. Looks like I myself got another houseplant to add to the repotting extravaganza then lol
why do my orchids keep falling out of their soil?? It’s like the whole plant moves up and out
YEET!
so. the only reason i can think of that this is happening is that the roots are getting longer in the bottom of the pot, but the hard substrate doesn’t allow for much room for them so they push themselves out of the pot to make more space?? or maybe they just float up when i water them????
Huh, so it isn’t just me whose had that happen with orchids lol
Are they leaning towards their light source? They tend to do that since the top of the leaves is a larger surface area than the sides. If you look up pictures of wild plants, most of them lean to one side. Nursery growers and people who grow under lights can give them light directly from above and keep that vertical habit going, but if you have them in a windowsill that’s just what’s going to happen.
Ah…. right, gp. Best I can do is rotate it to fix that.
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