Orchid Care Tips That Surprised Me

Ten tips on orchid care

REPOTTING: Why is it important to repot orchids once a year? Because their potting mediums decompose faster than peat moss or coco coir. Once that happens, the roots will not have enough oxygen and will start suffocating.⠀ ⠀ Remove all of the old medium, trim all dead roots and pot into fresh bark or sphagnum moss. If you use moss, I suggest New Zealand long fibered sphagnum moss.⠀ ⠀ WATERING: Better to wait until the medium has fully dried out. You'll be able to tell that your orchid really nee

How to repot an orchid ☺️ This is an orchid in recovery. It is planted in tree bark. Bark decomposes fairly quickly. When it does, the particles become small and very fine, so they retain much more water than in the past, when they were large bark chips. Retaining water for too long can cause root rot. This is why it's even more imortant for orchids to repot them once a year. More important than other houseplants. . ➡️You can see this plant has some soft, mushy roots, I cut them off. Whenever th