2007-03-23 18:15:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
dont over water it. let the bottom tray (I hope the pot drains to a tray) dry out a day before filling it again. give it about 2 hours of morning light and buy some orchid food from home depot or walmart. dont let it get too cold either... good luck.... cut off dead leaves too. and if it still has a stick that the flowers were on cut the stick right after were the first flower was
2007-03-23 18:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by sufferingnomad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orchids like a lot of humidity.
I have mine in a 3 tier/4 bulbs of high intensity on each tier. The trays are filled with water and I have eggcrate panels sitting on the trays to creat a humidy tray, as the pots should never be sitting in the water. My orchids are doing real well since I bought this.
Depending on the orchids you have - some like a lot of light with some at medium lights. Never direct sunlight. They also like air movements, therefore having a fan will help them too.
Watering too much can kill an orchid faster than anything.
2007-03-23 19:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Susie L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orchid do not need so much water. Read this through as what I did. It really helps in getting your Orchid bloom healthy. Good luck.
2007-03-23 18:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by Redrosy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orchids are pretty hard to kill. Most likely you are over watering it. I pretty much water mine like every 6 weeks and they seem to do pretty well.
Give it sun, but not "hot" sun. Put your hand next to you plant and if after a minute your hand is hot, move the plant to somewhere where that wont happen.
Good Luck
2007-03-23 18:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try re-potting it.My guess is it is too wet and has rotted the roots.
2007-03-23 21:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by ASK A.S. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋