How can you save an orchid from dying?

the leaves on it are fine its the base that looks bad

How can you save an orchid from dying?
Water it if the mulch is dry. If it is turning yellow or looking undernourished, make sure it has adequate indirect sunlight. If your orchid has been sick for more than one month, it will be difficult to bring it back. You may just want to invest in a new plant. Lowe's has great orchids.
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Reply:Cut off the old dried up stuff and transplant back into it's container after you've sorted through the pot and gotten all the rotten stuff out. Keeping eyes peeled for bugs. Don't over water and make sure roots have plenty of air circulation. If you have an decorator outside pot, make sure there is space between the pots and no standing water in pot.
Reply:easy first of all find out why its dieing then by all means go to the root of the problem most of the time it is in the root try a good organic fertalizer be causes not to over spray with pestasides this is a big problem in orchaderds

Can you grow a vanilla orchid from the seeds in a vanilla bean?

This may be a silly question...but I really wonder... I've got a lot of vanilla beans on hand.

Can you grow a vanilla orchid from the seeds in a vanilla bean?
No.



Growing orchids from seed requires near laboratory-level cleanliness and sterility. For this reason many orchids are grown using tissue-culture techniques.



If you have the seeds, take them out. Let them dry. Then take a mason jar. If you have access to agarose or sucrose place about a teaspoon in the jar, then fill the jar with water up to about 1/2 inch. Seal the jar and place it inside a pressure cooker. Cook the jar on max heat for about an hour. It's now sterilized. As cleanly as possible...Remove the jar and quickly open it, throw in the seeds and seal it up again.



IF it's gonna work, the seeds will begin to grow white or near-white cells masses in about a month. I wouldn't hold your breath though.
Reply:Vanilla plants are fairly large and take a few years (at least 3) to reach flowering size. I believe the beans don't have much of a smell when fresh and have to be cured so you may not find yours are viable. But it's worth a try - good luck. Report It
Reply:vanilla orchids need microcorryzal fungi in order to germinate,

your sterilization will prevent this from happening.

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Reply:Good question! Of course most vanilla orchids are established in sterile laboratory settings. Also some vanilla orchid varieties produce sterile seeds, think of a seedless watermelon. Sometimes the process of preserving the vanilla bean, which can involve immersion in alchohol can "kill" the seeds. It is easy to buy a vanilla orchid plant though, my friend has several and they do grow well indoors. He has managed to harvest a few beans, but he doesn't have many, it also takes up to 8 months for each bean to mature. You may want to look into purchasing a vanilla orchid, it would be an interesting and fun challenge!

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How do I store an orchid so it will re-bloom next season?

I'm not sure of the kind. It's the kind commonly sold in grocery stores.

How do I store an orchid so it will re-bloom next season?
You will need a good orchid bark mix and some orchid food. Find a window East is best. Water the plant once or twice a week depending on the humidity. Feed according to the food directions..I give mine a week feeding with each watering. Do not plant them is regular potting mix. Only cut the roots that are black or dark brown.
Reply:you don't store it like you may bulbs - if that is what you are thinking. if you have had it a while and it is doing well, just continue to do the same things - water, fertilize, and watch the new blooms come as the days get longer.
Reply:I've heard that the best way is to cut the roots and renew the substrate every few years.



They're not like tulips that you need to refrigerate or anything.



We have one that flowers all the time. It just needs to be fertilised every 6 months or so.

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How can u make an orchid bloom again???

Don't put your orchids outside!!!!! Unless it's a cymbidium (the kind you got for your prom). If you don't know what type of orchid you have, go to orchids.com and browse around until you see the one you've got.

There is no such thing as a blooming agent for orchids.

You probably have a phalaenopsis (or moth orchid).

When the blooms on a moth orchid drop (and they will) cut the spike to just above the next bump down the stem. stop watering it for a few weeks and move it to a slightly darker spot. After a few weeks (sometimes months depending on how young the plant is) you hopefully will see a new spike with small buds. Move the plant back to a sunnier location and increase the watering schedule. Moth orchids like medium or filtered light. morning sun or a west window is great.

Don't try to re-pot an orchid without doing research, it's not simple.



This what you do for a normal healthy orchid. The most common reason that orchids won't bloom however, is that they need a temperature change of at least 15 degrees between their day temperature and night temperature.

Remember they pretty much like what we like - not too hot not too cold never dry or soaking wet.

How can u make an orchid bloom again???
what kind of orchid? there are so many and they react differently. but if you want a gen. answer. then feed during winter and spring then place blooming agents sold in your local garden store with the specific orchid during summer. sometime the only reason why your orchid isn't blooming is bec. you keep it in the house too much. orchids are tropical plants, they like being outside. place in half shade or full sun, again depending on the type of orchid you have.
Reply:Try your local nursery, they will probably have a food that induces flowering.

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Maybe she should then. But this bimbo image seems to be working for her career! But things could change. Stay tuned!
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I have read of an orchid named after Australian cricketer Brett Lee called Brett Lee Purple Rain?

I have seen a photo of it, it is light mauve with darker purple spots. I would like to know more about it, and where to obtain it.

I have read of an orchid named after Australian cricketer Brett Lee called Brett Lee Purple Rain?
There's an Australian orchid forum which may be able to help you. I have posted the link below. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Good luck!

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How can I make my orchid plant flowering often?

It depends which type of Orchid that you have, so if you could edit and post as much information as you know about your Orchid, it would really assist us in giving you more precise information.



I've got garden, hardy Orchids, as well as several species of houseplant Orchids - each of them have very differing needs.



In general - good light is good, and many need several hours of good light each day, in order to initiate flower buds. Direct sunlight is generally harmful and can damage the leaves and plants. Most of them need good levels of humidity.



Some of them need high temperature variations, between night and day, to get flowering to start: typically, amongst those sold as houseplants, this covers the Cymbidium varieties. Naturally, these will start flower bud formation during late winter/early spring, when temperatures fall.



The most commonly grown Orchid in the home is the Phalaenopsis, which has thick fleshy leaves. These need as much indirect light as possible for buds to form.



Typical requirements are not to fertilise too much, otherwise this will discourage flowering, the opposite of what you'd expect! High levels of humidity are good healthy growth promoters too: the happier the plant, the more likely it is to flower, if getting all of its other needs met.



Many do not like to be stood in much water, and simply require their pots to be submerged for a few minutes. Generally water when the growing medium has become dry, is just getting dry. Rain water is preferable to tap water, as tap water contains chemicals, like Chlorine, that badly affect them.



Hope these general tips help. If you can find which type you have, perhaps from a label, or online identification, then I'll give you much more specific care flowering advice.



This site has some information that may help you to identify your plant: www.easyorchids.co.uk. Check on Cymbidium, Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium. Quite alot of Oncidiums are also sold, as well as Miltonias too, not shown on that site though.



Good luck! Rob

How can I make my orchid plant flowering often?
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How do i split an orchid, too big for the pot?

plant is getting way too big and i need to split or cut back...don't know what to do

How do i split an orchid, too big for the pot?
Keep some psuedobulbs that have leaves in each half. Also, before you split, make sure there are roots in each half, as some of the oldest pseudobulbs will also lose their roots, and some newest-but-leafy pseudobulbs may not have enough roots yet.



Start soaking up some new bark. Check the roots for fungus. Gently remove all of your old bark, and soak the entire orchid in a 1/2 strength solution of Physan 20 if it has fungus. Sometimes even if you don't have fungus, you will need to soak the plant to get the old bark off the roots without damaging them.



Remove the orchid from the solution, and check that all roots remaining are firm and crisp, not squidgy or dry. Snip off all those that are. Snip away or trim with a miter (point out in the center) any unsightly leaves while you are at this.



Gently but emphatically pack the roots of your new plants around your wet bark in the pot. Stake the new plants, because it will take awhile for them to grab onto the new bark, the new bark may settle, and you won't necessarily have the right distribution of roots to stand upright.



Give the new plants a hit of water with fertilizer and some vitamin b1, and you are done.
Reply:You can change the pot to a bigger pot ( only 2 - 4 inches) or break it apart at the root , split it at the root base then water .
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Reply:get a bigger pot or check with garden supply.bulbs you useally grab and bend and where they break is the normal break point.Im not sure about a orchid.if its a bulb there hard to hurt.

How do i keep my orchid from dyeing?

Orchids are fairly simple plants to care for. Some orchids love full sun, others prefer shade. Check out what type you have and see whether they are getting the appropriate lighting conditions. Check also that you are giving them the correct dose of fertilizer and that you are watering them enough. Over watering leads to root rot and this is generally the main killer of orchids. Spray the roots in the morning to allow the roots to dry off before nightfall (when temperatures get cooler). Good luck.

How do i keep my orchid from dyeing?
do you know what kind of orchid it is? in general orchids like bright indirect sun. some direct morning sun is good. mid day sun will burn their leaves. most orchids prefer to be watered every two or three days to keep their roots moist in well drained orchid mix. the tree bark will break down so repot it every couple of years. a pot that looks a little small for the plant is best. it ensures the plant is not sitting in too much water . some prefer to be dryer in the winter, most take in water through their leaves too -- so a good soaking when you water is a good idea. use orchid fertilizer. most don't process urea into nitrogen very well so most fertilizers won't work well on them.



there are 10,000 different orchids with different preferences -- these are just very generic guidelines.
Reply:they say that once the orchid starts to bloom, to clip some of its buds so that the nutrients can go to fewer flowers allowing them to bloom better.

Any books similar to 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean?

Plants... but that same sort of journalistic style?

Any books similar to 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean?
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Reply:Hello,

I am not familar with this book but did a quick search and it says folks that purchased this book also purchased these books:



Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy by Eric Hansen





This one I loved so am not sure what you think of this one:



The New York Times bestseller, and one of the most talked about books of the year, Nickel and Dimed has already become a classic of undercover reportage.



Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour?



To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon discovered that even the "lowliest" occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.





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And those that loved the book you wanted to know if you could find more of that style had this one as a suggestion also:





The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People by Susan Orlean :





This review is from: The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People (Hardcover)

Subtitled, "my encounters with extraordinary people", this book is a treasure trove of tales about some of the most interesting (and to a great extent ordinary) people you'll ever read about and most of them are people you'd never know. Susan Orlean is a regular writer for The New Yorker and is one of their very finest. Her last book, "The Orchid Thief" was at once captivating and bizarre. "The Bullfighter Checks her Makeup," is a compilation of a number of her pieces from the New Yorker in which she details the comings and goings of very ordinary every day people... and manages to make them all seem extraordinary. The best part of Orlean's writing is that she keeps the space intact between herself as the observer and chronicler of these lives and the individuality expressed in each of the life stories these people have. Although the expression goes, "Life is stranger than fiction," I would argue that Susan Orlean demonstrates that "Life is funnier than fiction", too! From the couple who breed show dogs to an "average" ten year old boy, to the female bullfighter (not usually a woman's sport) to the African king driving taxis in New York, everyone who is profiled in this book is in their own way funny, interesting, entertaining, and some, to a tiny extent sad. We meet pre-teen surfer girls and the middle-aged women who were once "The Shaggs". We read about the guy who invented "the Big Chair" (you know that chair in which people are photographed at county fairs?) and a sweet group of southern gospel singers. No one is too bizarre, too ordinary, or too unlikely. Orlean makes it clear that we are surrounded every day by extraordinariness - everyone has a story and many of them have great stories. I loved this book for exposing the wonders of the human condition.





Happy reading from a book lover :)

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Is it normal for an orchid to grow new leaves where the old flower stem broke off?

I have three new leaves and no sign of new flowers coming. Should I cut off the leaves at one of the nubs to see if an new stem will grow?

Is it normal for an orchid to grow new leaves where the old flower stem broke off?
If the leaves are growing from the flower stem it is called a keiki, or baby. Leave the baby there until it grows its own roots and then pot it up. It is a clone of it's mama plant and should be fine in its own pot.



Look here and search for orchid keiki for more info.



http://www.easyorchids.co.uk/site/conten...
Reply:Yes, i lost my flower, so i cut the stem, and now i have new leaves springing up all over the place.

If the flowers of my orchid fall off, should I remove the stem and keep the leaves alive?

I think it went thru shock, but I don't know if a new stem will grow eventually.

If the flowers of my orchid fall off, should I remove the stem and keep the leaves alive?
Once a stem has bloomed, it will not blossom again on that stem. But the orchid will send up another spike (usually once a year) and that spike will produce blossoms. I've got one blooming orchid now, and another spiking, so I should have blossoms all summer!

I have just got an orchid in a pot as a gift from a friend:) but i don't know how to take care of it!!!?

i loved it soooooooo much !!!

plz help

many thanx

I have just got an orchid in a pot as a gift from a friend:) but i don't know how to take care of it!!!?
What type is it? A rule of thumb keep out of direct sunlight, but bright liht, water weekly, or when soil is dry. Fertilize every month. Try a pebble tray, which is a dish about 3 inches high, fill with pebbles and water,make sure the bottom ot the pot is not in water. good luck.
Reply:Orchids are very easy to take care of, just remember that they don't like sunny positions and they love humidity.

Make sure the potting soil is always slightly damp, and keep the dust off the leaves by gently wiping with a wet sponge every so often.

The flower should last at least a month. Enjoy it!

Can you re pot a orchid?

if so how and do you need special peat

thanks

Can you re pot a orchid?
yeah you can. usually the orchid and the pot that it comes with is sufficient.



if you decide to repot it for any reason you should know some things. first, you want to buy the right bark and the right bark size for it. normally people use the medium bark size. secondly you have to find the right pot size. you dont want one too big; the general rule with me is that you want a pot size that gives you about an inch border of side space. the depth depends on the lenght of the root. one more thing, you shouldnt use peat moss. peat is bad because it absorbs the nutrients from the orchid plant and it causes mositure problems.



the last thing which is the most important is the location of your plant. this will depend on your house. i find that the kitchen sink in my house is pretty good for house orchids because it has great humidity from the water faucet and the lighting in my kitchen is good. GOod luck planting.
Reply:I am not an orchid expert, but I have repotted some of my orchids (due to a broken pot or because I did not like the pot it came in or because there were 5 orchids in one pot.) I waited until the plant had finished flowering and then removed it from the original pot into the new one. I had placed some orchid growing medium which is a medium-size bark and horticultural charcoal mix ( I think Scott makes one - I got it at Home Depot) into the new pot, plus some sphagnum moss around the inside of the pot because it gets very dry in my house due to the forced hot air heat. I placed the orchid into the pot and added more medium around it. I have never read to use peat as I think it might retain too much moisture. All of my orchids are doing well with the bark medium. They spend the summer on the windowsill, but come the long cold Maine winter, I have to move them away from the cold glass. Good luck with yours!
Reply:Yes, you can but it should have special compost. I grow all my orchids in a bark mixture not soil at all as it needs to be completely free draining.

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I understand there is an Orchid native to Alaska?

Could someone tell me the Name of it and show me where I could find a Picture.?

Thanks!

I understand there is an Orchid native to Alaska?
I guess you mean this:

http://www.ontariowildflower.com/pine_fo...



and apparently there is even a Society for the plant:

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BTW: Entering 'alaska orchid' into google got these two in the top ranks.

How should i plant an orchid in backyard?

Depends on the orchid. Most orchids you buy as houseplants are epiphytes and therefore due better in a pot in bark chips. On the other hand if you are planting a hardy terrestrial orchid (contrary to popular belief there are orchids that you can grow outside in almost any climate) most prefer moderately moist, semishade-shaded areas. Keep it watered and fertilized and hopefully you will be rewarded with a bloom.

How should i plant an orchid in backyard?
Please provide more information: zone you live in, type of orchid, humidity, amount of sun, etc.
Reply:Pick spot, dig hole, stick plant in, re-fill hole, water.
Reply:you need to live in an area warm and humid. no frost is allowed. orchid loves shade and moist. if you have that environment, then the rest is easy - dig a hole, plant it, water it, feed it, and wait for it to flower.
Reply:Plant it in a decaying treestump

What products are reccomended for orchid care & fertilizaton?

there are so many products I thought dyna gro was the way to go but when I search the net many more come up. what should I buy???

What products are reccomended for orchid care %26amp; fertilizaton?
I realize that you have used the internet and have become a little overwhelmed by the options and conflicting opinions. I feel your pain. I have come to rely on forums specifically related to particular interests. When I have a question relating to orchids, I post my question at:



http://www.orchidgeeks.com/



I wish I could give you a direct answer to your question, but my knowledge of orchid growing is limited to a half a dozen species we tried to grow in a small home greenhouse.



Good luck with your gardening.

How do you get an orchid to bloom again.?

I have new leaves growing, but I can't get it to bloom again.

How do you get an orchid to bloom again.?
You didn't say what kind of orchid you have. The link is for general information, there is specific information for specific orchids on that site also.



Some orchids bloom once a year, some twice.



If enough time has gone by it probably needs more sun to bloom.

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