REGROWTH

I WENT TO WATER MY ORCHIDS, AND SAW THAT THEY ALL WERE ROOT BOUND REALLY BADLY. IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GOOD BLOOMS THEY HAVE TO HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO GROW. THIS BLOG IS FOR ANYONE ONE OF YOU WHO ARE JUST STARTING TO GROW ORCHIDS, AS I AM... I FIGURE I WILL SHARE WHAT I FIGURE OUT AND LEARN..I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY DO A VIDEO, BUT REALLY STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK IT!

ANYWAY HERE ARE THE STEPS I TOOK...

HERE IS THE ORCHIDS, POTTING MIX, AND NEW POTS..OH..AND GABBY IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER!

THIS IS THE MIRACLE GRO ORCHID POTTING MIX. I REALLY WANTED TO ORDER SOME POTTING MIX ONLINE THAT I FOUND AT http://www.repotme.com/ BUT I NEEDED SOMETHING MUCH FASTER. SO THIS WAS ALL I COULD FIND FOR ORCHIDS. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TELL IN THE ABOVE PICTURE BUT IT IS NOT DIRT. IT IS MORE OF A MULCH WITH LOTS OF LITTLE PIECES OF WOOD CHUNKS. ITS VERY LIGHT. BEING THAT ITS NOT DIRT, IT DOES NOT RETAIN LOTS AMOUNTS OF WATER..THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THE ROOTS TO BE TOO WET..ALSO THIS MIX FEEDS THE ORCHIDS TOO. SO THAT'S ANOTHER BONUS OF THIS MIRACLE GRO MIX.

YOU SHOULD ONLY PUT A FEW INCHES OF MIX IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NEW POT. YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THE POT IS CLEAN AND DISINFECTED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ANY DISEASE. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE GROWING SYSTEM FOR THE ORCHIDS. I JUST TOOK THIS ORCHID OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL POT. THIS IS THE BASE OF THE PLANT..ITS ALL ROOT. AND ITS INTERTWINED AND VERY AIRY. YOU C AN SEE HOW THE MIX JUST KINDA FILLS IN THE GAPS. THE ABOVE HAS BEEN RE POTTED IN THE NEW POT AND I PUT A LITTLE OF THE SOIL ON TOP. I LIGHTLY PUSHED THE SOIL DOWN. HERE ARE ALL 3 ORCHIDS ALL REPLANTED. WITH ORCHIDS YOU HAVE TO STAKE THEM AND USE LITTLE PLANT CLIPS...THAT IS WHAT THIS PICTURE SHOWS...THE STAKE AND THE CLIPS SUPPORTING THE ORCHID.

FINISHED!!

THIS ENTIRE PROCESS WAS PRETTY EASY. THE LAST STEP WAS WATERING ALL OF THEM.. TO WATER ORCHIDS YOU HAVE TO RUN WATER THROUGH THE POT UNTIL IT IS COMING OUT THE BOTTOM..YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT ALLOW THE WATER TO STAND IN THE POT. YOU SHOULD LET THE ORCHID ALMOST COMPLETELY DRY OUT BEFORE WATERING AGAIN. YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW THE FEEL OF A WATERED PLANT ~ HOW HEAVY IT IS~ AND ALSO A DRY PLANT ~ HOW LIGHT IT IS~..THAT WILL HELP YOU GAUGE WITH THE ORCHID NEEDS WATERING.

OVER ALL, YOUR ORCHID SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO TAKE CARE OF. KEEP THEM OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A WARM ENVIRONMENT.

K JAGGERS ♥