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    Thread: My Orchids and Violets are blooming. Continuing thread from 2013.

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      Those are really beautiful Nancy!

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      Thanks all. I have two yellow ones that should open soon. One has larger blooms than the other. I seem to like the smaller one the best. I will post pics when they open. I think they are about 8 years old.
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      Quote Originally Posted by gray cat View Post
      My orchids are still around. "lol" They are about 10 years or more old. Here are some pics of the white ones that are blooming now. One plant has 19 large blooms and another plant has 17 blooms. I still have my yellow ones. They are just stating to open. I will post pics once they have bloomed out.
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      Your orchids are beautiful. I must have 15 plants but mine bloom in February here. One of mine still has flowers on it from this year and two are reblooming. I killed a lot of them before I found the best spot.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Noahsnana View Post
      Wow Nancy I am super jealous
      I know you grow African Violets, do you have African Orchids also?
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      Quote Originally Posted by AShirley View Post
      Your orchids are beautiful. I must have 15 plants but mine bloom in February here. One of mine still has flowers on it from this year and two are reblooming. I killed a lot of them before I found the best spot.
      Love to see some pics of yours and learn where you found is the best spot.
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      I found 6 beautiful African Orchid pots the other day. I re-potted three of mine that are out of bloom. I also bought three small orchids for my other 3 pots. They will grow into the pots fairly fast. I will not re-pot them until they are out of bloom. I use Orchid Moss and Orchid Plant Food Spikes.
      Here are some pics that I had to take with the plants sitting in my chair. I keep them in a window but it was to bright to get pics there.
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      Quote Originally Posted by RichToyBox View Post
      Very Pretty.
      Thanks Rich. I am out of matching pots now so I will not buy any more orchids for as long as these live. I will have 6 in matching pots but number seven orchid is way to big to re-pot in this size pot. That is why I bought small ones that will grow big while in the pot. I have looked & looked for a bigger orchid pot with holes and could not find one in my price range. But I will keep looking.
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      What I have learned so far with this type of pots are, they need to be watered more often. They tend to dry out faster because of the extra ventilation.

      Does anyone here use this type of pot? I would love to hear from you.
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      I have one like that and also have the ones made of redwood that are stacked "sticks". They do need extra watering.

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      Quote Originally Posted by DarleneD View Post
      I have one like that and also have the ones made of redwood that are stacked "sticks". They do need extra watering.
      Darlene, do you use the moss or bark? Seems to me the bark would dry out faster than the moss.
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      I can't get my orchids to grow at this house. The flowers last a few weeks, fall off and the plants start looking awful. I moved them to the greenhouse and it's helped a little but not much.

      I'm going to try repotting them in moss. They're in the bark that they came with.

      Any suggestions on how to grow them would be awesome. I had them under a big Oak Tree at the other house and they bloomed and rebloomed every year.
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      Quote Originally Posted by kntry View Post
      I can't get my orchids to grow at this house. The flowers last a few weeks, fall off and the plants start looking awful. I moved them to the greenhouse and it's helped a little but not much.

      I'm going to try repotting them in moss. They're in the bark that they came with.

      Any suggestions on how to grow them would be awesome. I had them under a big Oak Tree at the other house and they bloomed and rebloomed every year.
      Hi Sandy.
      I only grow mine in moss.
      They are about 12 to 18 inches from a southeast window.
      They grow right beside my African Violets.
      I have learned they would rather be a little dry than to be to wet. The pots need to drain well.
      Once a month I wipe their leaves off with a damp soft cloth to remove any dust.
      As long as the stem they bloomed on is green, I leave it alone. If it has turned brown, I cut it off.
      Once a week I use a spray bottle of warm water and spray the aerial roots.
      When they need to be watered, I use room temperature water that has been sitting out over 24 hours or more, to reduce the chlorine.
      I never re-pot when they are in bloom.
      These are the things that I do and mine seem to live long & bloom and re-bloom at times.

      Good luck with your Orchids. Love to see some pics of them sometime.
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      Thanks, Nancy.

      They're ugly right now. I'm going to try repotting them in moss. They're in solid plastic pots from the grower so I'll try to find pots with holes.
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      Quote Originally Posted by kntry View Post
      Thanks, Nancy.

      They're ugly right now. I'm going to try repotting them in moss. They're in solid plastic pots from the grower so I'll try to find pots with holes.
      Lowes has a few. I bought mine at Home Depot. They are called "Lacey" by Pennington.
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      Quote Originally Posted by gander View Post
      I gots two whole racks of orchids and dont have a bloom on any of them
      What are yours planted in? Do you feed them?
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      Here is my Zygopetalum Orchid very low maintenance,no need green house,water twice a week. For the soil i mixed 50% orchid bark and 50% potting soil,blooming every year.Last year i got 4 stems,but this i got total 14 stems in 2 pots
      Zygopetalums are very..very fragrant orchids. My wife she loves the smell of the flower.Hope you like it too Nancy.

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      Very pretty! I have never tried Zygopetalum Orchids. In your area, can they stay outside year round? I also noticed the bio balls in the pot.
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