A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The House Plant Forum Repotting Orchids

I was thinking that on average repotting occurs every three years. But I just read the back of the orchid mix potting soil and it said every one year. Are they joshing me?

Which orchid or orchids are you talking about? Most like to be a little root bound. Are you orchids out growing the pot or is the potting material gone? I usually find ever two to three years depending on condition of the potting material and if they are growing out of the pot.

Orchid
I have the white one and it had roots climbing our , so tk sent me soil and I repotted it......Larger pot, Now it is blooming for the 2nd year.

Do they bloom only once a year? FOr several months at a time.?

So I'll probably be good for another year. That's good to know. Maybe next year I'll have enough money to buy nice pots for them. This year they are in margarine containers lol.

Mine is in a pot I had for on the window sills, and it sets in my kitchen,,,,Envy of my relatives..
I bought it 2 years or so ago..On sale Lowes $8. Know what, walmart has them right now 14 to 20 dollars each.. And they dont look healthy.....
Mine is what, now when I feel rich , I may get a color.. Maybe fall sales.

I have lots of flowers in margarine tubs and Yogurt cups.. Saves $$$$$$$$$$$..
b

There are several different types of orchids, "I have the white one" doesn't tell us if it's a Phal, a Den, an Onc., a Phaph,etc.

You most likely have a phal. or den. but let us know which orchid type will help people fine tune their recommendations for you!

Tom

Mine is phala.. orchid ..This is it ..just dropped one blossom.

Does it always have but 6 blooms? 2 times so far..

Yes, that's a phal. It doesn't always have six. When all the flowers die cut that flower stem back to just forward of the first flower node, it *might* produce a second flush of flowers.

Repotting is easy but you'll get different opinions on what to use. Some like long fibered Spag moss, some like bark,etc.

Wait a year to repot, it's probably fine right now. Nice flowers by the way!

Tom

great looking orchid.

Thanks Tom,

I repotted last year charcoal......When it stopped blooming , I cut that back to 2 inches......YOu mean they bloom on the same stem??????

Id love to have one of the red type ones........I did get a bargain at $8.00
It is in a regular ceramic rectangler flower pot.

tk ............thanks

Would love to own it's red buddy.....

barb

Yes, they sometime send out a side branch from the previous flowering stem IF you make that cut. Not eveyone does that, it's one of those personal preferences....

Tom

How do you get them to multiply.........seeds or what?

b

That one someone else will have to answer (I'm not an expert of them!) but I guess seed.

Tom

I heard they grow on the bark of trees in florida swamps or something......

Guess I will have to read more.

Thanks for going this far.

Just google it!

Tom

they do grow in trees. Some are tropical and some are alpine. The alpine are suppose to be the easier to grow. My three are babies from Nor in Malaysia. I have the Golden Shower and then the white and the purple ones. I don't know how old they have to be to flower. But I'm assuming probably a couple of years older than mine. I think the orchids make babies but I'm not sure on that. I know the vanilla orchid makes beans with seeds inside.

She sent me some and they died.....Whaaaaaa.

I cant seem to get her to answer lately.
YOu know anything/

b

I haven't seen her since we changed to the new site. If it was confusing for me I can't imagine how hard it was for her working in a second language. I hope she finds it but I don't hold out much hope.

I'm suprised yours didn't servive. Mine got horribly mistreated by me. In one instance I didn't know that it was inside the purse and left it on the dinningroom table for a week until I found it. And even that one is doing good.

I have them in the bark orchid soil and water them once a day and have a humidity tray underneath them. And I have them in bright light. For some reason they don't seem to mind.

You lucked out ....Mine was lost in space for about 6 weeks when she sent them........
I have one in the water yet,, it appears green>>>>>>But no doing a thing........

Oh well maybe someone else will find me a red one.

thanks