Do not throw out dead orchids
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Miltoniopsis, dead , not dead, dead, then not dead
Comments (22)James, I have no issues with the heat because they grow inside my house. I never put them outside, even for a couple of minutes. I grow them in a spare room that has a large window that gets early morning sun. I also have them under cheap grow lights that clip onto something that's near the plants. The grow lights take an ordinary grow bulb or you can use those long square grow light bulbs. Either type will work and the total cost is really cheap. Ever since I found out about the water my plants are growing fast. I use only organic fert. since the other types of fert. can burn the roots. The organic can not burn the roots. A guy that I purchase miltoniopsis plants from told me that since most tap water is purified to get rid of bacteria and other things most tap water contains chlorine and chorline burns the delicate roots. I never thought about this before and since I found out about chlorine being in most tap water, this makes sense plus you can smell the faint odor of chlorine in the tap water. I can't tolerate the heat so I stay inside and I set my thermostat at 70 degrees. If I'm happy with the temps. the plants are probably happy too. I almost forgot one important issue. I have a humidifier working 24 hours. It's a real cheap humidifier that I purchased off of Etsy. The humidifier looks like a fat white stick. I stick it in an old plastic water jug and you can see the mist coming out. Apparently it works real well. I can't tell you the brand because it came in a company box and everything is in Chinese including the instructions. I think that the humidifier cost me around five bucks. My set up is cheap but I haven't killed any plants. I currently have about seven plants putting out spikes. I have about twenty plants and I don't want anymore. I'll probably get another one only if the flower color appeals to me or if it's a cross that I don't have....See Moreis it possible to revive my orchid (or what's left out of it:)
Comments (4)Unless it is really special to you, I'd suggest dumping it. At least several years to get this one back to blooming condition, if it is even possible. If you want to try: Unpot, clean all dead roots, repot in new bark media, trying to get the remaining roots in the new media, and sit off to the side for a few weeks. Water when dry and and don't let it sit in any standing water. Good luck, Bob...See MoreDon't throw dead Masdevallias away.
Comments (5)Just wondering if someone has bred some "warmth tolerant Masdevallia" like they did with the Cymbidiums. Not that i've ever tried to grow one. Here are the names of some that we in a local orchid society show last week. Masd. Pichincha Masd. Snowy River Masd. Cuzco Gold...See Moreorchids left out in snow storm
Comments (5)It's been below 55F for few days now and I just checked them and they look great. When you say "anything below 55 and they stop growing" does that mean they're still alive, just not actively growing? Will they die if left out all winter? They never looked this good indoors ever. They finally look like they are alive and thriving. I don't have any locals to seek help from so I'm asking here. I was thinking that by the end of november I should insulate them in some way...but not bring them back in the house with the dry heat. They really don't do well in my house....See Moreterpguy
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