Orchid needs repotting but won't stop flowering
Chelsea Alexander
7 years ago
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Orchid won't bloom
Comments (21)The mystery of why your plant had so many leaves is solved! You have two plants growing. They look healthy, roots look good, one appears to be getting more light - size of leaf and color is lighter. Whether you separate them is up to you. I would leave them, increase light and hopefully you will get spikes this fall. I see you live in Oregon, it is possible the plants are not receiving enough light and you might want to supplement with a CFL bulb to increase your chance of spiking. Your plants should be making new leaves and roots over summer and with a temp drop in Sept. you should see spikes beginning. Jane...See MorePhal won't stop blooming
Comments (3)Just repot it. The worst the plant will do is throw it's blooms. This would result in it investing more nergy in the growth of leaves and roots. Which isn't so bad either. It also might simply produce more blooms instead. Orchids can be funny that way. I've got one that after beeing repotted in bloom went into a sulk and has yet to do anything else but produce leaves and roots and another that's been blooming for three years now while being repotted more than once. The spike is starting to look kind of strange... Good luck with your plant. :)...See MoreHow can I garden if it won't stop raining?!
Comments (37)Morz8 - I need to get myself a pair of hip boots! I never thought of that. I'm covered in mud all the time and I am sick of mud stained knees. I've tried kneeling on cardboard, plastic bags, placemats... but I still get muddy. Today the rain stopped for a while and it was only misting. Although it was only 46 degrees, the wind wasn't blowing for the first time in days. So I put on my rain coat and went outside. With all the rain in the forecast, I figure this is a great time to do some transplanting. I'm a fiddler. I am compelled to move my plants around from year to year. I feel comforted knowing the temps will be low and the plants will have plenty of water while trying to re-root. I moved Goldstrum Rudbeckia sown last year to a sunnier spot. I didn't get any flowers last year so this year I'm looking forward to them. I transplanted Shasta Daisies sown a few years ago. I also moved a whole bunch of ajuga. My backyard is so water logged the ajuga was under 2 inches of water. That stuff is tough! I dug up and divided hosta. Last, I moved some Asiatic lilies too....See MoreWhy won't butterflies stop at my garden?
Comments (10)You folks are great!! Thanks for the great suggestions! The field beside me is corn and the farmer does his spraying in the spring. But it doesn't seem to affect the butterfly population because I still see them flying over my house many times a day. I have told different people that I'm going to put up a sign that reads, 'Butterfly Crossing' because they fly the same path all the time. I have a pond nearby (with frogs-they jump into the speedwell and eat the cabbage whites) and 2 birdbaths, stepping stones for sunbathing, and full sun. I think one problem could be that the plants are not grouped together. I have for instance 2 clumps of shasta daisies in different sections instead of together as 1 large clump. I also have a birdfeeder in that area, but have never seen the little song birds go after the bf's. I've planted butterfly weed twice and each time it never came back the following spring. Oh well, I'll just keep trying things. My hubby said I can make a new sunny bed so I'm definitely going to try some of your suggestions in that one!! Thanks so much!!...See Moregoldstar135
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