The orchids are blooming! Well trying to...
I had given up on my skills as an orchid caretaker. I mean I have had the poor things for about 2 years without a bloom. This particular plant I had given up for dead as my lovely little boy kitty Felix had decided it was a chew toy.
It's in really rough shape for the most part, however, I do have a few little keikis popping off the more dead looking stalks. After the bloom (because I'm too afraid to touch anything right now) I will tryto plant them in a new pot per the all-wise book. This is also my plan to split up the other plant into smaller pots. It's looking rather crowded.
In desperation, I changed the location and the pot and blam new shoots. This must have inspired my other plant, as its little shoot popped up a few days later.
It has been so long that I'm not entirely certain what color they are. Should be a nice surprise!
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I have a couple different mediums for potting.. some soil like stuff called Orchid Gold and some bark as well. Mine seem to like the bark best, so I think I'll go with that once I find pots!
Soon, I will be overrun with orchids too... hopefully! =)
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