Orchid updates
Jul. 25th, 2024 04:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
which_chickSo I've had some rehab Phalaenopsis orchids for a while now. I got them last year from my friend Lala because they were not thriving at her house and I felt like I could help them thrive better.
Here's Blue, before, on acquisition:
And here's Blue, today.
Here's Roots when I got him:
And here's Roots, today:
There are a lot of "help me save my orchid" posts on the orchid subreddit... and a lot of pictures of unhappy orchids doing poorly. But sometimes the orchids can do better. Sometimes the poster follows the advice and fixes things and the orchid does better. :)
If you have trouble seeing improvement (which I am not sure I can understand), take a look at the most-recent leaves compared to the older leaves. Bigger leaves is a sign that the plant is doing well. Smaller leaves is a sign that the plant does not have enough energy to make... bigger leaves.
Here's Blue, before, on acquisition:
And here's Blue, today.
Here's Roots when I got him:
And here's Roots, today:
There are a lot of "help me save my orchid" posts on the orchid subreddit... and a lot of pictures of unhappy orchids doing poorly. But sometimes the orchids can do better. Sometimes the poster follows the advice and fixes things and the orchid does better. :)
If you have trouble seeing improvement (which I am not sure I can understand), take a look at the most-recent leaves compared to the older leaves. Bigger leaves is a sign that the plant is doing well. Smaller leaves is a sign that the plant does not have enough energy to make... bigger leaves.
