Gardening Tips & Tricks : Growing Orchids Indoors
Growing orchids indoors is possible by putting them in an east-facing window, watering them with likewarm water and wiping the leaves dry with a clean cloth. Grow orchids inside the house, never throwing away a plant once the blossoms die, get tips from a professional gardener in this free video on gardening.
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
i’m pretty comfused about my orchid.i cut it down from the root because it was totaly dried out but now the new branch seems to be growing not vertically and upwards but horizontally and sideways.does anybody know if people who are growing them use a trick to make them go upwards and what that is?thank you!
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
how do u pop the flowers off when they are done blooming? do u pop them off at the base of the flower stem right next to the main plant stem? mine just fell off, is that ok? will they grow back? my boyfriend and i r worried that we may have hurt it:( its very special and we dont want it to die and just get another one…
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
this video is very helpful, I have an Oncidium which has finished flowering what should I do now? Should I just prune back the spike
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
i love the way you talk about the orchids like it has feelings.. perfect plant person!!
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
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August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
Thank you for the video
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
thanks for those little tips! I didn’t know drying the leaves was good!
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
my therapist will love this.
yes. i’m crazy.
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
Thank you SO much for this video! I have been trying to regrow my orchids but any website (even though helpful) don’t have pictures or video showing the steps in cutting or where to cut exactly… so thanks!
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
Thannks!!! Lifesaver
Every gardening site should mandatory have video/picture how to do
August 19, 2010
8:27 pm
Thank you!
December 6, 2010
8:46 pm
Follow up to bradhienzachary comment.
The problem with water on the leaves, and where the leaves attach to the plant, is that in nature the plant would be out in the open an after rain the air movement would quickly dry the water droplets remaining on the plant.
Most of us keep our plants indoor where usually there is much less air movement therefore the water remain on the plant for much longer. There are two quite dangerous possibilities.
The first is that if direct sunlight hits the plant, as one or more droplets remain on the leaves, the water will act as an hourglass lens and very possibly burn the leaves. This is what happened when you find orchid plants which have dark spots on their leaves (but not always, sometimes there are other reasons for black spots).
These burns are not life threatening but very unsightly and reduce the photosynthesis properties of the leaves. In simpler terms the plant will be less efficient in turning light into life energy.
The second and more dangerous scenario is when some water remain stagnant at the leaf crown, which is where the leaf is attached to the plant. This situation may cause rot and favor the growth of some dangerous fungus.
Notice how Yolanda in the video tilt the plant to get the excess water off… that is the trick. In that way not only the standing water in the pot but also most of the water remaining at the base of the leaves will run out and the remaining will be little enough to quickly dry without causing damage.
Just a little additional practical note; when tilting the pot over use your fingers to hold the medium in the pot. If the plant has been recently repotted, some of it may fall out.