The psychosis is making two new growths, and I'm really nervous about it. We have killed one of these plants before because water got down in the new growth and caused rot. The tricky thing is that the growth can be fully mature before it rots, which I don't really understand. I have been super careful about water it. I've mostly been trying to water it just by soaking it instead of watering it from the top. I wait a long time between waterings because it's planted in coconut husk which holds a lot of water. We've sliced holes in the plastic of the pot to allow for more airflow since it's not hot like a greenhouse with us. I am hopeful that everything will go well!
Hi my name is Kelly and my boyfriend and I have become obsessed with orchids. Our collection is 50 and growing... We were living in south central Florida. We recently moved to Chicago for a minute, but then moved on to Raleigh North Carolina. We've received and taken lots of advice, but, as many people will say our process has been a huge trial and error experience. Hopefully we can help someone else in the same boat!
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Psychopsis is making new growths and I'm nervous
The psychosis is making two new growths, and I'm really nervous about it. We have killed one of these plants before because water got down in the new growth and caused rot. The tricky thing is that the growth can be fully mature before it rots, which I don't really understand. I have been super careful about water it. I've mostly been trying to water it just by soaking it instead of watering it from the top. I wait a long time between waterings because it's planted in coconut husk which holds a lot of water. We've sliced holes in the plastic of the pot to allow for more airflow since it's not hot like a greenhouse with us. I am hopeful that everything will go well!
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