Gardeners tend to get a bit twitchy in the winter, to begin with they may appreciate being all cosy inside out of the weather, but you cant keep a good gardener down.Perking up your pot plants could be the answer on the wettest of days and what better than orchid care. If you thought your orchid was a lost cause I can show you how to rescue it.
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Climbing out of the pot
If your orchids are climbing out of their pots first take them out of the pot and remove the bark or moss from around the roots, keeping it to one side.
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pot bound
Next cut away any brown or shrivelled and old roots, and any that may be going over the edge of the pot. This may seem a little harsh and it can be difficult to make that first cut but its worth it.
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After trimming
After trimming the roots you can repot it back in its pot with new moss or bark but if you don’t have any you can use the substrate you removed earlier. Orchids seem to prefer their roots a little squashed into the pot so don’t worry too much about a bigger pot although you may need it if it really has grown out of control.
Its that simple. An orchid saved from the compost heap and mine produced a flower spike a matter of weeks after doing this.
Another tip I discovered is to water with about three ice cubes a week as the slow dripping gives the right amount of water. The only point I would make is that orchids don’t like the cold so try not to let the ice cubes touch the plant or its roots. Also now would be a good time to give your orchids a bit of a feed with a specialist feed available from most garden centres and some florists.
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