| Thank you both, Mike and Kevin for your replies and suggestions. I'll keep the plants separate. Actually Mike, the reason I was asking was that although, appearance-wise, they'd look prettier but more than this, I'm looking into the future and just know that I've just caught on to something grand with these orchids and am preparing for how I'm going to make more room for all the ones I plan on purchasing!!! I have close to 100 plants now on my patio (succulents, palms, etc.) and once I get into something, I reeeeaaaalllly get into it. I just purchased 2 more orchids yesterday on ebay and another bid, ending in about an hour have just increased my collection to 7 since last Thursday! The only thing I'm worried about is the watering (how much, how often, etc.) I've just purchased some plant food which I'll alternate between waterings, bought the skewers to test the need of when it's time to re-water, etc. but I'm still unsure of how much, how often. I've repotted them with new bark so I will probably first submerge them in a big pot of water.
Thanks again for the replies.
P.S. Trader Joes don't exist here in Fla. I miss them. I lived in southern Ca. most of my life and was a frequent customer there, especially in the summers when they came out with their coconut ice bars!  |