I AM NEW TO THE FORUM AND ALSO TO ORCHIDS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THEM FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND I WAS AT LOWE'S AND SAW THEM ON SALE FOR $5.00 DOLLARS SO I FIGURED EVEN IF I FIND I DON'T HAVE A KNACK FOR THEM I WON'T BE LOSING A LARGE SUM AS I SEE THAT MOST ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. ALSO I AM A SUCKER FOR A SAD LOOKING PLANT AND ANIMALS. I HAVE A GREEN THUMB WITH MOST PLANTS I TRY TO RAISE. SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF THESE ORCHIDS ARE NOT AS FRAGILE AS I THOUGHT THEY WERE. I HAVE TWO PHALAENOPSIS, THE FIRST ONE HAS FOUR BLOOMS, WHEN I BROUGHT IT HOME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IT HAD ONLY ONE. LAST WEEK I SAW ANOTHER ONE THAT I HAD TO BUY IT IS ABOUT 2 - 3 FEET TALL AND HAS TWO BULBS, SEEMS THEY WERE TOO HEAVY WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT AND IT BENT THE STALK DOWN AND LOOKED LIKE IT MAY DIE FROM THAT POINT ON. I PUT A TALLER STAKE IN AND ATTACHED THE STALK AT THE BENT AREA WITH A CLIP TO SEE IF IT WAS TOTALLY GONE BUT THEY ARE STILL HANGING IN THERE AND NOW A SMALL THIRD ONE HAS STARTED TO GROW BETWEEN THE TWO BULBS. I AM JUST WONDERING IF I SHOULD JUST CUT THE STALK AS THERE IS ALSO A SHOOT OFF BELOW STARTING AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO STRESS THIS PLANT TOO MUCH. HOW TALL DO THESE GET AND IS IT BEST TO KEEP THEM SHORT OR JUST LET THEM GROW AS TALL AS THEY WANT.?
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