How do i regrow orchids

[chickita]

Hello,

my real name is tatum ireland & i live in canada/alberta in a nice peaceful valley called Athabasca, chickita is the name of my puppi. i grew 1 orchid but it died, later on my parents went 2 a concert & wen they came back they got me an orchid. ive been looking online & in books on how to properly grow an orchid & its been doing very well until the flowers started 2 fall of & the leaves started 2 wrincle up & im wondering if my orchid is just done blooming & if thats normal or if its dieing, if my orchids done blooming I hane no idea on how 2 rebloom it all ive herd is that when all the flowers fall off u have 2 cut the stem & glue the stem, i'm a kind neetfreek looking for a friend on orchid geeks.com. PLEASE HELP ME!


Chickita,

[jay]

Hello and welcome to the forum! There really is a lot of information here and a lot of people willing to help.

First, we do need to know what kind of orchid you have. I have a couple of other questions that will help with the advise as well.

How often do you water your orchid?
What kind of pot is it in?
Where do you keep it in the house? If in a window, which way does the window face?
How long have you had it?

If you have a picture of it now it will really help members give advise.

Look forward to hearing more and seeing pictures of your orchid.

[evagentry]

Hi and welcome to the forum,what Jay said is correct, we need to know what type of orchid you have to be able to help.

[chickita]

Jay,

My pot is made out of glazed pottery but it has holes in it the shape of leaves, it is a Phalaenopsis Anthura Madrid, i put it in the corner of my bedroom inbetween my 2 windows that have translusent blindes, i'm not sure when i water it mostly once a week when it gets realy drie i mostly mist it once in the morning & once in the eve ning & it sits on top of a humidity tray, also it gets some wind frome when people open the door & when its a good day once in a while i put it outside for fresh air

[articuno75]

Hi Chickita and welcome to the forum!

First off if you could please goto your profile and update your profile location. We have members across the world and different locations = different advice.

Pics would be great for this, but I also think that you are doing a few things incorrectly. One is underwatering. Phals like their medium slightly damp before the next watering. They don't like to dry out completely. Another is misting at night. This can pose a potential threat of crown rot. Third is the lack of air flow to the plant. Just a door opening every now and then isn't sufficient enough. Phals like constant airflow that is light. This prevents rot and fungus from growing on the plant.

A pic of your plant is highly suggested so we can see what is going on. As for the yellowing of the leaves it could be natural courses of the older leaves dying off, but then again, it could be something else.

[jay]

Tatum - Sounds like a great place in the summer.

The flowers falling off is not a big deal. The leaves getting wrinkled could be. Generally this means that the plant is not getting enough water. This could be due to getting over watered causing the roots to get rot and die, which would prevent the plant from getting enough water. It could also mean that you are not watering enough and it is dehydrated. I would use the skewer method for checking when to water.

Skewer use for watering of orchids

What kind of media is it planted in? Is it bark or moss? You might want to make sure the roots look good.

[chickita]

Jay,

my orchid has sphagma moss & i'm afraid to hurt & cut the roots whith the scewer becaus i can beraly see where the roots r.

[solay]

Hi and welcome. You can insert the skewer carefully feeling for the resistance of the roots. Then once you get it in avoiding the roots, you use the same hole when you reinsert the skewer.
If you still feel comfortable doing that, you can always use your finger to feel if the moss is moist in the center before watering.