My mother is jealous of my orchid-blooming skillz. In all honesty, though, this orchid is one from a long line of orchids that I have tried to rebloom over the years. I have killed numerous plants before I finally figured out what keeps mine alive. My well water is high in sulfur and lots of other minerals, so it’s really great for watering all my houseplants. I also just use sphagnum moss instead of an “orchid mix” for potting. I’m a lazy waterer, but my orchids are forgiving. This one that my sister bought for me a couple years ago is the only one I’ve successfully re-bloomed twice a year. I do have a small orchid Jamie bought for me for Mother’s Day last year that is spiking, and in a few weeks, I hope to see some blooms! In the meantime, when it’s cold and rainy outside like it is today, I have something pretty to look at.
I love that I’ve finally kept a phalaenopsis alive and it actually bloomed. This is the second time it’s bloomed since my sister bought it for me. I’m made of orchid WIN.
Monday again! Is it me or is this year just flying by? No matter how much I try to slow down, thing seem to happen overnight. For example, the first bloom of the year on my orchid opened up while I was sleeping:
While I’m on the topic of gardening, I really need to repot all of my African violets, the poinsettia I nearly killed, and figure out when we should go to get all the tulips for the front garden. I want to recreate a flower bed we saw at the Riverbanks Zoo three years ago. It had petunias and contrasting tuliips. So pretty. Guess I’ll be googling some gardening info today.
Aiden had his yearly eye exam today. Thankfully, we still don’t need surgery to correct his lazy eye. It just sucks that we have two wait two weeks for his glasses with our new insurance. Granted, it’s great we don’t have to pay full price for his lenses & the frames are free. But because one of the nose guards broke off his old ones, he’s constantly looking over the top of his specs like an old man.
Check it out: my orchid is so close to blooming, I can hardly stand it! I’m still amazed that I’ve managed not to kill this thing. You know how many phals I killed before this one? No, you don’t really want to know.
My orchid is spiking again! I wasn’t sure if that little green growth was going to be a root, but since it didn’t turn white, I’m positive it’s another spike. This is certainly the happiest phalaenopsis orchid I’ve ever owned, considering this is the second time it has spiked for me. I’m so glad I figured out how to stop killing them. Now I just need to find out what I’m doing wrong with my dendrobium orchids. I have four in the house that have not spiked in years…
