Hello! I'm brand new to this forum, or any forum for that matter, and new to orchids. I've had a brassavola little stars since summer of '22. It's still alive! I don't think it's doing great though. I'm in northern KY, where it goes outside for hot humid summers, and it comes in next to a SE window. I just added a grow light because I think it needs more light. Indoors it's at 65 F, humidity has been mostly 50% so far, but I bet it'll drop to low 40s in the next few months. It's in a small basket with coarse bark and a bit of moss. Toward the end of last winter, it seemed to lose its purchase and flop over. My thoughts are from some combination of root loss and search for light. I didn't try to secure it. I just hoped it would re-anchor itself with new roots. This winter I feel like I'm watering it less than last winter, because I'm scared of over watering. It seems totally dry after two or three days, and I want to water twice a week, but right now I'm probably watering every five to seven days. It's developing brown dryish tips in the past month. Can I water more frequently? Should I make an attempt to secure the plant more? Should I switch to terracotta? Thanks so much! Sorry for the really long post! I'm going to attempt to post links to pics...
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Additional info... It had two imidacloprid soaks a few months back... Could that cause some root or tip burn? I fertilize weakly every time I water with an occasional flush under the tap. There's at least the smallest sign of good root growth:
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