please help with 1st orchid

[CTB]

It is doing fine,I can't see a problem. As long as it has green roots you are fine. Can't tell what you have it potted up in, it should be in bark and not spag moss that they usually come in. You may have to repot, but in bark chips you won't be able to overwater so easily.

Try the stick test( like cake testing) put a pencil in the media and see if it comes out moist, if so then don't no water, if it's dry, water. Be sure pot has drain holes in it.
Water should run right through.

Welcome to the Orchid Board. You can cut off brown old flower stocks, if they are still green just cut in half, may bloom again.

[Judy 1990]

Originally Posted by CTB

It is doing fine,I can't see a problem. As long as it has green roots you are fine. Can't tell what you have it potted up in, it should be in bark and not spag moss that they usually come in. You may have to repot, but in bark chips you won't be able to overwater so easily.

Try the stick test( like cake testing) put a pencil in the media and see if it comes out moist, if so then don't no water, if it's dry, water. Be sure pot has drain holes in it.
Water should run right through.

Welcome to the Orchid Board. You can cut off brown old flower stocks, if they are still green just cut in half, may bloom again.

hi thanks for the quick reply can i ask u one more question how much bark needs to be in the pot and when an i re pot the plant and do i need too cut the stems down now they brown and what i need to do about the brown on some roots
thanks lisa

[kallisonmk]

Originally Posted by CTB

It is doing fine,I can't see a problem. As long as it has green roots you are fine. Can't tell what you have it potted up in, it should be in bark and not spag moss that they usually come in. You may have to repot, but in bark chips you won't be able to overwater so easily.

Try the stick test( like cake testing) put a pencil in the media and see if it comes out moist, if so then don't no water, if it's dry, water. Be sure pot has drain holes in it.
Water should run right through.

Welcome to the Orchid Board. You can cut off brown old flower stocks, if they are still green just cut in half, may bloom again.

I was in the process of re-potting mine and one is in spag moss and it looks very healthy, so instead of a total re-pot I did what the call 'Dropping On'. This is where you remove a little of the original medium (spag moss) and place in a new pot and fill with the new medium.
Are you suggesting to the poster to not use spag moss due to watering habits or do you have another reason.
Poster...Your orchid looks beautiful. It is funny because so many people think the plant is dead when the flowers fall. That's when you can get them for like $3 each. That's a big problem for me because I'm addicted. I think I have 30 now and I have order 6 more and looking at 4 others. I just get a mini or two then hubby thinks it ok. LOL