Monday, November 4, 2024

Pruning the Orchids

I wrote earlier that mom's orchid plants were getting crowded and overgrown. I figured I'd tell my brother to separate and transplant them. 


However, we 've been so busy that we just didn't have time to get to it. Eventually the plants started to tip over because they were top heavy.


I noticed that once an orchid bloomed, nothing else came from the same stalk. I was wondering if we could just chop off those heavy extra stalks.

I looked online and found advice that you should cut it off on the second node of the stem.  Okeedokee. We did it. It was kind of spooky.


A few days later, we noticed that there were more stalks we didn't see that were ready to sprout out some blooms.

Woo hoo!

I hope we did the right thing and didn't kill the plants.




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15 comments:

  1. AnvilcloudNovember 4, 2024 at 1:10 AM

    You seem to have done it right. Orchids seem like a specialty. I know that we haven't ever done well with them.

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  2. jabblogNovember 4, 2024 at 1:33 AM

    The plants will thank you for it!

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  3. DJanNovember 4, 2024 at 3:28 AM

    I think you will be okay. And the plants too!

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  4. ChristineNovember 4, 2024 at 7:24 AM

    Thanks for the info

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  5. Miss MerryNovember 4, 2024 at 8:10 AM

    Learned something new!

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  6. Honolulu AuntyNovember 4, 2024 at 9:03 AM

    Nice! I don't have cattleyas but if I do I will remember this tip. Mahalo!

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  7. Rhapsody PhoenixNovember 4, 2024 at 9:52 AM

    Blessings......Its been a while since i have cruised by your space, any space for that matter. Its good to read that you are well and getting on with the business of living. those Orchids are positively lovely. I don't like gardening but i do love admiring people's labor of love.

    Have a grand week.

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  8. Linda ReederNovember 4, 2024 at 9:53 AM

    It looks like those ordhids want to grow! Don't think you can kill them.

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  9. RedNovember 4, 2024 at 12:53 PM

    You've got to try pretty hard to kill a plant. You did the right thing to check how to properly trim the plant.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 4, 2024 at 1:45 PM

    Unbelievable, I work so hard to keep the orchids I buy with blooms going and you've got them coming back!
    Ceci

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    1. KayNovember 4, 2024 at 3:12 PM

      Well... Now that I've pruned them, I can only hope they come back. I overdid one of them.

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  11. Joanne NoragonNovember 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM

    An orchid I had for several years only bloomed on a new stalk. Fascinating plants.

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  12. MargaretNovember 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM

    I've heard that orchards are easier and hardier than we give them credit for. I'm still intimidated by them though! :)

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  13. Jenn JilksNovember 6, 2024 at 11:17 AM

    Nicely done! I have one orchid, and it is doing well. I am so pleased.

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  14. Lowcarb team memberNovember 6, 2024 at 11:31 AM

    They are such a wonderful colour.

    All the best Jan

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