Comments on: orchid care for dummies? http://grow-orchids.net/orchid-care/orchid-care-for-dummies How to Grow and Care for Orchids Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dianamite http://grow-orchids.net/orchid-care/orchid-care-for-dummies/comment-page-1#comment-25 Dianamite Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:02:11 +0000 http://grow-orchids.net/orchid-care/orchid-care-for-dummies#comment-25 Don't water them too much -- that's worse than letting them get too dry. Just a very small amount every couple of weeks is plenty. They like light, but not direct sunlight. Do not cut the "sticks" off unless they are brown and crisp and completely dead! Some orchids grow new plants at (or near) the top of those old stems! (I just learned this - I've got one of those new plants actually blooming right now!). Mostly just give it a little water and some light and leave it alone. If it doesn't die it should send up a new bloom stem in 6-12 months. If it hasn't done anything in a year it's time to toss it. Orchids are really pretty easy to grow, and they will bloom for 1-5 months if you do it right! (the one in my kitchen started just before Thanksgiving and it's just about done now!).<br><b>References : </b><br> Don't water them too much — that's worse than letting them get too dry. Just a very small amount every couple of weeks is plenty. They like light, but not direct sunlight. Do not cut the "sticks" off unless they are brown and crisp and completely dead! Some orchids grow new plants at (or near) the top of those old stems! (I just learned this – I've got one of those new plants actually blooming right now!).

Mostly just give it a little water and some light and leave it alone. If it doesn't die it should send up a new bloom stem in 6-12 months. If it hasn't done anything in a year it's time to toss it.

Orchids are really pretty easy to grow, and they will bloom for 1-5 months if you do it right! (the one in my kitchen started just before Thanksgiving and it's just about done now!).
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