How To Keep Your Orchid Alive For 20 YearsOrchids have a bad rep because they die so easily. But I figured out a way to keep your orchids alive for basically ever, or at least 20 years.And I am so excited to keep all of our orchids alive together now because I heard that if you put your orchid in water and leave it there for eternity, it will thrive a lot more than it does sitting in fir bark or soil.Now here’s the thing, orchids require bright light and they also are seasonal bloomers, which me

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REPOTTING: Why is it important to repot orchids once a year? Because their potting mediums decompose faster than peat moss or coco coir. Once that happens, the roots will not have enough oxygen and will start suffocating.⠀ ⠀ Remove all of the old medium, trim all dead roots and pot into fresh bark or sphagnum moss. If you use moss, I suggest New Zealand long fibered sphagnum moss.⠀ ⠀ WATERING: Better to wait until the medium has fully dried out. You'll be able to tell that your orchid really nee