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Orchid Care Tips That Surprised Me

How to clean up orchid roots and repot into a container. We repot orchids and check the roots if they are not blooming. This can be helpful to get an orchid to bloom. #orchids #orchidcare | Sharkey's Greenhouses

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