Lady slipper question

[barkingsquirrell]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

The little bit of nutrient that gets absorbed back into the plant from a spent spike is not that significant. As long as you are watering and feeding regularly it will grow and bloom as usual.

So now I don't feel so bad. I do feed it weakly weekly and water 1-2 times a week depending on the temperature. I suppose I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and next time wait for the spike to die back all the way.