I brought my orchids home, now what? Please help!

[jingie]

Hi everybody,

I am Jingie and I am new to orchid growing.

I just bought 2 small orchid from Trader Joes, They are both in their 3 inch pot.

Now that they are both out of the plastic wrap, what should I do next? Someone from the store told me since they are still blooming; I should leave them alone until they are done flowering then transfer to the new pots. (He said spring time would be ideal) I also called the nursery that sold them these orchids, they told me don’t transfer until 2 years later.

Can someone help me please? I would like to know when to transfer to new pot and what size pot should I use when I finally transfer? I also would like to know what would be the best fertilizer for these babies.

One of the orchid is called “Tsiku Marguerite” and the other one is a phalaenopsis “medium with red lip”


Thanks for all your help in advance.

Jingie