My parents love orchids and started growing them all year round about 10 years ago. I've always been fascinated by orchids and their collection enabled me to do a good variety of photographic shoots. I'd thought about owning some myself, but for some reason I was under the impression that they're finicky plants and tricky to care for.
Well, as orchids have picked up in popularity recently and are widely available at affordable prices, I finally decided to take the chance. Last year I bought my first phalaenopsis. It survived the winter and returned to give me 15 flowers, a huge jump from 6 in the previous year! All I did was just water it about once every 2 weeks, ensured it got ample but indirect sunlight, and of course sufficient drainage. I never pruned it either.
My mother does the most basic care of her orchids and she wasn't able to answer a lot of my questions. So I went on-line. First I found quite a number of YouTube videos, which were rather spotty in helpfulness. Finally, I managed to use the right keyword search to bring me here. I'm now seriously interested in learning about phalaenopsis care, especially the nuances of pruning, fertilizing, and repotting. I'm eager to get started. Great to be here!
Hello from NYC metro area
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