Kitchen window.
 

My whole kitchen is entirely windows for the most part.
I have grand plans for it and might update this thread. Or make a new one after I get it filled up.

Any way.
I've only got one orchid on the actual window sill.
It's a rescue (poor thing had no roots and one dehydrated leaf) phal amabilis from a dumpster.
It has since grown with tons of leaves and this is its first flowering.
It had two spikes. And would've had more had my cat not decided to chew off the last five buds.

Anyway.
Here it is.


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Nice save! :wtg:

I love the way the flowers are arranged! Great window!

thanks!

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Pretty aren't they?
Almost lost them when I forgot to water once.

Would've been much prettier if my cat hadn't eaten the final 5 buds of the long spike.
But then it would've been in the sink lol...

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Great save!!! That is a nice bunch of blooms and they look beautiful. I think your orchid is thanking you for rescuing it!

It certainly is beautiful, I feel a little bit of pride every time I wash a dish.

I didn't really rescue it lol...
It was more shoved into my possession by a friend...
I suppose I did nurse it back to health.

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As a fellow kitchen window gardner, I can totally relate. I love looking at mine on my shelf.

As for the cats....we who have cats also have that problem. That's why mine are in my grow curio cabinet, or on a shelf too high for the kitties to munch on!

It's just a shame this one only blooms once a year...


Curiously my cats never ever ready my house plants... ever...
This is the first time it's happened to me and I can guarantee its the last.

Dio (my cat) spent about 5 days after that hiding in shame in a corner.

I don't know if you've ever seen the guilty cat video but that's what I had for almost a week

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For kicks here's how the phal came to me...
It lost those two bottom leaves a week after I took the picture.
What a difference!

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Holy cow!!! Great job!

And yes keep updating this thread as you fill that space up! I love seeing these threads and read how people take care of the chids and see what's in flower and how big everyone's plants are getting!

Hi Ordphien,

You are truly the angel of your phal. :-)

Can you share with us how did you nurture it back to health?

Lol... I meant to.
And then I flooded my house.
Been my main distraction since.

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Well... I..
I'm not exactly sure to be honest lol.
I made a potting mix of half sphagnum half medium grade bark.
I soaked the whole plant in a water and rooting harmone mixture for a hour.
Bought that pot you see in the photo. And stuck the poor shriveled guy in there.

After that I just watered as normal.

I also sprayed the bottoms of the leaves daily, bit I'm not sure if that did anything.
Eventually it started growing and recovering.


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Hi Ordphien,

Amazing work!

Thanks for sharing. :-)

Hi Ordphien,

Am sorry, I've got one more question : how did you "watered as normal" for your above mentioned Phals?

Am currently rescueing 2 Phals with rot roots, have repot them in unglaze clay pots with side holes with charcoal & bark mix, but am not sure how to water them correctly.

Appreciate your answer, thank you!

hoonming: generally, you want the roots to dry out between waterings - the outside of them should go back to being silvery/whitish for a day or so before they're thoroughly watered. This is usually about once a week, but depends on humidity/temperature/pot size etc. This is one reason clear pots are quite useful for novice orchid growers.

@ Discus : thank you for sharing.