Hi all,
I posted about a month ago about my orchids being in the wrong pot and the original flowers falling off rapidly. I thought the flower was fine for a while since the flowers stopped falling off and had 3 buds forming. However, it seems like these buds will not bloom. One bud has already fall off and I believe the last two will soon.
Should I just cut off the spike so energy is not spent on the buds anymore? If so, what is the proper way to sterilize scissors? ex: can I just use rubbing alcohol on the scissors or would that harm the plant in any way?
Secondly, I still havent decided on a medium for repotting my plants! I wanted to do bark because it seems to allow more air for the roots. After reading though I think a bark/moss combo would be best since my orchid is currently in all moss. I have been looking at Repotme but didn't realize there were such high shipping fees which really adds up! They really advertise their bark/moss as special and high-quality. I'm wondering if there is really a big difference from moss/bark from lets say Home Depot? ("Better-Gro" Brand)
Currently I am looking at the option of getting
-All Purpose Monterey Bark Imperial Orchid Mix from Repotme and mixing that with Better-Gro moss from Home Depot
- Better-Gro Phalaenopsis Mix from Home Depot
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