Some of the plants I currently have growing, my first are the Phalaenopsis orchids I rescued from Walmart last year after Mothers Day. ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from chris1948's Garden ) I'll move onto other plants I have in a separate thread.
Gosh I wish the orchids I've had in the past could have looked as good as yours Chris. I'm sorry to say that I've murdered mine.
Thanks Philip and Eileen, well I started out with 23 and I'm down to 15 but when I got these it was already a month after Mothers Day so they were already in pretty bad shape. I'm looking forward to sometime next month when I can get some more.
Great job in saving those! I feel so sorry for the plants in the stores, for some reason you can buy "hungry plants" (carnivores) in most of our chain stores all of a sudden! I just keep imagining them dying all over the country as they seem cute but need such specialised care and people aren't prepared for that! The second one I bought turned black after I got it and I thought it's a gonner but luckily I got it turned around I think. The first one didn't make it, I still feel bad.
You have some beautiful, healthy, happy looking Orchids, Chris! I've never tried them as I have heard they can be difficult to grow.
Thanks so much @102christa I'd never tried orchids before I got these and it took some reading an help from folks on another site to get me straightened out as to what and what not to do. It's all worthwhile when you see that first bud open.
Thanks @2ofus that's what I'd heard too especially Phals. Since I'm retired I've got the time to try and keep them healthy and having a greenhouse certainly helps. They have cost me a little extra money as I said earlier and in the winter I have to use a propane heater in the greenhouse to keep them warm but I think it's worth it.
