Anonymous #1 8w

Aww yay! Thank you!!

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Anonymous #2 8w

Do not give them ice cubes they’re tropical plants

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Anonymous #3 8w

Look it up, mine do very well

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Anonymous #2 8w

I’ve been taking care of orchids for four years now, first one I had died even after seven months of having it because I didn’t know how to properly take care of of it. In my experience - ice cubes aren’t good for the plant

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Anonymous #3 8w

Ok

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Anonymous #3 8w

Thank you! I haven’t really tried ice cubes yet so I’m not sure which is better here. I just got them some nice pots they can suck up distilled water from. Do you know why your orchid died because you didn’t properly take care of it? Or just the ice cubes?

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Anonymous #2 8w

And thank you! I haven’t heard everyone has different experiences with ice cubes so it’s truly 50/50 here lol

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Anonymous OP 8w

Orchids like the slow release of water from ice cubes, but not the cold. I didn’t know you couldn’t just water them like normal if they’re planted in orchid bark (you have to soak/drain them). Mine died of dehydration even though I watered it frequently. But I’ve since planted all mine in sphagnum moss, and that helps a lot so long as you don’t over do it. I’ve had a lot of success with this and have gotten mine to rebloom several times!

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Anonymous #3 8w

Thank you so much! I let them soak up water from the bottom of their pots and it seems to work but this truly does help me! They are in orchid bark so that seems to help and sometimes I turn on the humidifier behind them if I feel like they need it

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