Don't have much luck with orchids. Still have one left but have to remember to bring it in when it gets below 50. Not my type of plant. I like ones that you don't have to worry about.
I'm only good at the easy stuff. Never dared orchids. Can't even manage African violets or marantas (prayer plants). My house is kept as dry as possible and they all seem to like humidity although NY is scarcely ever low on that!
Wishing you a day of delicate beauty.
I'm sitting here in my computer room among 4 African Violets, a prayer plant and a snake plant. We just moved from a house that had a northern window for the violets and I was afraid thy wouldn't bloom here, but it has been 6 weeks and they are thriving on a table that faces the east. In fact I should transplant them into bigger pots so they can spread out. I would love to try growing an orchid someday.
retirenow14
Oct 6, 2015
Eastern facing windows are excellent for African Violets. Mine lasted about six years until I lost interest because I was doing a lot of overtime and wasn't home much.
pixipixil
Oct 6, 2015
I had a home with west facing windows and that is the only time I ever had any that bloomed and didn't die. I have tried everything I can think of with marantas in more than one house and more than one room but they die every time.
ParsonWayne
Mar 28, 2016
Annie, even prayer plants don't stand a chance around my non-green thumb. I could kill an artificial flower.
Annie1749
Mar 28, 2016
I did that once....I over watered it!!!!
pixipixil
Mar 30, 2016
I can say that I have finally managed to not kill a maranta. I bought it on sale from Home Depot And kept it in the plastic container with the same soil. Daily I water the leaves by running them under the tap then put one handful of water in the pot. So far it is thriving.
Ditto to pixi, llgregg. You must be in a continually warm climate.
llgregg
Nov 4, 2015
I used to live in the middle of Texas, so the orchids stayed outside until the weather dipped below 40 degrees. This is cooler weather here in the Seattle area, although the climate is definitely warming. Having temperatures near 100 in the summers here now stinks, and here is precious little air conditioning. Who needed it? Well, since the world is heating up, we Northwesterners do!
pixipixil
Nov 4, 2015
Were you in Midland where all the oil rigs are? We stayed overnight there and went to Mass there. We looked at a couple of homes but didn't see ourselves in them. One was made of a cleaned out oil drum. The property had 10 acres and a watering hole for horses. Unusual to say the least. I liked the horses.
llgregg
Dec 3, 2015
Living in an oil drum? Not something most of us would link to comfort and good taste, but, heck! It's a free country, and SOMEone must have used it. Hope your life is shining and joyous with the hope and love of the season. San Antonio is hours away from Midland toward the middle of Texas. Good luck! May God bless and keep you..
pixipixil
Dec 4, 2015
Looked at San Anton as a retirement possibility. Love the city but wanted to only be nearby but have a country type home. Went to Banderas to look. A bit more drive than we wanted and none of the places were what we were after. Fredericksburg looked nice along the river but the heat was unbearable there. Tried the other side past Florian, too. Did 2 trips to TX.
mystery for today
Wishing you a day of delicate beauty.