Repotting Orchids

This was of great interest to me as I also have 3 orchids lined up on the window sill in need of repotting! I shall now feel brave enough to take the plunge, buy some special compost and have a go.
Thank you Balcony.

Hope they thrive for you Balcony. I too was interested about the cinnamon. I knew it is good for us, but never heard of this use before. Probably some thing in it.

I'm so glad you found this blog interesting! I wanted to do it last year but couldn't find any Orchid compost around here. This year I looked on line & in eBay I found lots of compost! I ordered a bag & it came less than 24 hours later - but packed & posted by Amazon!!!

I watched some videos on YouTube & found a Spanish guy I'd subscribed to last year so i looked at one of his videos on repotting Orchids & followed his advice. It was he who suggested using cinnamon for its antiseptic qualities. So I "bit the bullet" & went ahead. I hope they do alright as well.

The 3rd one, the yellow one that was in such a terrible condition seems to have responded already! It's leaves now seem plumper but I will still have to wait a few more weeks to see how it does.

I will keep you updated.

Interesting ... I think I'll do mine after it flowers.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Balc. I found it very informative and interesting too, especially as I have no idea about orchids. Well, indoor plants generally and their care etc.
Keep us updated as progress continues. Best wishes.

Hywel, it doesn't seem to matter when you do it - in fact on one of the videos I watched the guy said it was a very good idea to do it as soon as you bring an Orchid home! It would obviously be in full flower so you needn't wait if you have Orchid compost 7 the time!

The first & smallest one I did had a scape with several buds on it, the other two have nothing at the moment. And I don't really expect the yellow one to flower this year as it was barely clinging on to life when I repotted it. Yet the few leaves it still conserved feel harder again. When I was repotting it they felt very soft & not hard as they should be when healthy!

I wrote this blog over a year ago but I said I would keep you updated.

Well the bad news first - the yellow one, though it seemed to respond at first to the harsh treatment I gave it, eventually died during the summer.

The good news is that the 2 white ones have responded very well to their, slightly less harsh treatment, & have been flowering for a couple of months! The first to start flowering this year has two scapes with flowers! The other one that started some weeks later has just one scape with flowers - for the moment at least!