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title: "Hi everybody, this orchid has been in the house for a while, and…"
description: "Hi everybody, this orchid has been in the house for a while, and since it wasn't receiving care, I decided to take care of it and repot it, which I did…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Hillary"
published: "2026-02-26T14:59:33.414719Z"
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# Hi everybody, this orchid has been in the house for a while, and…

_Posted by Hillary on 2026-02-26_

Hi everybody, this orchid has been in the house for a while, and since it wasn't receiving care, I decided to take care of it and repot it, which I did yesterday. I gave it water, left it in some water, and took it out of the water. It's sitting on my window, and I did check the roots for gray roots. I came across Krystal with plants on insta, and I took her advice on how to take care of it.

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## 2 comments

### Victoria Maddison commented on 2026-02-26

Is that potting soil?? If so, that will suffocate the roots, it needs to be planted in just bark or bark and some moss.

### Hillary commented on 2026-02-26

It has bark in it, it’s what I had on hand and it was very dry, I’m going to the store later on and get some. Thank you

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