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title: "I forgot to water my orchid for 5 weeks! It is starting to die. What…"
description: "I forgot to water my orchid for 5 weeks! It is starting to die. What should I do? I got it from a store and it says to put 3 ice cubes in a week. I quickly put…"
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# I forgot to water my orchid for 5 weeks! It is starting to die. What…

_Dogsallday4ever님이 2023-08-05에 게시함_

I forgot to water my orchid for 5 weeks! It is starting to die. What should I do? I got it from a store and it says to put 3 ice cubes in a week. I quickly put in 3 ice cubes. What should I do now?

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## 6개의 댓글

### Kelsie M.님이 2023-08-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Honestly it still looks like it’s doing good! It might be okay. Orchids like to dry out between waterings! Also just a tip, maybe follow Planta watering instructions instead of doing the ice cubes. My grandma always told me not to do that because the water is too cold from the ice. I would love to hear what others think about this as well tho!

#### Dogsallday4ever님이 2023-08-05에 답변했습니다.

Okay thanks for the tip

### Plant Father님이 2023-08-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

yeah i’d stay away from ice cubes and use room temperature water whenever possible, phalaenopsis orchids are tropical plants so they are rarely exposed to cold temperatures, let alone freezing

### Dogsallday4ever님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Okay sounds good

### Aylin님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

No ice! It does more damage then helping. Warm or room warm water helps them. Distilled water is good too.

### Dogsallday4ever님이 2023-08-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Okay thanks

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