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title: "Help! I’m plant sitting and don’t know the first thing about orchids.…"
description: "Help! I’m plant sitting and don’t know the first thing about orchids. She’s going to be gone for months. She just said when it’s kinda dry, water it, let it…"
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author: "MicAZ"
published: "2025-04-22T01:31:52.686719Z"
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# Help! I’m plant sitting and don’t know the first thing about orchids.…

_Pubblicato da MicAZ il 2025-04-22_

Help! I’m plant sitting and don’t know the first thing about orchids. She’s going to be gone for months. She just said when it’s kinda dry, water it, let it sit, then pour the excess off. That’s what I did but it’s so weird to me. Does this sound right? Does it look okay? Thanks!

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## 2 commenti

### KJM ha commentato il 2025-04-22

The plant looks healthy so it must be working for her. It sounds like the pot does not have any drainage so she soaks it and drains it and then leaves it till it needs more water. Most orchids do better in an orchid pot which has lots of holes in it. Since it's not your plant I would just follow her instructions and if there's problems send her a picture. Did she say to fertilize it? If she didn't you might want to ask her or if you're comfortable just get some orchid fertilizer. You're coming into the growing season so it should have food.

#### MicAZ ha risposto il 2025-04-22

Thank you! Those little red dots she said were fertilizer so I didn’t need to worry about it. Crossing my fingers! Thanks again.

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