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Post by Phoenixx on Jan 12, 2008 10:11:40 GMT -5
This isn't really a vent but I didnt know where else to put it... Before the ex left he gave me a plant, an orchid, and asked me to take care of it. They are his favourite flowers and he had a bunch, but he asked me to take care of this particular one and said he'd pick it up when he came back into the country. And now I'm pretty sure its dead. An edit: I did not kill the plant on purpose. I am just not good at taking care of plants, a fact he knows. But I still feel bad.
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Post by JC on Jan 12, 2008 10:33:25 GMT -5
i say replace it with a similar lookin one!
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Post by Phoenixx on Jan 12, 2008 10:42:43 GMT -5
I wouldn't even know where to go to get one. The shop we bought it from is in a nearby city. I'm gonna try and revive it.... Considering we haven't spoken for quite a while, I'm not really sure he is gonna come get it. But if he does, he'd probably be at least a little mad...
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Post by RO on Jan 12, 2008 10:45:50 GMT -5
If you put in some plant food...and give it a little attention...play it a happy song...orchids have a way of coming back...if you want it to come back to life that is... Can you call the store and ask them or another flower shop and ask how to revive an orchid?
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Post by Phoenixx on Jan 12, 2008 10:57:15 GMT -5
Plant food! Why didnt I think of that? I wonder where the nearest garden centre is? Actually I think there is a flower shop up the road....I wonder if they would have some. I just found this extremely weird reviving orchid thing online...
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Orchid Growing Tips #6
This is a continuation of the Tips articles which were posted previously. If you have any tips you’d like to contribute, please send me an e-mail with “Tips” in the subject line. I would like to thank the members of the AOS Forum, Orchid Dreams Forum and the Houston Orchid Society for the tips they contributed.
Tip to help out dehydrated orchids. In order to help revive a dehydrated orchid, it needs energy rather than water. Try soaking the plant for several hours in this solution and then wash it in clear water. 2 parts sugar 1 part drinking alcohol (any kind) 7 parts cold water 1 pinch of Epsom salts 1 drop Superthrive™ 1 drop liquid dish soap ---------------
Does anyone else find that odd?
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Post by RO on Jan 12, 2008 11:03:43 GMT -5
That is super odd!
But hey...weirder things have happened!
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Post by jules on Jan 12, 2008 11:51:44 GMT -5
Orchids are my favorite flower (hence my avatar). In good part because they look delicate but are in fact extremely strong and resiliant. (Yes, I know it's silly to look at a flower as a metaphor, but whatever.) I'm sure you can revive it -- if you want to.
That revival recipe you found is very different!
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Post by Phoenixx on Jan 12, 2008 12:11:08 GMT -5
I do want to revive it - got an idea on how to Jules?
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Post by goods on Jan 13, 2008 2:04:53 GMT -5
Have you tried CPR?
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Post by Phoenixx on Jan 13, 2008 9:18:16 GMT -5
LMAO
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Post by freckles on Jan 13, 2008 20:30:45 GMT -5
water is good for plants
Also Humidity
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