Posted by Corinne & Kamaile on Jan 31st 2020
During the damp winter seasons, botrytis can pose a problem for orchid growers. You can identify botrytis by the brown spots that appear on the blooms. Although there's nothing you can do to reverse the damage already done to the flowers, you'll be relieved to know that the plant itself is in not in grave danger. We will describe to you below what botrytis is and how you can prevent future occurrences. We also created a video about this top… Read more
Posted by Corinne Akatsuka on Sep 6th 2018
One of the most common questions we get when customers visit our store is, "How do I get my orchid to rebloom?". We will describe to you in detail below some tips that can help. Also, we created a video that discusses this topic.
First, you must consider a few things about orchids. Most orchids have a blooming season and will produce one nice showing of
blooms per year. If it has been less
than a year since your last bloom, patience is… Read more
Posted by Corinne Akatsuka on Mar 29th 2018
One of the most common questions, we receive when visitors come into our gardens is, "What media or potting material do I use for my orchid?"Every orchid grower, whether a professional grower or hobbiest has his/her own blend that works for them. Mostly though, this blend that they use is based on the variety or orchid & it's preference for a dry or semi-moist environment. The main thing to remember is that a vast majority of… Read more