Winter Sleep
My orchids don't really go to sleep, though since there are no blooms during the cold months, it seems as if they do. I take this time to divide, refurbish and get the plants ready for their wake up in spring. I have a solarium that the orchids call home year around. I have small web fishing nets across one corner of the room with peat moss and some rich compost that I use as a growing base. To provide year around moisture I have placed a small cold water humidifier under the corner and keep this area tropically moist. The orchids grow through the netting and provide a beautiful roof of flowers for a good portion of the year. I do sell a few of the orchids off each spring and add new specimens occassionally. I love my orchids and they seem to love their corner.
