my little pets...

[skank_all_day]

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[altiloquent]

they're gorgeous! and they make me incredibly jealous! i can't keep a plant alive to save my own life.

[skank_all_day]

I never knew I had a green thumb until I got completely obsessed with carnivorous plants and read anything I could about them.

Sadly, it doesn't extend to my orchid. It looks terrible and I can't get it to bloom :[ I've tried reading a lot about orchid care, too, but there's too much conflicting information.

[stereohog]

From what I learned at the garden centre I worked in, orchids don't like direct sunlight and rather than being watered prefer to be 'misted'.

[skank_all_day]

Good to know, haha, I've been doing the exact opposite. I'll move it farther from the window and mist it instead of soaking the soil once a week.

That's funny that your sundews did so well. Mine turned to mush almost immediately - I think I had them outside in bright sun - probably should have given them a slightly less light.

[stereohog]

I gave my sundews as much sunlight as they could possibly get & they loved it! Er, perhaps Frisco sunlight is a wee bit stronger than England sunlight then? :/

[skank_all_day]

Hmmmm I don't think that's the case. I just don't know...

[imaginrygoddess]

they are awesome! i love the hand pot.

and about orchids - i think it really depends on your location. my orchids did awesome in berkeley b/c they had a ton of natural sunlight coming from my windows (i also watered them every few days with a piece of ice so it would melt slowly). in san jose though, they would always die b/c either they would be in the dark or they would be way TOO hot ;/ so it might just be your apt isn't good for orchids. they are sensitive lol