Dabbling with plants

Meet Bella

So, I have a ton of indoor plants. I’m trying to scale back. My most recent interest is trying to grow orchids. I had one very successful orchid for about 20 years. Unfortunately, last year it died.  I did my best to save it but it either got old or fungus gnats got to it, because its roots were in terrible shape.

So, most of my experience has been with ‘cost-effective’ Trader Joes Phalaenopsis. Having had some luck with them, I bought my first seedlings. this post is hopefully the start of a long relationship with “Bella”. So without further ado, here’s the baby plant. I’m really nervous. I want her to grow big and strong!

Author: Bettye

I am the Director of Research Development in the College of Science at Oregon State University.