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Orchid Care on YouTube

If you haven’t already discovered it, you might be surprised at the amount of information on orchid care that’s available on YouTube. The Just Add Ice Orchid YouTube channel has great information on watering, lighting and temperature for orchid to...

Defeating Phalaenopsis Orchid Viruses

Scientific American recently ran an article entitled “The Other Orchid Thief: Virus Ravages the Popular Flower”. It starts with the story of orchid hobbyist Colette Theriault, who bought her first Phalaenopsis orchid) in 1999. Her collection grew...

Keep Your Orchids Healthy and Virus Free

We love searching the orchid community for orchid care info, and then sharing it with you. Recently we came across an article that recommended Orchid ImmunoStrips™ as a quick and easy way, (although not inexpensive), to check for viruses in any...

Caring for Your Orchids and Yourself - Part II

Now we’ll continue with our comparison of info from our own orchid repotting page and how to apply the same basic concepts to improve your own life at the same time. (Like they do in the book “Repotting: 10 Steps for Redesigning Your Life”.)

Great Resources for Orchid Beginners

One of the best places for orchid beginners to get a good education, aside from our Just Add Ice website, is at the American Orchid Society's website. Click on "Orchid Basics" and you'll see a list of their most often asked questions. They also...

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Caring for Orchids and Yourself - Part I

In searching for tips to share on repotting your orchids, we came across a book called “Repotting: 10 Steps for Redesigning Your Life” which applies the principles for healthy orchids to having a fabulous life. It...

Eco-Friendly Orchid Jewelry

In our search for fabulous gifts for orchid lovers, we came across another site that offers jewelry made from real orchids—Moonrise Jewelry. Their Real Orchid Jewelry Collection includes 31 designs that are bold,...

Florida Orchids Bloom Despite Harsh Winter

"I lost a tremendous amount of plants with the bad winter we had, because some heaters quit," said Jim Adamson, who has a green-house sporting 20,000 orchids in West Cocoa.