Hi im having really bad luck with orchids. Up to date i believe i have owned at least 5 and everyone of them has died and i cant figure out why. Ive looked all over the Internet and got overwhelming results that i cant understand at all. I am just a novice at orchids and all i want is just a small and basic awnser. I finally gave up after all this time and now i want to try again and start fresh. If any would like to awnser the questions like; watering, pesticides, light, fertilizer, etc. that would be much appreciated.

P.S. Also everytime i got an orchide, a white residue that looked like dried up was covered on the leaves. If anyone has an awnser for that also, that would be much appreciated. Thanks!

My orchids collection is vast. they used to have lots of flowers. When the rains came, there were very few flowers, and those that came out lived only shortly. Now, I see some white spots on the leaves, and even the blooms dry and the flowering is aborted. It has been sunny, and I expected the blooms!
My orchids are out in the sun. The white spots look like scales. No, they have not been over-watered because I have not changed the routine.

y is usually upwards of min. 65% each day.. im wanting to put them on a west lawn to promote keikis.. will this burn the leaves?

2 were stacked parallel on top of eachother, on the oppisite side the other 2 leaves were parallel on top of eachother but now……………….. a 5th leaf came up and is now growing to one side. y is it doing this?

I just bought an orchid (phaleanopsis). It had 4 blossomed flowers and about 12 bulbs. When it got home immediately 4 bulbs fell. The next day, one of the flowers died, a second one follows, and 4 more bulbs fell. The leaves seem really healthy. They told me that orchids should be watered once a week. I would like to know how to keep my orchid healthy and how can a "revive it". Should I repot it? Change the "soil"? Add fertilizer?

I have a Chocolate Oncidium orchid that I've grown for 6+ years. The leaves are getting quite bushy. Should I, can I prune them without hurting the plant? Any other advice about mature orchids? It hasn't flowered yet this season as it usually does.

I found a soft mushy spot on one of the leaves, and immediately chopped it off. I researched it online and found out it was a bacterial infection. But within days, all of the flowers have wilted and now it looks like its gonna die. Should I just throw it away or will it come back from this? What should I do??

My orchid stopped blooming several months ago and all that is left are the leaves and the dried up stem. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to cut this stem off or will the plant bloom from the same stem again? The leaves look nice, green and healthy and have been growing. Now, I'm just wondering how to get the plant to bloom again.

I have some Dendrobium orchids, we heat with wood and they have a lot of dust on the leaves which is stubborn to clean off. I would like a home recipe (safe for orchids) that can be used safely which will not cause the plants or their leaves any harm.