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November · A windowsill of orchids

This month on the windowsill

One job a month, and what to water, feed and look out for.

Water and feed

Hand misting a white orchid with a brass spray bottle
  • Water in the morning only

  • Stop feeding until spring

  • Check the roots before every watering

Light and air

Orchid roots and a new bud on a bark-filled pot
  • Move pots back from cold glass

  • Give them the brightest spot in the room

  • Turn them to keep growth even

Look for

Hand misting a white orchid with a brass spray bottle
  • Cold glass at night

  • Draughts under the door

  • Buds ready to open

Online course

My course

Six short lessons from choosing a plant to a second flowering.

Guides and the shop

Downloads to print and keep by the door, and two things from my drawings, printed to order.

Printed care calendar beside a potted orchid on a table

About

About me

I bought my first orchid in a supermarket, and for a year I killed it very slowly. Then I learned to look at the roots, and everything changed. Now there are forty plants in our flat, mostly orchids and bromeliads, crowding every windowsill and a few shelves.

Each Saturday I film one job: watering, repotting, feeding, or working out why a plant is sulking. What I sell is the part you can print and pin up: a care calendar, a few plain guides, and two video courses for anyone who wants their orchids to flower again.

Grow Orchids on a Windowsill was clear and easy to follow. I used what I learned the same week.
Alex, course student
Printed care calendar beside a potted orchid on a table

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