https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1b7096f4-bae4-41fb-ac51-7c65a867dc7a Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook teaches the five basics of caring for orchids. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 5 minutes/week Cost: $40 Skill Level: Beginner Shopping List: Orchids Fertilizer Steps: • Water – Let orchids dry out before watering. Once they’re dry, place them under a sink and run the water until it starts pouring out of the bottom of the pot. Once it does, count to ten before turning the water off. • Fertilizer – Use fertilizer “weakly weekly,” meaning use only a little bit of fertilizer once a week to keep the plant strong. Only fertilize after watering. • Ventilation – Place orchids in an area where there is ventilation and air can cycle through the plant. • Sunlight – Place orchids near a South/Southeast facing window, but don’t place them directly in sunlight. • Temperature – Drop the temperature in the room the orchids are at night to help them grow stronger. Resources: Orchids and the products required to care for them, including fertilizer and planting media like sphagnum moss, can be purchased from a nursery or home center. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Care for Orchids | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Sun, 17 May 2026 05:27:56 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1b7096f4-bae4-41fb-ac51-7c65a867dc7a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.