How to Repot an Orchid

As promised in my last Sunday Letter, today I’ll show you how to repot an orchid.  It pains me to imagine how many orchids I’ve killed through the years. When I was a silly, busy banker, I truly thought after they bloomed once, they were done.

Um, no. Like every living thing—a schnauzer puppy, a milkweed seedling, a carpet of lichen—learn what orchids like, treat them with a little TLC, and not only will they re-bloom beautifully, but they will grow larger.

Crazy, I know.

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