A wild orchid went to the wrong owner, and it nearly ruined the reputation of an orchid grower.

A wild Chinese orchid went to the wrong owner, and it nearly ruined the reputation of an orchid grower, but in the end it was a real eye-opener.

Wild orchids are one of the flowers most favored by orchid growers on today's orchid market. The reason wild orchids are so loved by everyone is that their elegant quality and their untamed wildness allow them to survive in harsh environments; they are among the most tenacious, and this is also one of the reasons people like them.

The wild orchid went to the wrong owner, and it nearly ruined the reputation of an orchid grower. I am extremely ashamed about this matter now. It was in January last year, when I was driving home from the county town and passed through the Taoziping forest area, I met an older man on the road who was looking for orchids. I bought about 30 seedlings of Chinese orchid from him, planning to take them home and buy a few flower pots to grow them and give it a try. At the same time, it could also fill up my spare time.

As soon as I reached the village entrance, I ran into Zhang Longqi from our village, a man who never does any proper work; he is the famous gambling brother in our village (he makes a living purely from playing cards). Everyone in our village calls him "Little Gambler." As the saying goes: a gambler is a pig, winning on one side and losing on the other. To him, nothing matters more than playing cards. Seeing me holding so many Chinese orchids, he insisted, coaxing and nagging, on taking a few seedlings to plant. Helpless, I gave him 8 seedlings. I felt very uncomfortable inside, thinking: this kind of lazy good-for-nothing, who does nothing all day, still wants to grow orchids? Whatever, I'll just give him a few seedlings as a favor.

For someone like him, I never cared at all whether he could grow orchids. Then on March 14 this year, a family in our village held a wedding banquet, and we passed by his house while picking up the bride. The two pots of orchids on the water platform at his doorstep caught my attention. The orchids were growing extremely lushly, and both pots had opened several flowers. This really made me see him in a new light. To get to the bottom of it, I stopped the car and talked with him for a while, and sure enough, they were orchids taken from me.

As for what orchid potting medium he used to grow them, and what care and management methods he used, due to time constraints, I did not ask in detail; later I will find him and slowly compare notes. Here, what I want to say is that a person should not be completely negated because of one aspect, and perhaps giving him a few orchid seedlings to care for changed his lifestyle and attitude, which is also a kind of goodwill. For an orchid-growing expert like this, I should really have a good chat with him. At the same time, what doubts do you have about growing orchids? Please leave a message in the comment section, and let's discuss and exchange ideas together.