it really depends of which one you have... as a rule with orchid I don't do anything to them because most of the time they can bloom again on the same stem..or I will wait until the stem is completely dry and dead before I cut it. My best advice would be do the same thing you've been doing (watering, fertilizer) and just let nature take it's next turn. You never know with orchid.What do you do with an orchid after the bloom dies?
Depends what type of orchid you are growing. Orchids like cymbidiums would be better to have the spent flowers removed and the stems cut off close to the plant, and the plant fertilised during any periods of growth. Others orchids like Phalaenopsis can have the old flowers picked off from the stem, and the stem left as new plants can form on the ends of the stem - and can be potted up once they hve roots for new plants.
We have hundreds of orchids.
As a general rule, we cut the stems off after blooming to redirect energy to the production of new growth. What few flowers you may get from an old spike is not worth it. Orchids need to make strong new growth for next season's bloom.
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Yes, yu cut off the whole flower stem and it is best if you spray your orchid with dilute balanced fertilizer at least once a week in order to maintain its vigour.. in about a month or so your orchids will be in bloom again
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