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Yes to the overwatering - if your orchids are on the 3rd year, have you replaced the potting mix or fertilized? They would appreciate either one, as they have depleted the nutrients - use one especially for orchids. Orchids need to be allowed to dry, then set in a pan/bowl/sink of room temp water for 30 minutes, and allow to drain. Lift the struggler out of its pot, trim any mushy or dried out roots and repot. I used to water mine only every 12-14 days.
If you can get the poinsettia outside, on a balcony or wherever, it may have a chance to regenerate. Otherwise, I just replace mine - the hothouse ones are not raised to survive as these are not really an indoor plant.
Sue
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@sueinmn Regarding my poinsettia, I have no balcony or access to outdoors for it. I hate to throw living plants away. I can virtually hear them scream. I'll keep nurturing it for a bit.
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@sueinmn Great gardening advice, Sue. I'm ashamed to say I've never repotted my poor little orchids, but I did fertilize with 10-10-4 spike fertilizer this month. I have no way to shop for soil or fertilizer, so my little plants just have to do their best. My grocery store has a gardening section, so maybe I can talk them into some supplies when they do my weekly grocery delivery. They're pretty sticky about adding things to delivery orders that aren't groceries.
Do I cut off all the long trailers hanging out of the orchid pots? I did cut some 3-footers (!) off, and all seems well so far.
I won First Prize for my peonies at the Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg in 1956, when I was 21, but they'd been planted by my mother-in-law years before, in my yard, so that's cheating, I guess. Lol. I also won prizes at the Exhibition in other years for Flower Arrangements, a curtsy to my artistic side! Thanks, Sue. I'm on it! Laurie