I'm not really into flowers, so I'm looking for some advice. I have grocery store orchids from two years ago that are always in bloom. They have 3-7 flowers each basically nonstop. Unfortunately they have far outgrown the 17" stakes I put in their very small original pots and I don't know what my best option would be. I water them with two ice cubes once a week and I'm not looking to really increase the level of investment I'm putting in. I know I'm not doing a lot, but I've not had to feed them or mist them or any of the other things I keep reading online and I'd like to not have to worry about that. My main issue is that they are getting way too tall. I read that you can cut the stems, but I'm worried that any cutting will prompt additional flowering and maybe a need for more water or food or something that I likely won't be able to recognize causing them to die. I also keep seeing people talk about pots with holes and special airable soil, but they are in little plastic cups and I can lift them straight up and the soil is basically a solid almost styrofoam-like consistency so I'm not sure I believe what I'm reading. Any advice or suggestions to preserve the low maintenance aspect while trimming and possibly repotting would be greatly appreciated. I looked online and this post is my exact same experience to a T:
https://www.reddit.com/r/orchids/comments/1igq42f/my_orchid_is_over_3_feet_tall_and_not_sure_what/
Most comments there say to cut the spikes so it focuses on leaves and roots, but I really don't think they have enough space for more leaves or roots, and I'm worried that repotting will ruin whatever my streak is with keeping them alive on just ice cubes since that seems uncommon. I've never kept a flowering plant alive for this long, despite a thriving vegetable and herb garden, so I'm a bit attached. If I cut just the ends of the spikes will it still flower? Should I cut the whole spike and just hope it doesn't get too big for the pot? Is repotting really as care intensive as the comments suggest?
I'm not acting any way about him. I haven't called for his resignation or even an apology. I originally pointed out that having stayed in contact is not a valid defense against abuse. When you reiterated a concern regarding a similarity to the situation with Al Franken, I pointed out the ways in which this differed. You can disagree if you feel as though a CNN article that states text evidence was obtained has an equivalent journalistic value to a right wing radio station running with a story their host brought, but I was just pointing out how this situation differs.
It seemed to me like you felt you had to rush to his defense because of a letter in which he stated there was ongoing contact between them. I think wanting to see how things shake out is fine, but quoting his defense and comparing it to the Al Franken situation makes it seem like you think it's a lie. That's ok if that's your perception and you'd like to share that, but it didn't come across as "wait and see" it came across as a defense. Just my 2 cents on the matter.