Hi I am new to orchidtalk, I am a huge fan of orchids but seem to have difficulty telling whether they are dead or not. I just received my 3rd orchid and really want to keep it alive! At the moment I have my 2nd orchid, but I cut the steam off because it turned a light brown and was dried up. The leaves are still healthy, and it looks like another leaf is forming. This is where I come in to problems...what do I do next?

As far as my brand new orchid, I am not sure what I need to do. It has all this moss around it, do I remove that or leave as is? Any advice would be very helpful!!!