i need help with my orchids

[meohmyorchids]

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i need help with my orchids

these are the questions i have too ask because i keep buying orchids and have no clue of what i am doing i keep listening to people and i dont know if they know what i am talking about i have 2 phalaenopis and they are not doing anything so i ask the person i bought them from and she said to repot them but to just use moss in a ceder box so i did and they are handing on my porch outside can anyon

[Psyguy10]

hey meoh i don't know about cedar boxes for phals i use orchid pots for mine, here hope this helps http://www.imagine123.com/orchidtips...laenopsis.html and if its in sphagnum moss be careful! you can overwater them, good luck let me know if you need more help P.S welcome to the OB!

[kiki-do]

Hi Meohmyorchids!
Welcome to OB. Could you post a picture for us to see your plants? If it's not doing anything, it may just be resting a little. How long has it been this way?
I too have trouble with sphagnum moss (for one thing, I hate spelling it) and it tends to be too wet all the time, as Psyguy said. If you don't like watering, then that is a good choice for you. But moss can also help stimulate growth, so I understand why the person told you to use it.
This is not the best time of the year for phals. Most seem to go out of bloom around this time.
Now in Sept through November or so, they will get stimulated to grow by the temperature changes. They need a cooler nighttime temp. At least 5 to 10 degree cooler than the daytime temps.
And are you fertilizing them? Perhaps every other watering I would fertilize them with an orchid fertilizer.
A picture speaks volumes. If you could post one, that would really help.
Glad you joined us!