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Originally Posted by floranewb206
Im obsessed with my aquarium ive never had diseases so the only additives are the plant supps. But ill stop using it and use tap water. I also have miracle gro orchid fert I can add to the tap.
So I just need to buy a spray bottle to spritz it and also water twice a week? Anything else I can do to help it?
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Spritzing the bark (growing medium) and roots is OK. If you spritz the leaves, be careful water does not remain in the top center (crown) of the plant. It is a good way to get crown rot.
I have some
Vanda orchids (Vanda = relative of Phalaenopsis) that I grow full-time in a variation of what James suggested. The plants grow in an empty jar or vase (so this is sometimes called vase culture). Leaves are outside the jar, roots are down in the jar. Most of the time, the jar is empty, but every couple of days (3 time a week), the jar is filled with water, just enough to cover the roots (NOT over the crown). It soaks like that for up to an hour, then is drained. The small amount of water clinging to the inside of the jar keeps the air around the roots humid between watering. The plants are growing and making new roots. You could do what James suggested, or try vase culture as an alternative that is similar.
The Miracle Gro fertilizer is fine, but what this plant really needs at the moment is just good water. Skip fertilizer, etc. until you start seeing some root growth. (Added later: when you do have new roots a couple inches long, use 1/4 strength, or less, of the recommended fertilizer concentration, and only once a week)
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