Potting Medium

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Originally Posted by eager2learn

...Yes, I have read those and in the process of digesting the materials, thank you....

...I've been constantly spraying them trying to keep them moist and drenched. Since they aren't covered in moss, I figured they couldn't drown or suffocate no matter how much I spritz them with water

Keep reading. You do not want to be spraying the leaves of any phal constantly. That puts them at risk for fungal infection. You don't want potted roots to stay moist. That will definitely and/or suffocate them. Reread the skewer thread. You actually do want your medium to completely dry out between waterings. Wet medium is the cause of the vast majority of Phal deaths.

Originally Posted by eager2learn

...I am thinking of cutting the bigger one's spike back to the stem because a lot of its roots were lost to root rot and I don't think it'll be enough to sustain the next flowering cycle....

I agree. Sacrifice the flowers now so the plant has a better chance of making flowers again.