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this man suggests that repotting for orchids is not like ordinary house plants where you need a bigger pot. You only repot to replace the growing medium. Also, he uses a small size pot. I will be repotting my orchid now. |
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Oh no, poor spike! Stuff like that happens too easily unfortunately... Enjoy it in a vase of water, it won't last as long but you'll still get another week of enjoyment from it.
I hope you don't mind that I have edited your post. While the F word is now very common, on Orchidboard it's not the sort of language we want to see.
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And what have you done with the mother plant? It looked pretty good in the pics, and dispite the unfortunate mishap, you can still bring her to bloom again. And if and when you do, it is a very good feeling
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Is it too late? Goodness, no. You should see what these phals can put up with and still bounce back. Truly, even though I don’t know what the roots look like, your phal doesn’t look bad. Give it some time though. These are very slow growers and it can take weeks and sometimes months to show signs of improvement. Watering it once a day will do more harm than good unless it is grown bare root or in extremely open media. You run the risk of suffocating the roots of you water it too much. By the way, does that pot have a drain hole in it?
Someone else will have to help you with the light, I grow my orchids outdoors so I know nothing about that subject, but is it by a window? Why not just give it some filtered natural light? |
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by this logic, it would also take weeks or months for physical symptoms of deterioration to appear would it not
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Adjust your expectations.
It won't improve over night. It won't improve over a week. It may take forever for a Phal to recover some perceived wrongness you see (seriously, not much wrong happening). Daily watering will not help. Daily watering will probably be detrimental. Listen to these people!
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Try to water by the weight of the pot. Water well, then lift it. Now just lift it every day until it approaches lightness. I watered like that for years.
As to your spike, I snapped off a beauty trying to clip it to a stake, and I can't tell you how many I've dropped. Yours will be fine. Please don't expect perfection... Last edited by Dollythehun; 03-05-2018 at 07:56 AM.. |
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I'm surprised about your comment on small pots suffocating the plant. The common advice is to use the smallest pot the roots comfortably fit in, and if anything most orchids prefer a snug fit because the medium then dries out evenly and quickly.
As already mentioned, there is no quick fix. A dehydrated Phal can take MONTHS to visible bounce back. Yours doesn't look bad at all, so the leaves may only take a few weeks to firm up again Daily watering is probably the best way to rot the roots, an a water logged medium will deprive them of air circulation. The best approach is to water when needed (use wooden skewer or root color to judge when), keep the plant is a somewhat warm and humid environment and out of direct light, regular feedings, and lots of patience. It will bounce back, and the plant actually looks pretty good.
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