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08-17-2008, 05:23 PM
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I'm CLUMSY!! I BROKE A PHAL SPIKE :(
Hi everyone 
I'm sooooo SAD & MAD right now, having to write this!!
If I was flexable enough, I would Kick my self in my Own ARSE!!!!
I was just outside checking out my babies in my Chid Hotel, and I bumped one of my Phal's with about 8" Spike and broke the last 1" off of it 
Can anyone tell me, Did I just kill that Spike??
Or will it survive, and Keep on growing??
I pray you Plz tell me YES, She'll keep growing!! 
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08-17-2008, 05:38 PM
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Roots are good
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Don't panic! Who was that that said that? (Oh yeah Douglas Adams in Hitchhiker's guide...) Is there another bud that can take over?
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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08-17-2008, 05:54 PM
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Huh? Was that a Yes Or NO answer??
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08-17-2008, 05:58 PM
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Roots are good
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It was a yes if there is another bud (node) below the break point.
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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08-17-2008, 06:00 PM
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Yikes! It won't grow any longer, but it still might bloom. Maybe even throw out a side branch or two. And don't you just hate it when you can't blame it on the cat or the dog!
Kim
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08-17-2008, 07:14 PM
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Well, there is a Node, Below my STUPID Breaking Point 
Hopefully she kicks out another something there!
I hate myself for being sooooo stupid and clumsy
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It was a yes if there is another bud (node) below the break point.
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08-17-2008, 07:15 PM
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I hate myself for being soooooo stupid!!!!
I wait and wait, and baby and baby them, and this is what I do....
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Yikes! It won't grow any longer, but it still might bloom. Maybe even throw out a side branch or two. And don't you just hate it when you can't blame it on the cat or the dog!
Kim
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08-17-2008, 07:23 PM
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Sprinkle the break with cinnamon, and say the orchid prayer, and you should be golden. Mine have all grown new shoots off a broken one.....not that I'm in the habit of breaking them, but I have, quite a few times.  They were all accidents of course, so don't go calling the orchid police on me okay? 
I'm innocent I tell ya! 
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08-17-2008, 07:48 PM
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Awwww Kim!! Thanks for the Great news!! Thanks for this!! I hope it works for me, since it does for you 
I'll say my prayers all week long to see something new
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Sprinkle the break with cinnamon, and say the orchid prayer, and you should be golden. Mine have all grown new shoots off a broken one.....not that I'm in the habit of breaking them, but I have, quite a few times. They were all accidents of course, so don't go calling the orchid police on me okay?
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08-17-2008, 09:41 PM
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Sheesh! I hate when I do stuff like that. I recently bent a new growth on my Blc. Mem. Vida Lee 'Limelight'. I staked it up (it wouldn't stand up on it's own). As the leaf continued to grow it revealed a sheath inside. Only time will tell if my stupidty will cost me that sheath developing buds. Good luck with yours. I think you'll find the need to reproduce is very strong in orchids.
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