Leaves turning yellow and withering and buds are orange

[Astronomical_Orchids]

I will post pictures of it now I had the heater on due to the cold of the storm I watered it again and took an essential oil diffuser and put plain water in it to increase humidity in general. One of my friends has two large frequently blooming Orchids they bloom regularly she had a problem with the buds but that was because one of the plants close by had a fungus she uprooted that plant and threw it out and then it started blooming regularly after wiping it with chemicals. The brand I got was called just add ice Orchids and it said to just give it an ice cube a week. She has the same brand except she gives three a week because her's are larger.

[Astronomical_Orchids]

Once I get this one under control I'll probably buy another one just so I don't kill it.

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When you're a beginner, the idea is to water a Phal, then let it get dry before you water again. There is another sticky thread in the Beginners forum about using wooden cooking skewers to check whether the inside of the pot is still damp.

Many people become attuned to their plants and learn how to water just before they go dry. It takes a while growing orchids for most people to learn this.

[Lacie]

It is hard to tell from your new photo, but it looks like you left all that dirt that was packed right around the roots in the first pictures and just put bark around that? If this is true, you should take your orchid back out of the pot, rinse ALL of the fine matter off your roots and pot it again in just bark. That fine matter is what will suffocate your orchid. If you post another picture of the medium up close we can confirm, and show you exactly the material I am referring to.

As for "Just add ice" orchids - this is a marketing gimmick, not some brand of orchids specially breed to tolerate this kind of watering. The company itself expects your orchid to die from watering the ice cubes (they say themselves their plants will last "up to 2 years" - with proper watering, these plants should last a lot longer!). Don't water with ice just because the company told you to. 1 ice cube is not enough water for the plant, and they do not like freezing water on their roots. When your plant is nearly dry to dry, water thoroughly with room temperature water - generally letting water run through the pot for a few minutes is recommended.

[dounoharm]

i agree with lacie.....the old 'dirt' looks like it is still there.....you HAVE to wash all that off! it looks like it was in a small pot, and that was a good size pot, but you just popped it into a large pot and surrounded it with bark...NO GOOD!

orchids are predominately TROPICAL EPIPHYTES....they do NOT GROW IN THE GROUND! they do not need or want dirt! the roots grow into the bark on the SIDES OF TREES....you must get rid of that dirt....

as tropical 'tree' plants, they are not used to cold frozen ice! the 'just add ice' company markets that ploy simply to sell more plants! orchids can live practically forever, I have had many for OVER 35 YEARS before I sold them! the ice will shock them, and they eventually shrivel up and die.

the pot you put your plant in is way too BIG! it needs a 4 INCH pot and much growth before putting it in a 6" pot....I like the clay tho, I grow most of mine in clay or net pots.

so, take it out again....trim away the tall 'stick' that had buds...it is wasted! just whack it with scissors about 3-4" from the plant. rinse it good, and let it dry, then put it in a 4" pot WITH DRAINAGE, then place large bark chips around the plant, shake the pot, and repeat till the pot is full and bark is under the plant.

you can trim broken or rotted roots off with scissors dunked in alcohol....
to water, use good water (bottled or RO) and run the water thru the pot for a count of 3-4 seconds...make sure the water drains....and put the plant on a saucer or pan of small gravels....NEVER LET YOUR ORCHID SIT IN WATER!

there are loads of good posts here to tell you how to do all these things....good luck!