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Posted By Shikitita

Oh no, I live in the UK, but I come from Spain. ...

Oh no, I live in the UK, but I come from Spain. xD I probably should change that to avoid confusion...

:) Sorry about that!!!

If something I've learnt from the UK is that, even if it's...

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10-27-2013, 12:52 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Yes, I know. But trust me, way better than...

Yes, I know. But trust me, way better than before...

In my previous place I had the sole use of a bedroom and a living room. The bedroom had an East facing window, but not appropriate for the...

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10-27-2013, 12:28 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Thanks for your help! By the way, it...

Thanks for your help!

By the way, it actually is a spike. Maybe a picture taken today, only a week later from the other one, will help now. :)

They are growing so fast!!!

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10-27-2013, 11:19 AM

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Posted By Shikitita

4 of 5 Phals with new spikes. What to do?!?!

Hi everyone!

How are you all doing?

It has been a few months since I popped around here as my orchids have been doing pretty well so far. :) Mainly thanks to your advice.

Basically, we...

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08-03-2013, 12:20 PM

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Why does my Phal have all the flowers wilted and none dropped? :-/

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Posted By Shikitita

LOL I will wait then till tomorrow morning...

LOL

I will wait then till tomorrow morning to do it and get another bottle! (I have two at the moment.) I keep the water in the bottles for a few days so it is not straight out from the tap when I...

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08-03-2013, 11:44 AM

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Why does my Phal have all the flowers wilted and none dropped? :-/

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Posted By Shikitita

Thanks! Should I still do it even if I...

Thanks!

Should I still do it even if I already watered them today? (The pictures were taken before I did it this morning.) I guess I should and hopefully there wouldn't be any harm in it.

I...

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08-03-2013, 10:39 AM

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Why does my Phal have all the flowers wilted and none dropped? :-/

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Posted By Shikitita

Why does my Phal have all the flowers wilted and none dropped? :-/

Hi there!

After all the different posts I've written and the help I've received from a few of you, I've decided to write another one as I am not sure what seriously is going on with one of my...

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08-03-2013, 10:18 AM

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Posted By Shikitita

I am sorry for the delay. Thank you very much to...

I am sorry for the delay. Thank you very much to all of you for your replies and help! One of them is already growing a new leaf despite the previous new one not being longer than 10cm! And the other...

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07-16-2013, 03:34 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Thank you very much for your help and support! ...

Thank you very much for your help and support!

I finally did it this morning as one of them was getting really bad. I hope I got on time because the whole spike was completely dry down to the...

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07-15-2013, 04:17 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

I know. I am always scared when it's time for the...

I know. I am always scared when it's time for the orchids to drop the flowers as I am not sure what to do afterwards...

They're both so focused, tho, in growing roots and new leaves (and so is the...

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07-15-2013, 01:56 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Phal spikes drying too fast!!! :_(

Hi!!!

I wrote a post less than a week ago and I wasn't sure if writing another one in such a short time or not. But at the same time I realized that, if I didn't, not enough people who could help...

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07-13-2013, 06:55 AM

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Posted By Shikitita

Thank you all for the help and understanding. ...

Thank you all for the help and understanding.

Basically I know what roots are and that there is not more than one type in orchids. However, I think it might have been the fact that I'm Spanish,...

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07-11-2013, 05:12 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Thank you! It just felt as if I had asked...

Thank you!

It just felt as if I had asked something wrong and some of the replies made me feel like an idiot. :( I know roots are roots, but when I said "type" I meant aerial or in the soil as...

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07-11-2013, 04:39 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Err... I don't know if thanking for the comments...

Err... I don't know if thanking for the comments or apologising for having said something inappropriate or stupid... :(

My question was because I am not sure if they are gonna end up being aerial...

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07-10-2013, 04:59 PM

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Posted By Shikitita

Thanks, butterfly_muse! By type I meant...

Thanks, butterfly_muse!

By type I meant either aerial or into the soil. I'm guessing they are aerial, but for some reason they are going down... We'll see...

I am actually quite proud of this...

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07-10-2013, 04:42 PM

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