Mini Phal in trouble... can she be saved?
I am a new member and have many questions. I will start with the most serious one first. I packed this Phal in my suitcase and brought it home from Florida in April and it hasn't done well since. I re-potted it in bark (too big of a pot I now realize) as soon as I got home and I had to cut the bloom spike off because it got damaged in transit. I'm just wondering if there is any chance that that I may be able to save it and what should I do to save it. I think this summer was especially hard on all my orchids and I'm still learning how to water properly. I believe I didn't water enough which allowed my orchids to dry out too much. I repotted another big one yesterday and it had dry brittle roots coming down form from the crown but yellow/cream colored roots on the outside. (no Mushy/soft roots) I have them all re potted in bark mixture in ceramic orchid pots. I was only watering once a week allowing water to run into the bark for about 2 minutes. (making sure I did not get any water on the leaves or crown) Still some of the bottom leaves are wilted and droopy They are sitting in a very large east facing window and in the hot summer months it gets very warm quite early in the morning. Do you think once a week is enough?
Do you think I can save my mini phal?
I have now put up a corrugated piece of plastic for the hot days to deflect the direct sun and heat. Is this too much filtered light?
I have so many questions but these are my first ones.
P.S. two of my orchids bloomed twice last yr and I thought I was on my way but now I'm so sad that I'm having problems
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