A phal in it's growth cycle but also a new flower spike. When should I repot?

[Belsera]

Thank you so much for this thread and the awesome info!

I'm in a similar situation with 2 of my phals. I bought one back in March and it's been going strong this whole time, I think I've only lost 2 blooms so far on it, and it's currently putting out more roots and a new leaf. My concern is that the medium is fairly degraded. Everything I've read so far is that I should be waiting for the blooms to fall before repotting but it's now been 5 months with no sign that the blooms are getting ready to fall... Not that I'm complaining, they're gorgeous! But I would still like to change the medium and maybe do some root maintenance on the dead ones.

The second one is one I'd had at my previous work that rebloomed for me. The medium is still good but the roots need some maintenance. This one is currently in bloom, putting out oodles of new roots, 2 new leaves and I believe a second spike is starting to come out... I'm not sure if I should be touching this one at all since there's so much going on with it...

Any help and/or suggestions would be much appreciated!

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Belsera

Thank you so much for this thread and the awesome info!

I'm in a similar situation with 2 of my phals. I bought one back in March and it's been going strong this whole time, I think I've only lost 2 blooms so far on it, and it's currently putting out more roots and a new leaf. My concern is that the medium is fairly degraded. Everything I've read so far is that I should be waiting for the blooms to fall before repotting but it's now been 5 months with no sign that the blooms are getting ready to fall... Not that I'm complaining, they're gorgeous! But I would still like to change the medium and maybe do some root maintenance on the dead ones.

The second one is one I'd had at my previous work that rebloomed for me. The medium is still good but the roots need some maintenance. This one is currently in bloom, putting out oodles of new roots, 2 new leaves and I believe a second spike is starting to come out... I'm not sure if I should be touching this one at all since there's so much going on with it...

Any help and/or suggestions would be much appreciated!

They're Phals. If you feel like repotting them then do. Nothing bad is going to happen.