Keith,

I'm not sure which fruit produces the most ethylene, but bananas could be
close - they were the first fruit to be identified with the ability to ripen
other fruits at an advanced rate. If your fruit bowl contains a big bunch of
bananas, then the ethylene they are giving off would definitely be cause for
consideration. Of course, there could be a bunch of other factors causing
your Phal to drop the buds. It all comes down to a process of elimination.
Moving the fruit bowl should not be a big headache for you, I'm guessing -
so maybe start there.


Best, Matthew.


"kenty ;-)" wrote in message
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How far away would the fruit have to be away from the orchids to cause bud
blast + which fruit? I have a new phal which is dropping its buds,none
have
progressed since I got it 2 weeks ago,but this of cause is likely to be
down
to new conditions/humidity etc.the phal is also about 5 ft away from the
fruit bowl.
Thanks Keith