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Is this orchid doomed?
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29-06-2006, 03:19 AM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
Susan Erickson
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Is this orchid doomed?
On 28 Jun 2006 18:38:35 -0700,
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Hmm, well, it's in straight bark chips, in a 4.5" clay pot which is
also 4.5" deep, it's on a windowsill in bright light; the heat is on
below it in the winter, & many of the roots are at the surface so they
dry out fairly soon. My other orchids in similar pots get watered on
the same schedule & are fine. I do have one phal in a much bigger pot
which gets done once a week, & it seems happy with that. The fact that
the others of similar size/age etc. have done well, suggests that it
was I who screwed up & got water down that loose crown
What kind & how big are your pots & how often do you water? What would
you recommend?
Alison
The peroxide turns to water as soon as it mixes with the air. So you
are watering when you use peroxide.
I agree with Joann.. Every 4 days is too often. Especially now.
NEVER let a Phal sit in a dish of water except the minute or two when
you are watering. Let the pot drain. Dump the plant out in your
hand. IS the mix on the bottom damp? DO NOT water. Try that test for
the nest 2-3 times you want to water it. First dump is the mix soft
or hard? If it is soft and you call it bark.... you need to repot.
The mix is rotten and contributing to the plant's decline.
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