Kate, it would probably be a good idea to repot while the weather is still
good. The top of the bark may look fine, but it may not be so great down
below.

Diana

"Kate" wrote in message
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Hi, Kate, & welcome!

Sounds like you have a nice, healthy Phal. If (as I assume) we are
talking about a hybrid, then it should begin to spike in the fall. TMF is
correct about the need for a change in temps. To induce spiking, the
plant should get a few weeks of a range of temps from day time to night
time of about 10-15 degrees.

Have you repotted this plant yet? What kind of medium is it in? (Sorry
for the preposition at the end!)

Diana

"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:59:56 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:

I recently read they need a "cool" period for a few weeks to initiate
blooming. I'm going to leave mine on the porch until the nights are in
the
high 50s to early 60s ... then it's into the sunroom to await the
flowers.

The same article said they wont flower if the temperature is above 82.

I have lots of flowers on my Phalaenopsis. They are rarely without
flowers. As soon as one stem drops its flowers another stem develops.
They are kept in a window where there is no direct sun. The
temperature never gets above 70F.

Steve


Thank you for all the responses.

I live in the UK and this summer has been mostly very wet and cold,
although the conservatory, where I keep the phal (away from direct sun),
has been getting pretty warm when the sun has been out, even with all the
windows open and the blinds down. Still, some nights the temperature in
there has gone down to about 10C, but it hasn`t been sustained. Now, we
are enjoying very fine weather and the temperature in the conservatory has
been climbing into the high 20sC, with a nightly drop to around 14-17C.
It is unlikely to last long, though, and with autumn on the way, I expect
the temperature will fall and stay down. Maybe then my phal will get its
cooling down. With our weather being so changeable, it seems difficult to
maintain a controlled environment in a domestic situation, so I guess it
will flower when it`s ready...

I haven`t repotted it yet, and it is growing in very coarse bark. I feed
it once a week for three weeks, using a fertiliser with a PPK of 30-30-30,
and then give it a flush through with plain water (all rain water at room
temperature, BTW) on the fourth week.

Thanks again.

Kate