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Phal Secondary Bloom
I once read that you can encourage a secondary blooming on a phal but
cutting it just above the second node from the bottom. I did this and it's been about 6-8 weeks with no sign of the spike growing again. Should I just cut the spike all the way to the bottom? Thanks. Maddie |
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Phal Secondary Bloom
As long as the spike is green there is always a chance. More than likely the
blooms won't be as many or as large but hey it's better than nothing. Some that I let send off a secondary spike I try my hand at pollinating to see if I can get a seed pod. One of my favorite Phals with very large - 5" across - white flowers I did this and now have three seed pods. What I'm going to do with them I haven't decided yet. I don't think I will go to the trouble of try to grow them in a flask. "Maddie" wrote in message ... I once read that you can encourage a secondary blooming on a phal but cutting it just above the second node from the bottom. I did this and it's been about 6-8 weeks with no sign of the spike growing again. Should I just cut the spike all the way to the bottom? Thanks. Maddie |
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Personally, I think it's a mistake to do so.
Read this: http://www.firstrays.com/spike_cutting.htm -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Maddie" wrote in message ... I once read that you can encourage a secondary blooming on a phal but cutting it just above the second node from the bottom. I did this and it's been about 6-8 weeks with no sign of the spike growing again. Should I just cut the spike all the way to the bottom? Thanks. Maddie |
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Phal Secondary Bloom
What about keiki growth? I generally cut the spike off unless it looks like
a growth might be forming on the spike. I've never had a plant form a keiki off the spike yet. If the growth turns out to be a new spike I do cut them off - unless I feel the need to experiment. "Ray B" wrote in message news:2ptvi.2235$ZW4.1295@trndny04... Personally, I think it's a mistake to do so. Read this: http://www.firstrays.com/spike_cutting.htm -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Maddie" wrote in message ... I once read that you can encourage a secondary blooming on a phal but cutting it just above the second node from the bottom. I did this and it's been about 6-8 weeks with no sign of the spike growing again. Should I just cut the spike all the way to the bottom? Thanks. Maddie |
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Our philosophy is pretty much in line with Ray's. As an addition: if you
are going to encourage, or even allow, those secondary blooms, then you need to get religious about fertilizing -- flowers use up a lot of energy. Phals probably don't do this in the wild, but those in cultivation are sometimes stupid enough to bloom themselves to death. "We" bred that trait in, I think -- along with hip dysplasia in large purebreed dogs, etc., etc. Kenni "Ray B" wrote in message news:2ptvi.2235$ZW4.1295@trndny04... Personally, I think it's a mistake to do so. Read this: http://www.firstrays.com/spike_cutting.htm -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Maddie" wrote in message ... I once read that you can encourage a secondary blooming on a phal but cutting it just above the second node from the bottom. I did this and it's been about 6-8 weeks with no sign of the spike growing again. Should I just cut the spike all the way to the bottom? Thanks. Maddie |
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OK Never let it be said that I never help out around here
Run, do not walk, to find your video camera. Film yourself cutting the Phal spike in the appropriate place to a) encourage branching then b) where to cut it away completely. Post it to YouTube Provide a link on your web page to said video. Newbies the world over will thank you. Considering the crap that's on You Tube I'd imagine the providers might actually enjoy housing relevant data. I already ran this idea past my society board, and they looked at me asking 'You Tube???' [blank looks all around] I wrote this idea in an article to the AOS (which actually may be published in the AQ). So you have to bow in abeyance to me whenever you use this method of instruction. (*G*) I tried pinging Greg Allikas to pass this idea along to him but he never responded to the ping. Take the idea and run with it. Inshallah. K Barrett (bows deeply) |
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So you have to bow in abeyance to me whenever you use this method of
instruction. (*G*) As in held in abeyance? Seriously, that's a great idea. Diana I tried pinging Greg Allikas to pass this idea along to him but he never responded to the ping. Take the idea and run with it. Inshallah. K Barrett (bows deeply) |
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Take the idea and run with it. My gift to you.
K "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... So you have to bow in abeyance to me whenever you use this method of instruction. (*G*) As in held in abeyance? Seriously, that's a great idea. Diana I tried pinging Greg Allikas to pass this idea along to him but he never responded to the ping. Take the idea and run with it. Inshallah. K Barrett (bows deeply) |
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