Spikes
 

thanks for the suggestions.
I am still applying a high P fertilizer once a week and mist it every day.
The plants get about 2 hours of morning sun from the east and that's it.
Should I give it more?

Forget the hi-P fertilizer. If you are one of the folks who believes it
actually does some good, then it - like the nighttime cool treatment - are
used in order to ***initiate*** spiking, and do nothing for their continued
growth.

Personally, I have come to believe that plants should get as much light as
they can handle without burning, but you must consider that if the lighting
conditions it's in was sufficient for the plant to grow and initiate
spiking, it is likely enough to continue to grow and bloom. If it had been
grown in brighter (i.e., bright, longer) conditions all along, it would
likely have more flowers, but changing the conditions now won't do much.

Think about the plant in the jungle: how often does the lighting change
there?

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thanks for the suggestions.
I am still applying a high P fertilizer once a week and mist it every day.
The plants get about 2 hours of morning sun from the east and that's it.
Should I give it more?