Differing info on temps.??

[greenpassion]

I had done some correspondence with the company that I bought my LEDs from, and I mentioned that I wasn't sure if my phals were taking longer than is normal to spike and bloom - I'm too new to this to know. The first phal I got was bloomed, from Wal-mart, over a year ago. This particular one has since been put into S/H after it was finished blooming, and has put out a tone of healthy roots, (I can see the root growth thru the glass container it's growing in) It's sent up a spike that started maybe 2mths ago. This phal was anchored in the glass pot sideways, so I decided to correct that and I 're-potted' it upright, which then of course had the spike going off straight to the side. It has begun to change course and grow up toward the light, which means it's now an "L" shaped spike! But my question is how long do they take to grow the spike to the length it needs to start to bud? This spike seems to be frozen in time. Anyway, the response I got from the guy I was in contact with said my phals were in temps too low. I keep them thru the winter at 60 to 65 degrees, with a heat mat under them. I had done this having learned from you guys here on Orchid Board. ARE my temps too low? I have good light, air circulation, etc. Am I just impatient about how long they take to adjust to an new environment?