Help! Broken roots/stems

[desirue]

Do you mean I should have the plant a little higher, like maybe put it on a riser of some sort? I don’t know if you can tell in the picture, but the orchid is a bit lower than the frame of the windowsill. I’ve only been in my current place though for a couple of weeks. Prior to the move, it was pretty even to the window ledge on a dresser. If I moved it higher, would that help with the spike and leaf growth?

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And thank you ( and everyone else! ) for your replies and advice, it is appreciated!

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by desirue

Do you mean I should have the plant a little higher, like maybe put it on a riser of some sort?

I deleted my last post. I misunderstood.

If you are growing under lights, yes, raising it up a bit would give it more light.


-Keith

[Shadeflower]

good thing you showed the leaves. K-sci has already confimed that is what my phal ended up doing from too little light too this year. I'd say it took a good 6 months of too little light to cause elongated leaves.

You have only had it for less than a month so your lighting conditions will not have caused it but could probably do with more.

It sounds like a dresser or window sill is blocking some of the light. I've got houses blocking my light.

I'd try giving it a bit more light, especially in winter.

Then in spring you need to minitor the new growth. If the next leaf starts getting a bit thicker again then you have found a good spot.

If the next leaf is just as thin it can do with a bit more. You can easily end up giving too much light which will cause a sunburn so make small changes and observe how it does in response for a week at a time.

It could be that this spot is perfect and the previous spot just had too little light. They are low light plants but too little will affect flowering long term

[desirue]

I put my orchids on a riser this morning. Previous to my current place, they were on a dresser even to a south facing window. She got a lot of light ... so I'm not sure why her leaves are so long? I was in the mindset that it was a good thing, but I could definitely be wrong! Currently, she's a foot away (I read that's the recommended distance, should I be placing her closer to the window?) from a southern facing window, and was less than 6" below the ledge of the window. I've moved her up a bit though this morning, so we'll see if that extra bit of light helps. Thanks for your help!