Getting a Phal to bloom in Caribbean

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by rbarata

How much is a tea spoon in the USA?

About 5 grams. I think Tablespoon is 3 teaspoons.
Way too much fertilizer I agree

[dimshane]

Originally Posted by Ray

Cut back on the feeding A LOT!

Quick rule-of-thumb: for any fertilizer, divide 8 by the %N in the fertilizer; the result is the dosage for weekly feeding, in teaspoons/gallon. In this case 8/30=0.267, so 1/4 tsp/gal weekly is far more appropriate.

If the plant has been excessively fed for a while, It may take many months at the lower rate before the bloom-quashing will subside.

Oh my! Thanks for that info. You're awesome. I will adjust and see how they react. I must be overfeeding my dendrobiums as well! lol. However, they seem to thrive and bloom bountifully regardless. Thanks much!

[Ray]

Originally Posted by rbarata

How much is a tea spoon in the USA?

A teaspoon is roughly 5 ml.

That conversion in metric terms is 9.2/%N = ml/L for 100 ppm N.

[rbarata]

5 ml...Thank you.
That's the same here.

[Dalachin]

Originally Posted by rbarata

How much is a tea spoon in the USA?

1tsp=5ml

Looking at the dark green color of your leaves, I’d say more light. Increase gradually, shade from full sun. Only a few of my phals seem to need light or cold cues to produce spikes if they are getting enough light.

[Dimples]

Originally Posted by Dalachin

Looking at the dark green color of your leaves, I’d say more light. Increase gradually, shade from full sun. Only a few of my phals seem to need light or cold cues to produce spikes if they are getting enough light.

I’ve had the same experience. As soon as the sun drops low enough on the horizon to shine through the south-facing windows in the late summer/fall, all my phals. start spiking. Our fall is usually the hottest time of the year in Fallbrook, CA.

My phal. equestris is definitely blooming size, is happy and growing leaves and roots, but has never spiked since I bought it in 2021. Maybe it will like WA weather better. It’s one of two species phals. in my collection. The rest are hybrids.