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Originally Posted by Dimples
I’m viewing the picture on my phone (tiny), but I don’t see anything to worry about. The medium and maybe some dead root tissue can often get a little moldy/fungus-y as it breaks down. How long has it been since you repotted this phal?
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Hi ,
Thanks for answering . I never repotted, I just got into this orchid passion relatively recently, this one I bought this year . Mold and fungus sound scary …
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Originally Posted by estación seca
I can't see well but it's probably harmless mold growing on the medium. Molds that attack dead organic matter don't attack living plants. What are your growing conditions? Temperature, humidity?
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Hello , thanks for replying . Well, my phals live indoors only, humidity is about 55, temperature around 67. I water once a week . I hope this mold thing is not dangerous … but is there a way to get rid of it without replanting ? I don’t want to break the growth tips by accident , she has quite a few now .
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Originally Posted by Roberta
The only white stuff I see in the medium are chunks of perlite (sponge rock). It gets added to help keep the medium open and airy even after it starts to break down. I don't see anything in the medium that would be a problem, it actually looks quite good. (And I am looking at it on the "big screen" of a desktop, zoomed in so I think I can see it pretty well.
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Hi , thank you for taking the time to reply . I thought about perlite , but the problem is, the white stuff was not there before , about 3 -4 months ago when I bought this phal. So it’s something new … I think it may be mold , and that doesn’t seem to be good. But the plant appears to be very happy and growing , as opposed to others that aren’t so active .
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