Bud Blast! Hate spag!
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to stop bud blasts from spreading. I got a phal for my 1 year anniversary with my partner (our love plant - have you seen the movie how to lose a guy in 10 dates hahah) and he'll be mad if I kill it. It's very tightly packed into spag, which is the norm here in Vancouver (I don't think Ive seen another phal with any other medium here).
Long story short, I got it, it was quite dry already. I waited another 2 and a half weeks before I gave it some water (and I used a stick to see if it was dry and it was). I measured the water out, 1/4 of a shot glass (1 ounce) of water, desperately trying not to overwater it. Seems I made a mistake, as it had three open flowers, and the next day after watering, two more opened (i thought this was a great sign). The following day, the three original flowers became blasted. So I took the plant out of the pot and placed it infront of a fan to dry it ASAP. Well, I've lost now three more flowers (for a total of 6).
It has a ton more buds that have yet to open. I'm worried that the blast will spread. Is there anything I can do to stop a bud blast in its tracts? Its got a little bit of root rot right now, but there are some roots that are doing very well. Unfortunately, the spag is really tightly packed in, so theres not much air circulation getting into the middle of the bulb, although I've taken the whole plant out of the potter and placed it in a softly lite area. What are the survival chances? I'd loved to change the medium, but I'm afriad I'll lose all of the buds. I have a mixture of bark/tight bit of spag & peralite I got from an orchid show a month ago.
If pictures are needed let me know. I'm posting this at work, so I'd have to post them later tonight.
Thanks for the help (trying not to kill another poor phal - my home is where they come to die).
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