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Old 10-09-2013, 11:05 PM
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Non-related question but James is yours growing a keiki? Or is that just a weird illusion?
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Old 10-10-2013, 11:20 AM
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My phal is indeed growing a keiki. The main growth is still growing though so only time will tell what's going on. This phal was pretty much gone when I got it. I was amazed when it sent out a new leaf from the crown. Since then it has grown three new leaves. I put it in lava cinder so I could water it a lot but not keep it wet. Cinder gives up it's load of water more as humidity than water. The kind I use is collected in the Sierra and is mostly swiss cheese it's so full of holes.
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Old 10-10-2013, 05:18 PM
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My phal is indeed growing a keiki. The main growth is still growing though so only time will tell what's going on. This phal was pretty much gone when I got it. I was amazed when it sent out a new leaf from the crown. Since then it has grown three new leaves. I put it in lava cinder so I could water it a lot but not keep it wet. Cinder gives up it's load of water more as humidity than water. The kind I use is collected in the Sierra and is mostly swiss cheese it's so full of holes.
Lol, it will be interesting to see what it does. I thought it was weird because it doesn't look basal, I've only ever seen them on the base or on a spike, lol. Update us on how it does
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Old 10-11-2013, 12:09 AM
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Old 10-13-2013, 03:33 PM
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1.5 years ago I purchased 4 mini phals for a dollar each. They were finished flowering and all the leaves were wrinkled. For the sake of experiment I kept them as was (tight spaghnum) and tried to save them. I didn't see any improvement after about a month so I moved 2 into loose sphagnum and 2 into bark. The bark ones are the only 2 that are still alive. I think that I never found the appropriate balance of moisture with the spaghnum which stayed wet too long.

With the bark group, I soaked once every two weeks and misted the air roots that emerged near the 2 month mark every couple of days.

After a year of growing all new roots I repotted and moved closer to the window.

During their time in low light (a year) they slowly grew two thin leaves. The wrinkled ones never rebounded and have since yellowed and fallen off. Finally, the one is now growing a robust leaf and both are just starting the growing of their second set of aerial roots. I think that the healthier one may actually bloom this spring.

I should also note that yours look to be far healthier than what I was dealing with.

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Old 10-14-2013, 12:57 AM
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The phal in the pic with the droopy leaves had just those withered droopy leaves when I got it. It has since grown the new leaves which are nice and sturdy. I didn't think it would make it. One of the others had black rot on all the leaves. I just kept it dry and repotted into bark and charcoal. Seldom any water except on the roots. The lower leaves still have the round black sores but they are now dry. It's the challenge that I like. The deader the better. My hats off to anyone who even tries.
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Old 10-14-2013, 01:52 PM
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Aha! Just as long as it's a fertilizer made from seaweed/kelp right? I see some listed at the home depot's website.
Yeap. I buy mine at the local Canadian Tire, for about $12 concentrated 500 mg, and it lasts for a year or so. No shipping charges.
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