question about watering/fertilizing

[Orchid Whisperer]

It is shutting down the roots whose tips got disturbed during the repot. Not to worry, those roots could regrow later on, maybe by branching.

[kdennis14]

Wow,
All of you are so educated on Orchid's and their care. I am learning. I have 6 phals and am very new at growing. I love them and check on them several times a day. I live in HOT Florida!! Any suggestions on the best fertilizer? I have been feeding them with Orchid Food, is that the same?

[Optimist]

Originally Posted by lauraeli

Should I water my dendro every day? ...

It all depends on the drainage & if you can keep it from sitting in standing water. My dends, catts, cimbidiums, and phals and misc orchids have been in full rainstorms where it rains for an hour long. I have watered 3 times a day as well. ---about the roots drying. They have a lifespan. Keeping them moist will only mess up their ability to exchange gasses. They need to be able to dry out. Also, when you repot there will be a retarding of growth. I want to repot during a time that there is no growth. I do not see the logic of potting when growth is active. You do the operation when the patient is sleeping, not when she is waking up. That's just me.

Also light. Overcast is still light. Sunlight is made of many spectrums. You can still get a sunburn when it is overcast. People in British Columbia, and Washington State seem to do very well with ochids, and it is overcast there much of the time.

[katrina]

Originally Posted by Optimist

I do not see the logic of potting when growth is active. You do the operation when the patient is sleeping, not when she is waking up. That's just me.

The thought process behind repotting when they are in active growth is that at that time the plant will establish itself quicker to the new surroundings. Be it a pot or a mount...if it's actively pushing new growth and roots...it's going to more quickly become settled in the new set up.