Also to raise humidity you can sit your Phal in the pot you planted it into, into another container that has some small rocks and water in the bottom of the pot or tray. This to will raise your humidity with out hurting your orchid from over watering it.
There is also a method of using a skewer like you use for meat and place it into your pot your orchid is in. Then pull it out in a week and see if your skewer is damp or wet. If its dry water your orchid. If its wet leave it back in and don't water for another few days. But remember always check before you water until you know by the weight of the pot.
Both of these methods helped me when I started a few years ago. There is also the little colored rock you put into fish tanks that's what I used in my liner tray. Make sure you clean them first so that there is nothing in there that could hurt you orchid. Small strainer with small holes works great. Just rinse water over them and then pour a bit of alcohol over them. Let drain and your good to use them.
If you ever cut roots make sure you sterile your scissors first with alcohol before using them on any of your orchids. This helps so you don't spread fungus and other diseases from one orchid to another.
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