Phalaenopsis care - Orchid Board

layts · #1 02-25-2008, 11:54 PM

2 months ago I aquired a rather sick looking Phalaenopsis aphrodite, I knew nothing about Orchids but I am studying plants at Uni so I know how plants work, I trimmed all the black slimy roots and removed the damaged leaves, and repotted it in a wooden container I made. My logic is the wooden container will simulate a situation in which it would be found in the wild (the crevase of a tree)? I misted twice a day, origionally there were 5 beautiful flowers but I removed them so the plant could put its resources into forming new roots and leaves (there was still a dormant bud on the spike). Watered (drowned) once a week with an organic liquid seaweed mix and 2 months later it looks very healthy with new roots,leaves and the dormant bud has come away and I should have some flowers in a few weeks.

quiltergal · #2 02-26-2008, 12:15 AM

Great save! Aren't these kind of rare? They're difficult to find in the states. Do post a

when it blooms. I'd love to see it.

MT-Phal · #3 02-21-2009, 05:12 AM

organic liquid seaweed mix? what is this? can i make it? or buy it?

camille1585 · #4 02-21-2009, 06:43 AM

Great save!!

Looks like you did everything right, since it's going to bloom again! I can't wait to see the pics.

rogerman · #5 02-21-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MT-Phal

organic liquid seaweed mix? what is this? can i make it? or buy it?

I know nothing about the states, but in New Zealand or Aussie, you can buy this at any garden shop...... I is truely wonderful stuff and works wonders on almost anything.

rogerman · #6 02-21-2009, 07:20 AM

Oh and welcome to the board Layts.

It's good to have another Kiwi here....... I'll have to go home sometime to find out what NZ is like now.

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Undergrounder · #7 02-21-2009, 08:31 AM

Nice work! Can you keep your Phal outside in NZ?

MT-Phal it might be 'Seasol', kind of fertiliser/vitamin thing seaweed extract.

rogerman · #8 02-21-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Undergrounder

Nice work! Can you keep your Phal outside in NZ?

MT-Phal it might be 'Seasol', kind of fertiliser/vitamin thing seaweed extract.

You can keep your Orchids outside in the summer, but not during winter..... especially since he lives in Wellington.

The Seaweed fertiliser the we have in NZ is just that.....nothing else. It is a liquid and made from mulched seaweed thats been soaking in water....... Basically.

beanluc · #9 02-22-2009, 03:26 PM

I have this kind of liquid seaweed:
Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed - Plant It Earth

Analysis: 0.1 - 0.0 - 1.0

It's advertised as being good for seeding/cuttings/rooting, claims to contain "more than 70 minerals, growth hormones, cytokinin, auxins, vitamins, and enzymes".

Anyway, I like it a lot.

MT-Phal · #10 02-25-2009, 07:12 PM

how much is shipping on that site? i'm just curious to know before i fill all of my personal info into it.