Why on earth do people water their phals with ice cubes?

[Bulbopedilum]

Originally Posted by bil

Yeah, of course you can move them, but the HUGE danger in moving is to risk putting them in a brighter spot where they get too much sun, or forgetting that in the new position, what is fine in the am turns into death valley as the sun moves round.

Moving great distances anecdotally can cause problems , but short distances no, as long as you remember where the sun tracks.

Got THAT covered too. I know which parts of my house get a certain amount of light and I know how the sun moves. Pretty handy for me when I'm researching about a species I want to buy

[greenpassion]

Welcome to the OB! For a beginner with phalaenopsis you're definitely on the right track, and being also obsessed with orchids I can say you definitely show the symptoms. There are worse things! And this is the beginning are the huge and never-ending learning curve, with constant Rewards and challenges to be had

[bil]

Originally Posted by Bulbopedilum

Got THAT covered too. I know which parts of my house get a certain amount of light and I know how the sun moves. Pretty handy for me when I'm researching about a species I want to buy

Three years running I have managed to get an orchid scorched....

Welcome to Orchids Anonymous btw.