Short flower spikes on Phalaenopsis

[dch53]

Thanks for that. For potting mix I've used the recommendations on the Missouri Botanical Garden site

- 5 parts fresh fir bark, medium grade (¼ to ½ inch chunks) - NOT landscape mulch!
- 1 part horticultural charcoal (not the same as charcoal for barbecues). Note: This ingredient is extremely important as it neutralizes fertilizer salts.
- 1 part sponge rock (perlite)

As for watering, I've found soaking the pot in water for an hour every week works well.

For Christmas and birthdays I encourage people to give me a flowering phalaenopsis. I also ask people to give me theirs after they've finished flowering.