My phal experiment a year later

[merkity]

Well, I think its official - I actually can grow phalaenopsis orchids.
thanks to lots of help from members here.

though i seem to have my set up a little backwards....they are all semi hydro in bark....once the roots get long enough i let those ones grow into the water...the biggest one is a rescue from work, i found that when trimming these guys it seems to work better if i leave the middle part of the dead roots attached. i just strip off the outer parts that rot..

I have 3 of these in spike atm - now i have to wait to see which ones they are. one i know is large white phal - the rescue, one should be the color of daffodils and the other might be one the mini phals... and a pic of a mini catt that happened to come home with me recently...

i am going to have a problem with the large white one, i know the spike will be longer than i have room for in the tank...now i have to decide when to pull it from the tank and hope it doesn't go into shock. I would be putting it right on the outside of the tank, the only place I can ensure the correct light exposure... maybe i can build it a little box for warmth...have to think of something.