Not a Phal - What is it?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by dustinnewbieorchid

I'll give it a spin. The house stays between 67-73 constantly. I imagine the plants get a bit more heat in the morning as they are in a north eastern facing window. I'd say the humidity in the house is about 20-25%. I do have them sitting in a tray of rocks with some water but I usually forget to refill it during the week in between waterings.

So, weekly waterings of 10-12 minutes in a soak. I had them all in a bark mixture sp(Robot Check) but have since done a heavier mixture of sphagnum moss for the plant in question. They get dusted with Miracle Grow orchid food twice a month.

When you say "dusted" with fertilizer, I hope this is "misted" - as in "water with a bit of fertilizer in it". Orchids in general need very little fertilizer, and the various members of the Pleurothallid group use even less. I'd use about 1/4 of whatever it says on the bottle.(So if it says 1 teaspoon per gallon, 1/4 teaspoon per gallon is more like it, 1/2 teaspoon per gallon at most) As the weather warms, keep an eye on the watering... these hate to dry out, so you may need to water more frequently.