Help! Persisting Mold in All repotted Phalaenopsis and Cattleya

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by nuriko1set

I have a Dragon Tree Eagle (Penang Girl x Black Eagle), and it's kind of just stalled. It has a spike and formed a tiny bud, but the bud has withered and dropped. Since then, it's had no new growth on roots, spike or leaves.

Does anyone understand it's situation? Is it going into dormant stage because of the season? Or does it need to be heated up a bit?

Thank you!

Phals don't have a dormant stage. Your Phal. Dragon Tree Eagle has some other issue. Your conditions are a bit cool, so it may need more warmth. But in general, for those that aren't thriving, you do need to get a closer look at the roots. If you haven't repotted your new plants that had mold problems, that's the first thing that needs to be looked at. (I thought that had been done) Phals in particular can be repotted any time, their rooting pattern is not seasonal. When you do that, and rinse off the roots, you'll also remove potential problems. Don't worry about getting all the old medium off. Preserving roots is more important. But newly acquired plants usually do need repotting... nobody pays the vendor to repot, so plants get sold at about the time that they really need it.

[nuriko1set]

Originally Posted by Roberta

If you haven't repotted your new plants that had mold problems, that's the first thing that needs to be looked at. (I thought that had been done)

Hey Roberta!
Yes it has been repotted already, in very airy, free flowing medium. I stuck a bamboo stick into it, and water when I see the stick has pretty much dried out. I don't want to jinx myself, but I think the roots are doing not bad. Here are some photos:


These photos make the leaves look more green, in actuality they are a bit more yellow. Which makes me feel are they getting too much light? My light meter reads around 700 - 800 foot candles at the level of these leaves, which doesn't see that high.

It might be the cold temperature? So I am looking for a heating pad. I started another trend to make it more clear.

Recommending heating pad

Please feel free to comment on that thread as well. Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving!!