I'll preface by explaining that I believe I already know the answers to the following questions, but I'm so intensely nervous about ruining my collection that it seemed wise to seek the consul of some more experienced orchid growers. Now some questions:
Two of my NOID phal specimens' leaves are a bit withered - seems like too much water at some point. They flop over the sides of the pot & have almost no rigidity whatsoever. I'll post some pics soon, but - first thoughts? Both of these were recent rescues so I can't give you much of a clue as to how they've been treated up to this point.
Next question - I have a small Epi. mabel kanda x Epi. randianum - a cheap Lowe's number. Is the maroon color on the pseudobulbs & near the base normal or have I sunburned this plant?
Last question - I have my plants growing under lights..it's a rig I've borrowed from a friend of mine. The plants are 8"-14" below the lights. It's a 48" box, two lights in it. Both are 40 watts, one's a pinkish grow bulb (believed to be 2800 lumens) and the other's a plain flourescent about 3200 lumens. It doesn't seem as if any of the plants are sunburned at all (with the possible exception of the Epi. I mentioned above). I also have a fan creating constant air circulation & the lights are on an automatic timer (right now 16 on, 8 off). Is this enough light?
I just want to do the right thing for my buddies. I depend on them. Thank you in advance for any help.
-Ry.
Nervous newbie phal/epi questions.
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