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Originally Posted by lucRiv
All 7 of my Phals have come from these types of stores and so far (fingers crossed) they have done well. By “well,” I mean that I haven’t killed them yet. I have only been taken in with this orchid-frenzy for about a year now, so I have not yet had anything re-bloom. Some of them have now finishing blooming. Some still have blooms. All are in the process of growing new leaves and large new roots. I’m assuming that this is a good sign. However, I’m starting to get nervous because I know that soon I’m going to have to do more than monitor water, humidity and light. As we quickly approach Fall, I know that SOMEHOW I’m going to have to find a way of still providing a light source, while reducing temps. I have NO CLUE how to work this out. I’m not sure how to water appropriately during this time or fertilize.
Also, I seem to have a preference for spag. moss, which surprises me. I feel like I can’t tell if my plants in bark need watering. But the ones in moss I can tell so easily when they start to get dry. When I bring them home from the store, they tend to be SO packed in moss. What I do is loosen up the moss to (1) thoroughly check out the roots, and (2) loosen the moss so that the roots won’t get so bogged down with water. This has been working out for me. But I always worry that I’m doing the wrong thing because it seems like most “orchid people” use bark or charcoal mixes, not the moss, so I hope that I’m not going to be sorry in the long run.
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I think I'm with you. Thank you. I'm shocked with the 'science speak' of the lighting issue. All I want is to give my 5 orchids, (4 phals and 1 oncidium) what they need...I am just a simple person and the talk of light measurments and all that has me completley overwhelmed...
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