[QUOTE=Ray;658257]I totally agree.
I am seeing a great deal of improvement in my paphs applying about 50 ppm N in RO, 2x - 3x/week, flooding them thoroughly each time. That would be about 1/5 teaspoon/gal of the formula posted originally.
Ray- what does RO stand for?
Everyone else thanks for all the great advice here. One could read all the orchid books in the Library of Congress and I still don't it would match the advice you get here. I like asking nitty gritty questions and getting nitty gritty advice.
May I ask what may sound like another dumb watering/feeding question....when I feed, now at a much lower rate/frequency than I have been, may I assume I too douse the plant with water that has fertilizer in it until water is coming out the bottom of the pot? Feeding once every 3-4 weeks for pahps?
Next question: If I am using plain water 1-2x per week in between feedings will that not flush out the salts as required??
I have several genera of orchids attempting to have one feeding/watering regime fit all. I can clearly see now that aint going to work. My phals, cymbidiums and single epidendrum however seem to be doing fine, but its becoming clear I need to ease up on the feeding of the paphs. I can also see why most folks seem to gravitate to one or two genera. It can get to complicated to keep track of all the differences
Pokey
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QUiltergal- yers there is new leave growth emerging from the paph in question
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