got my first oncidium whoop whoop!

[ula]

Congrats on expanding past Phals, don't get carried away now (there are thousands of others to try) .

[phalnoob]

Lol il try not too.

[phalnoob]

Lol too funny!

Are they more delicate than phals i noticed a flower fell off when i gently moved the plant off the sill

[ThePinkCucumber]

Originally Posted by phalnoob

Lol too funny!

Are they more delicate than phals i noticed a flower fell off when i gently moved the plant off the sill

It might be just natural aging process - you don't know how long the plant has been in bloom before you purchased it

[phalnoob]

Thanks yeah theres loads of buds but the flowers could have been there a while. Thought i had broke it wahhhh!!

[ThePinkCucumber]

Well, brace yourself - it is guaranteed that at some point or another you will break something off - a new growth, a bud, anything. It's the law of orchid growing. A very upsetting law, if I may add

[phalnoob]

Lol thanks, im not looking forward to that day!
Have had to move my phals a couple of days due to the weather being so dull but luckily no breakages

[ThePinkCucumber]

Well done It was soaking day for our chids today, I had to be careful with our ondicium spike, it's over 60cm long - wouldn't want to break that!

[phalnoob]

Whoa yeah be carefull there! So fed up with this dull weather its meant to be summer

[ThePinkCucumber]

We're having winter down here currently, but we still get tons of sun during the day. All our orchids are sitting in our bedroom, as it is the sunniest room, and I couldn't help myself to move all my stuff here and I sit with them!
It actually reminds me when I went to my first orchid show and saw a repotting tutorial - the only thing I remember from that and I guess I'll always remember is 'your orchids want to sit where you sit - not in a dark corner or a cold room, nor full on sunshine in summer, cooking'. So yup, we sit happily together