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Forum: Beginner Discussion

04-20-2012, 03:26 PM

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Sticky: The Phal abuse ends here.

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Posted By meghan

Thank you for the reply and help! I am...

Thank you for the reply and help!

I am soaking bark at the moment and plan to hopefully find a clear plastic pot for me to repot in ^^

Forum: Beginner Discussion

04-20-2012, 12:37 AM

Replies: 701

Sticky: The Phal abuse ends here.

Views: 622,088

Posted By meghan

Hi, I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I...

Hi, I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I was curious about roots?

I just brought home a Phal that my cousin had for many months. It looks pretty healthy considering it was in this strange...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-14-2012, 10:53 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Oh yes that's right, I have the skewers but I...

Oh yes that's right, I have the skewers but I forgot about that :blushing:

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-14-2012, 11:17 AM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Oh I'm really glad to hear it has good roots, and...

Oh I'm really glad to hear it has good roots, and I was relieved when I took it out to see that.
I trimmed up the roots a bit and put it in the new bark, I'll use the roots to gauge when I should...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-14-2012, 08:10 AM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Thanks! I'll have to see about walmart, I...

Thanks!

I'll have to see about walmart, I didn't see any online but I know someone who works there I can ask them ^^

I just took my other phal out, it was a bark mixture but it was almost like...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-13-2012, 09:33 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Okay I will have to look into ordering the ST, I...

Okay I will have to look into ordering the ST, I probably won't be able to until the end of the month ^^

Okay I will let it dry out a bit and when I mist I will lightly do the leaves too being...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-13-2012, 04:13 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

I checked Canadian Tire online, they have a...

I checked Canadian Tire online, they have a product called Wilson's Roots Liquid Root Stimulator? I did a google search and someone mentioned using it on an orchid, not a phal though I think they...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-13-2012, 12:21 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

I will take it out of the bag for sure, and I...

I will take it out of the bag for sure, and I already have it out of the pot so it's just the clear plastic. What kind of stores sell the superthrive? Is it strictly gardening places or would home...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-13-2012, 11:52 AM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Thanks for the posts! I cut away everything...

Thanks for the posts!

I cut away everything mushy or hollow or brown/black. There isn't really anything healthy except for a couple nubs. I ran peroxide over it a few times and it cleaned it up a...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-13-2012, 04:35 AM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

That's quite ironic considering I was so paranoid...

That's quite ironic considering I was so paranoid about overwatering I could have done more harm than good :roll:

I took some photos, the roots look really bad and I don't think there has been...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-12-2012, 11:26 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Thanks for the post, I will have to take photos...

Thanks for the post, I will have to take photos tomorrow the light in my room at night isn't very good ^^

I didn't put the cinnamon on all of the roots just here and there after I cut away the...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-12-2012, 10:52 PM

Replies: 24

Is my phal dying?

Views: 3,023

Posted By meghan

Is my phal dying?

I've had my two phals for about a month or so, one I bought from IKEA and it was in tightly packed sphag and the roots didn't look so good. The other I got from Home Depot and it's in some sort of...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-06-2012, 11:51 AM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Oh okay I didn't know they were dyed but makes...

Oh okay I didn't know they were dyed but makes sense that they would do that for the visual appeal to sell more.
The bamboo is working great I figured you could get a rough idea by touching the...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-05-2012, 08:25 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

I ended up going to Home Depot and bought a bag...

I ended up going to Home Depot and bought a bag of Schultz brand mix. It has bark, charcoal and volcanic rock I believe. I also couldn't resist checking out the orchids they had and they had really...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-05-2012, 02:31 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Thank you guys for all the help I really...

Thank you guys for all the help I really appreciate it!
:D

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-05-2012, 02:16 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Thanks for the tips :) I found some premixed...

Thanks for the tips :) I found some premixed stuff online at a garden center but I did read online that many are more like potting soil and to be careful so I will probably check it out and see what...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-05-2012, 12:55 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Thank you! I cut away the mushy parts with...

Thank you! I cut away the mushy parts with sterilized scissors. Should I get some other material from a plant store to repot it? The moss is all yellow and brown.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-05-2012, 12:34 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Okay so I am kind of worried, I removed the moss...

Okay so I am kind of worried, I removed the moss and it was really tightly packed. The roots are a light brown for the most part but some have shriveled dark brown ends and there a cracks in some but...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-04-2012, 09:08 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

Thank you all for the replies (: Yes I would...

Thank you all for the replies (:

Yes I would have to say now that I look more closely it is more of a purplish colour and I did the paper towel test and it was clean.

I think I will remove some...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-04-2012, 03:51 PM

Replies: 22

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Views: 2,716

Posted By meghan

New and wondering if my orchid is healthy

Hi there,

I'm new to the whole "actually attempting to keep a plant alive" and I'm looking forward to caring for my orchid and possibly others in the future.
I have done a lot of reading online...

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