http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/ Phalaenopsis orchids Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:24:16 GMT Denise Nash http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/741 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/741 Hi Kushroo - Since you haven't had anyone answer, I'll take a shot at it. It looks to me as if the moss on the top of your plants held too much moisture too Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:55:27 GMT Khushroo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/740 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/740 Hi, I am having problems with some of my Phalaenopsis plants, where the leaves seem to get rotten and fall off. This starts as wet spots on leaves, which Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:36:59 GMT Lisa (Cruetsonly) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/739 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/739 I wonder if the difference in flowering habit has to do with the type of phal. Perhaps some don't flower well off old spikes and some do??? ~Lisa ... than ... Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:29:58 GMT Denise Nash http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/738 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/738 Well, John, all I can say is that you are far more careful than I am. It never fails that I knock the old spike as I'm watering or moving the plant, which jars Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:07:05 GMT Denise Nash http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/737 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/737 Hi Joy - Sorry, we regularly get roots stuck into other pots, onto the benches in the greenhouse, etc etc. Roots never will create a new plant in my Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:47:22 GMT C.Roy Pessoa http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/736 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/736 to each his own, but i prefer to remove the old shoot, as the new is always more spectacular & i enjoy my Phal's leaves immensely & as with everything, the Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:41:06 GMT Joy Ann Parker http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/735 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/735 Thank you Denise for your advice on cutting off the old shoots. I have quite a few phals on a window seat and they are quite close together. I notice that some Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:49:28 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/734 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/734 Everyone does things differently! LOL....I always leave the old spike on (until it turns brown and dries out) and many times get 'summer' flowers on them. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:04:01 GMT Denise Nash http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/733 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/733 The problem I always had when I left the old spike on the plant was that it got in the way, and I eventually ended up knocking against it until it knocked the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:36:17 GMT Joy Ann Parker http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/732 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/732 Hi, I was told, a couple of years ago, that when the blooming stops, I should cut the spike back to about 1". This was advice from a grower from whom I Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:45:56 GMT Lisa (Cruetsonly) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/731 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/731 It's normal for the blooms to fall off after a couple months. The plant can't put effort into blooming forever or it would be under too much strain. Let the Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:24:23 GMT mystirie4 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/730 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/730 I joined this group in may when I was given my Phal well it has been seeming to be relatively fine using information I have gottem from various posts however Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:45:28 GMT kdubash http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/729 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/729 Hi I woul be keen to know if, and at what intervals, you get flowering under these conditions. Thanks Khushroo Do you mean direct sun light? Morning sun is Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:54:29 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/728 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/728 Do you mean direct sun light? Morning sun is fine, but much later in the day it will get too hot and burn the leaves. That is why I use flouresent lights, no Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:54:46 GMT C.Roy Pessoa http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/727 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phalaenopsis-orchids/message/727 hi John i read your post with interest i dont think my Phals get enough direct light my question is, how much light do you give them? how many hours? Pessoa