m_h_stevens <m_h_stevens@...> wrote: my two year old Phal has developed black fungus or rot in the center of the plant, the top two leaves have fallen...
Hi, Everyone - MH - we've probably all experienced this problem at one time or another. Kyle is correct, this is from water sitting in the crown of the plant...
Hi Steven, Mix some thick sludge fungicide and paint them on the rotted crown. Abstain watering on the leaf, only on the roots area. Wait for a couple of month...
Use a anti fungus with anti bacterial. Also pure a little hydrogen peroxide into the crown, then tilt the plant to allow it to drain out. Take a paper towel...
I will try to help you when I have more time this week. Sounds like it is too wet? Joe Nolan m_h_stevens <m_h_stevens@...> wrote: my two year old Phal has...
Kyle, What sort of pots do you have these plants in and what is the media? Bark? I have my phals hung when I can. They like to have the air circulation around...
Hi, This is probably going to sound very dumb, but what do you do with the new 'spike' when it starts to grow, and grow and grow. I have it tied loosely to a...
hi everyone, i do phalaenopsis tissue culture.recently my cultures have all their roots growing up(air roots)i am wondering if its a light problem? or the...
... Hello Richard, I'm new to this group. Name is Donald Tan and I live in Malaysia. I just got my first Phal and I don't know what its name is, but it looks a...
Hi, Donald - I looked at the picture you posted. No, that is not a Harlequin phal. It is lovely, though! Harlequin phals are all related to one mutant phal...
Hi, Joy! When I see a phal spike starting to grow, I put a stake in it's pot so it's ready to go. When the spike gets long enough to prop up, I prop it into...
Thanks Denise, I got that phal from a nursery that was growing all sorts of plants with one section for orchids, This phal was the only pot of its kind on sale...
Hello, I'm new to this forum. I live in San Francisco about a mile from the ocean and am thinking about building a greenhouse to start growing orchids among...
Hello, I'm new to this forum. I live in San Francisco about a mile from the ocean and am thinking about building a greenhouse to start growing orchids among...
Hi Laura, If you're going to build a greenhouse, you might want to consider joining the Hobby Greenhouse Association. I've belonged for several years and get...
Hi Danna, Thanks so much for the suggestions! I really appreciate it! I am hearing that I can't put tomatoes and orchidds in the same greenhouse though so...
"A Monograph;Phalaenopsis... what are folks opinions on this book and is it worth acquiring? if not what books would you recomend? I've 8species and look...
Hello Kyle, I recomend, ANTHURA's book "Cultivation Guide Phalaenopsis" . You can buy from http://www.anthura.nl/ Rifat Tarik Yararbas Kyle Fletcher Baker...
Thanks for the reply Sally, btw that phal just finished flowering from the main spike, and is now having a branch spike developing off the main spike. A new...
I recieved a root from a Hawaii Bamboo Orchid Plant. It was purchased in Hawaii and given to me as a gift. Can anyone give me any info on this plant, growing...
... I recieved a root from a Hawaii Bamboo Orchid Plant. It was purchased in Hawaii and given to me as a gift. Can anyone give me any info on this plant,...
Hi, I have acquired a number of phals over the past years, which are housed in a nursery. Whereas I seem to have (more-or-less) acquired the ability to handle...
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