Hi! Have all the leaves turned yellow? That isn't a good sign. If one leaf has turned yellow and fallen off, however, it isn't such bad news. Phals often...
Hello, Are the yellow leaves on the bottom of the plant? If all of the leaves are green and the ones on the bottom are supposed to turn yellow. That means it...
Hi All, I'm zai from Medan, Indonesia.. I love phalaenopsis, especially species one.. Herewith some photo of phal spec I loved.. Enjoy the photos regards zai...
Hi Nash, I feel the problem is more serious. If the orchid is a phalaenopsis, then i suggest you check the base for rot. If it is blackish and foul smelling it...
Hey Zai, this is Rodrigo from Brazil. Congratulations, your phals are really beautiful. Rodrigo Aragão Brazil ... Hey Zai, this is Rodrigo from Brazil....
Hi Rodringo, Nice to hear from you.. I also love brazillian orchid (gen from south america) I hope I can see ur collections pics regards zai I love ur great...
Hi Khushroo - One reason that I've seen is temperature fluctuation. I had a bad problem on one side of my greenhouse, and I think it was because that area...
Hi Khushroo, Bud drop in Phals are caused by a) Temperature fluctuation b) Humidity-dryness in the air c) Too much or too little light. Please ascertain which...
Hi, Thanks for all your inputs. The temperature I mantain (day) is about 25C, the humidity about 60%, and (admittedly) the light is low, about 400 fc's. These...
Hi Khushroo - If you order plants in bud, you can expect some bud drop, IMO. My boss orders plants this time of year, not in spike, grows them, and then sells...
Hi! I am wondering about how everyone pots their phals. At home, I try to maintain all live roots and leaves. At work, where I repot hundreds if not (what...
Denise, You know more than I do, so I cannot answer your question. However, I want to ask another question. At work, do you use the method where you wrap the...
Hi all, Like Lisa, I feel Denise knows far more about this than I do and hesitate a bit with my response. Having said that, however, I do have fairly strong ...
Hi Lisa - I thought my boss was wacko when he first asked me to rip off so many leaves. Then, this year, I see what he meant on some of the older plants - the...
Hi Rob - I've learned along the way that it doesn't really matter that much what medium you use, as long as you adjust your growing and watering conditions so...
hi all it is such a wonderful thing to be able to read your posts i've learnt so much from you all of course Phals are my 1st love, even without blooms they...
I *think* I remember that about this time of year the fertilizer should be changed. But it was so long ago that I got the information that I can't really be...
Hi Joy - My boss starts his higher nitrogen fertilizer in early March, and goes with the higher phosphorus starting in September. This coincides with our...
Thank you Denise. As always, you are a font of information *g*. Incidentally, after you told me about the watering of my 'corsage orchids' (can't remember the...
Hi All, i must tell you all how useful i've found this forum my problem is that i've found that i have some limp leaves on a few of my Phals & cant seem to or...
Limp leaves usually mean you have root problems. It is either that your phals are not getting enough water (this is usually not the case) or they have gotten...
Hi Denise thanks a million & i cant wait to go tackle them i'm so happy i discovered this forum, i'm forever grateful & hope one day i can share what i've...
I love Phals! I had grown them for a few years, but always in a greenhouse. A few years back I moved and lost the greenhouse and the phals that I brought along...
Please share what you find when you examine the roots. We can all learn from you!! ... one day i can share what i've learnt from you all with others...
Hi, Can you please let me have some more details on the growing under the flouresent light that you speak of? What is the wattage, distance from the plants,...
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