RE: Treatment of orchids from our terrace
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Well done with the orchids. They also often refuse to bloom when they dont get enough light. Phalaenopsis do not like direct sunlight, but brighter spot might help.
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Thanks 🙂
If I'm lucky enough to get them blooming, I'll share pictures with you 🙂
I keep them out of direct sunlight in a lighted area, The only thing I'm questioning is the amount of moisture. By manual, they should be watered once a week, but it's quite warm in my apartment, always around 25°C, so maybe every seventh day is not enough for watering...
Yes please do! I have quite a bit of them, but they do not bloom. I know they don't get enough light, but I just dont have enough space in brighter areas.
The time given in manuals can be a bit misleading. Everything depends on the size of the pot, size of the plant and amount of roots, substrate, temperature and humidity in the room they are in. So following that rule, you can easily rot them, or not water enough.
Just look at the roots - if they turn silvery grey, means the substrate is dry and it is safe to water. If they stay light green - do not water yet.
Also I think it is always better to wait one or two more days than water too often and cause the roots to rot. All the strings you have been taking out while repotting are leftovers from rotten roots.
This is the second repoting for 4 pots. The first time there were a lot more rotten roots. Now I thinned the substrate, I gave the roots room to "breathe" the moisture... I hope it's good for them. I will see the result in the coming months 🙂
It sounds good. Fingers crossed :)