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Old 22-04-2015, 03:28 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Phalaenopsis query

On 22/04/2015 10:15, Pam Moore wrote:
I have 5 phals which do quite well but no flowers at the moment.
One has lost 2 leaves recently and 2 more of its leaves have gone
floppy.
How do I tell whether I have over or under watered?
I water roughly once a fornight in winter, and increase to once a week
in the warmer weather.
The one in question has lots of aerial roots which I spray now and
then. I've had this happen with others before and lost them.


I don't know but I suspect they die if they get too cold or too wet.
They really don't like wet feet.

When I water, if I have no rain water (no downpipe, no ater butt, have
to collect in buckets) I put them in a cool shower or stand in a
bucket for an hour or so. It seems to work most of the time.


Mine always get rainwater.

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Martin Brown