| Sorry to hi-jack the thread, but rather than start a new one, I thought I would add here.
I have 2 orchids (a phaelanopsis and ludisia discolor). I've been watering weekly since I got them a couple months ago. It seems to be going good? THe phael. gets dry more quickly than the ludisia (the phael. having an all bark medium, and the ludisia seems to have some sphagum moss or something in it). I've been watering them by putting them in the tub after a I had a nice warm shower (no more water in the tub) and let them stay in the there overnight. I pour enough water so that the media looks wet again, but not drenched. Recently I was given a premixed jug of water & orchid "food" (from my mother, who is pretty successful with her orchids). I use this as the weekly watering now. In the morning I put the plants back into an east window. My house is farily cool (about 65 degrees, with day night variations obviously). I had been using a humidifier, but not recently.
Should I be watering more or less frequently? Should I do anything different.
And also, there have been a couple times where the ludisia is still moist when I check it the following week (I use a chopstick in the medium). Should I skip until it is dry, or water anyway?
I notice that the phael. has had some new roots growing, and a couple that look dried. Is that due to watering?
Sorry to intrude....
Bec  |