| Bargain Bin Phals in Sphag As I was walking by a local plant shop, I noticed a row of phals with no flower spikes. As I can't resist a good deal, I went in and talked the sales lady down to $16 for 2! They are both in excellent condition, both have well established root systems with almost no rot. I did my normal procedures- I wiped off the water spots on the leaves with lemon juice diluted in water, I cut off the rotten roots with a sterilized exacto blade and packed cinnamon into the cuts and put both plants on an isolated shelf under 2- 95 watt compact flouros, where they will stay for 30 days. When I water them, I plan on giving them a dose of superthrive and start them on the MSU fertilizer. My only problem is that they are both planted in sphag, in terra cotta pots. All of my orchids are either in S/H, or in a bark mix. These phals have obviously been thriving in the sphag, so I don't think I should transplant them into anything else. So, my question is- Does the skewer method work with sphag? Also, I leech all of my orchids once a month to try and purge any salt buid-ups. How often should I do this for orchids planted in sphag? Thanks in advance... |