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Old 01-30-2007, 05:29 PM
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Hello,

I read the post on what to do once the blooms have past but I am worried that I have done something that will prevent my plants from ever blooming again.

I have three Phalaenopsis. I have had all three about a year. One of them I can't seem to stop from blooming. For the other two they continue to grow new leaves and new roots but no bloom stems. I think I may have stunted them by cutting their bloom stalks down to the base. I read somewhere that you should cut them down only about half way to two thirds of the way down, but I saw that there were previous stems that had been cut on the plants before and so I followed suit.

I can say that I have not noticed a difference between when I fertilize and when I don't fertilize. They keep growing at the same rate regardless.

So have I doomed myself to having no more blooms on those two plants?

Your advice and insight is greatly appreciated.
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