Hi everyone! I just joined the forum, and I am very new to orchids. Very new. but I think they are beautiful and really want to do them well, so I think there is hope for me!

Okay. Probably about a month ago I purchased two clearanced phal orchids. The one was fine, just a broken pot, but the other had a damaged spike. They were just about done flowering, and now I have just one bloom left, as they have slowly fallen off. I finally got around to repotting them in some orchid mix I purchased, and after inspecting the roots, I am worried. I do not think they are a lost cause, compared to some of the pictures I have seen around the forum, so I hope someone can help me save them! I would rather not unpot them again unless I have to, so if we can do this without pictures that would be great, but if it is necessary for some good advice, I will do it.

The roots seemed shriveled and small to me, but for the most part, they are still green with minimal brown spots. The leaves are, I would say, a medium green color, and what appears to be the beginnings of a new leaf from the middle of the 'damaged' orchid gives me hope. Except for the damaged spike, the other three spikes have remained green. They have been in my bedroom window, which receives a lot of bright light. They may get a little direct sunlight in the early morning, but not for very long.

I am still trying to get an understanding for how often I need to water these orchids. I am thinking that perhaps I have not been watering them enough? Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thank you!!

One more little thing (dreaming about the future!)-- If these survive, when should I approximately expect for new spikes, and ultimately new blooms?