Another Phal down the drain. My P. Nobby's Amy. I'm just so sad and frustrated! It seems to have gotten crown rot. the roots are pretty great, but the leaves fell off and down inside the stem is all moldy. I don't get how the roots can hold so well and be so healthy when the stem is rotted and moldy.
I am DONE with spagh. planting of any kind and I will NOT be one to overwater any orchid again! I didn't think I was before. I still think it's the lack of sun around this place. And all the RAIN! So I have a ceiling fan where my orchids are. Should I have it on for a few hours a day? I was afraid it would dry them out too much. I can't seem to get it right and I hope I will be able to switch over to S/H growing sometime soon. I hope that maybe that's the answer to my too wet or too dry impass.
My husband is going to come home and see that there is lots of space in the dining room and I think that will please him just as much (ie. not at all) as how quickly it filled up... he's going to tell me what I am becoming convinced of - that maybe orchid growing isn't for me.
So, do I sort of quit? Do I fight for a move to Florida or Hawaii?
I am so completely upset and frustrated with myself for having an obsession that I can't fulfill.
OK, rant over. Moving on.
*anyone for some spiked coffee?*