phrag fischeri

[uncasteeb]

I have had 5 Phrag seedlings & they have behaved differently to my conditions.I wouldn,t risk tap water unless i knew it was of very high quality until the plants were well established.The plants will not require a massive amount of water so i,d invest in some distilled water for the little guys.
As for feed i,d go for just a little , i use about 1/4 the amount i give the adults
(mine are all in s/h).
In my growroom the seedlings get about the same as my Phal hybrids & i keep them partially shaded by other plants.They are growing well so i must have it about right.

[Jmoney]

i've never grown fischeri but, since it's in the same group as besseae and schlimii, i'd imagine that lower light (not catt level) and pure water will help culture. i'm sure you can grow it in anything if the rest of the conditions are tuned, but i've found that the vast majority of phrags enjoy sphag.

[kewpie]

thanks for the tips, uncasteeb and jason!

i was planning on sphagging the little ones, but then i saw the culture sheet from orchids limited. it said something about fisheri liking a ph of 8 - 8.5. doesnt sphag create a more acidic environment?

you guys are awesome!

[LJA]

LOL! River Valley Orchids is in the Ohio river valley. Our River Valley Orchidworks is in the Arkansas river valley. I can't seem to get on their website though--have you tried lately?

Jerry and Jason certainly know their stuff, so if they say the plants need a high pH, go with it. You can do that either by buffering your water / fert solution to 8.0 (8.5 sounds awfully high to me....) using a pH buffer from a pet or aquarium store, or you can pot up the plants in diatomite if you're willing to do the extra watering to keep them from drying out. That'll keep the pH high, though to what level, you won't know unless you test.