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Thread: Need help phal yellowing

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    Traci
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    Default Need help phal yellowing

    Hello everyone. I received this phal in 2014 in bloom. It was a rather large phal and after blooming for four months it failed to bloom for the past three years. I figured it was recuperating ,but it has been a long time even if it was recuperating from blooming. All orchids except the one next to it have rebloomed yearly. It had been putting on good roots. I repotted it in April. It always leans after I repot it.the lower leaves started yellowing and I wasn't concerned because it was the lower ones. Howevever the yellowing is continuing. I don't want to lose this phal so any help in what I can do to remedy the yellowing and then the blooming issue is appreciated. Here are some pics. It gets watered once per week with dilute fertilizer and once a month in kelp max. Name:  image.jpeg
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    So far it has lost the two lower leaves and now the yellowing on these leaves as shown.

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    Ray Barkalow
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    Looks pretty normal to me, as phalaenopsis can dump their lowest leaves. I would not be the least concerned unless it continues upward.

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    Thanks Ray. So far it has affected the two lowest leaves on each side. If it goes to any more leaves do you have any suggestions as to what I could try?

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    Let's wait and see, first.

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    Concur with Ray. New roots and leaves look awesome!!. Lets wait and see. Keep us posted

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