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Watering phals

8 years ago

I’m
hoping you guys can settle my phal orchid watering issue for me. I’ve
read to let the medium (orchid bark and perlite) dry out completely, but
I’ve also read that phals don’t have much water retention capabilities
and thus the medium should be almost completely dry.

I repotted them all when I got them so I can't see much of the roots yet. I'm getting a
little worried about when to water them, and have been doing so when
there is juuuust a wee little patch of condensation on the inside of the
pot (clear plastic), which works out to about every 10 days in my warm,
dry apartment. The bark looks pale and dry throughout the pot except for
the pieces touching the condensation.

Is this correct? Should I
wait until there is no condensation at all? Or should I water more
often, before the bark looks completely dry? Does it even matter, maybe I'm overthinking it!

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