Phal light... Tinted windows?? What to do?
Lillian zone 10b Auckland, NZ
8 years ago
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Phal mystery: Do phals need drop in temp to rebloom?
Comments (7)Here is what i wrote way back in 2004. I am talking about "phals" that would get more of a seasonal difference in temp than those grown indoors all year in colder climates. Also, I do not muck around with re-bloomed spikes. If the plant has given you blooms for a couple of months, it deserves a rest and time to grow new leaves. As for roots outside a pot, not a worry, though some growers think that they do better in clear pots where the roots do not wander so much. "Posted by: ArthurM NSW AUST (My Page) on Sun, Aug 1, 04 at 17:59 There is a little problem in that most of the above relates to spring flowering Phalaenopsis. Add Doritis to the equation and i'm not sure what will happen. Perhaps this is why I've had so much trouble getting Doritaenopsis Tamara to rebloom though I found the start of flowering spike the other day and where it is sitting on the windowsill has been down to 12C. This autumn flowering trigger must relate to one of the species that appears in the ancestry of most modern hybrids...But there are some that initiate flowering in early spring such as the large white that I auctioned at our last OS meeting purely because it grew enormous leaves and outgrew its welcome. Flowered December so counting back 110 days spike would have started about late August (Spring Here). Phal amablis is in flower now so flowering was initiated when it was still warm. Doritis pulcherrima flowers summer as does Phal. violacea so expect different behaviour from primary hybrids."...See MoreDying Phals, what did I do wrong?
Comments (38)For me, growing Phals was definitely NOT a no-brainer! Everyone keeps saying how easy they are, but I've had a heck of a time getting any to stay alive and actually grow! For my environment, bark works the best. I use a combination of natural window light and a bit of supplemental lighting from shop light fixtures. I water when the bark mix is nearly dry, and with the low humidity of winter, I mist them a couple of times daily. I've resigned myself to the fact that I don't have the best conditions for orchid growing, and I've decided not to baby any of them. Funny thing is... the few Phals I have are responding and actually growing! One has a spike growing... Phal equestris, I believe. What made the difference for me, I think, was the addition of the lighting fixtures. That, and simply not hovering, which leads to over-watering for me. Everyone has slightly different conditions to contend with, and I think you just have to find that happy medium of cultural advice. Good luck with your Phals!...See MoreWhat kind of light do Phals require in the summer?
Comments (3)Mine goes in a west facing screened porch in summer. It is situated where it gets only about an hour or so of early afternoon sun. With that high of a sun angle going through the screening it doesn't harm it. It gets very bright ambient light the rest of the day. tj at 43* N Latitude...See MoreWindow tinting to block interior lighting
Comments (14)It sounds like it does the opposite of what I need. I need it to block the light emitting from inside to outside. Yep, that was what I was suggesting, that mirror film is not an appropriate product for what you want it to do. Are there any other tinting materials that will block interior lighting at night. Yes, but at the cost of lower light transmission values. example Homes built on certain Florida beaches have to meet what's know as Turtle Code. Turtle Code limits indoor to outdoor light transmission to a maximum light level of 45% at night visible from the shoreline. Turtle code exists because hatchling sea turtles would see the light from beach homes and they would head toward the homes rather than heading to the water resulting in many thousands of hatchling sea turtle deaths over the years. Scientists discovered that as long as visible light transmittance from inside the homes was below 45%, the turtles wouldn't be attracted to it and they would follow moonlight out to sea as nature intended. So per turtle code, windows facing the water are required to have glass with light transmission values below 45%. Somewhat like the Turtle code, you want to limit the light in your home from leaving through your windows to the outside at night, and while that's doable, and pretty simple, it does mean that your window glass will need to be darker in order to lower the visible light transmission. To get a rough idea of what you will be looking for, a single sheet of clear glass transmits about 92% of available light, while a clear glass dual pane has a visible transmittance of about 82%. Adding LowE coatings to clear glass will drop light transmission from 80% using a single silver high solar gain product, down to 40% or lower using a tinted low solar heat gain, low solar glare product. After market films are much the sameas adding a LowE coating in that films come in a variety of light transmission levels and depending on how much light you want to block there is probably a film that will work for you in that application. I would suggest that turtle code 45% is a good place to start, so you might go to your local big box store and see if you can get small samples of different light transmission samples that you can look at to see which one might work best for you. But again keeping in mind that nothing is without some cost and there ain't no free lunches, blocking the bright light means blocking low light too so using a coated or tinted film will affect how you see out at night as well....See Morearthurm2015
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