Help! my orchid is not doing well

[gardennub]

My orchid is looking VERY VERY sad. It seems only the leaves under the light are getting the yellowing/browning. Also as you can see in the second picture, it is throwing up new leaves/branches? What do you think I am doing wrong? I fertilize about once a month or maybe a little more with a dilute orchid fertilizer. Could they be getting too hot next to the lights? This has been happening slowly over a period of time, it is not like they just burned. Thanks for your help!

[mrzoggs]

would it be possible they are too close to the light? and since its happening over a period of time its because they keep growing towards the light? the lower leaf looked a lot better than the others. i have no idea about plants though...

[epiphytes etc.]

I'm guessing too much water, or too erratic water schedule


Edit: or too much water combined with too much heat

[Paphs]

in the summer i put most of my orchids on my back patio. they get lots of indirect light there and love it. maybe try moving it

[epiphytes etc.]

Also, how long have you had it? Sometimes, orchids (and other plants) will kind of crap out a little while they are adjusting to new conditions. Happens to me almost every time I throw a new one in the greenhouse, they generally perk up and start showing new growth after a while

[frogparty]

You do have new leaves coming in, so that's a bonus. Your substrate looks old and degraded, id repot it LOOSELY in new long fiber sphagnum, don't cheap out.

[gardennub]

OK I am going to re-pot tomorrow. I try to water it on a pretty regular schedule, but re-potting will help with that as well since I think the pot is a bit small as it is right now. Thanks for the advice, I will keep you updated.

[Mantellaprince20]

what species of pleurothallis is the plant? Looks like heat or light stress to me on the older leaves

[Brotherly Monkey]

that space looks pretty open, as well (so possibly a lower than ideal humidity). Which would, in my experience, make the plant more susceptible to heat and light stress

[gardennub]

Yes I have been combating low humidity. Still haven't been able to get a mini greenhouse like I want. But I have it around other plants as well as saucers with water in them to try to raise the humidity. When you say heat/light stress do you think it is too hot and too much light? I can't see it getting too much light when it is not even outdoors or in a window. What do you think? In any case I am re potting it today. That will help me water it a bit more evenly anyway, as it wont dry out as fast. Then over the next week or so I am going to acclimatize it to outdoors. Should I keep it in the shade or sun? It is pretty humid here most of the time.

PS it is Pleurothallis truncata