Re: Rain and orchids

Mine always do better when they spend as much time outside as possible Jesse. 
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain and orchids



I wish I knew! Must be the plant has good genes. I do practice benign
neglect: water about once a week, 1/4 strength orchid food every
other week (when I remember). It sits in front of an east facing
window most of the year. Had it outside for a month or so in filtered
sunlight, but then it started blooming again, so brought it back
inside to enjoy.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 25, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:


So, what's your secret?  How do you take care of this phal, that it
blooms all the time like that?  Mine only blooms in the fall?


Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
  Speaking of orchid blooms, I have a mature phalenopsis that doesn't
know when to quit. It blooms non-stop, all year. Today, it has an
actively blooming spike that has produced two branches, and I just
noticed a completely new spike emerging. It won't even stop long
enough for me to repot it.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 24, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:


Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!


james singer wrote:
Was just staring aimlessly out the front door and marveling at
the rain
when I realized that there are three orchids now blooming in the
orange
jasmine tree that is directly across the front patio from the front
door. I know of another, which is comfortably growing on the trunk
of a
very large bougainvillea on the side of the house, that is also
blooming. I guess I need to check all of the other orchids once the
rain stops.

Anyway, it's nice that the "orchid rescue" project we started 4-5
years
ago is beginning to pay dividends.

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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