Hi,

My Cymbidium Golden Elf produced a nice spike last month; however, I crossed it
the same as last year -- but didn't put it back outside and the pod/capsule
dropped after three weeks -- just like bud blast. These are pretty finicky
plant; however, they will tolerate some extremes and will still bloom. Because
I don't fertilize the Cymbidiums regularly (have not for the entire season) and
still get some bud blast (on pods/capsules) and some of the others, I don't seem
to see the connection between fertilizer and bud blast; however, I do see
temperature as a direct cause.

.. . . Pam
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V_coerulea wrote:

Anyone who can live and grow orchids in northern NH has my deepest respect.
Night temps of 55 degrees in my house would kill me! Anyway...
Dwarf cyms frequently bloom early. I live in southern SC and my Sweetheart
'Sensation', Showgirl 'Cherokee' and Golden Elf 'Sundust' are all beginning
to spike. I have some other minis that usually spike a little later.
Standards can bloom anywhere from Dec to May depending on their parentage.
To get reliable blooming from them here, we withhold all fertilizer after
August. New shoots then come as bloom stems. If we continue fertilizing, all
new shoots are vegetative. We grow them in a greenhouse with minimum heat to
prevent the temp from dropping below 45. So I guess we actually grow ours
cooler than you do yours at this time of the year which may delay their
blooming to a more usual time. Can your cyms stay in the sunroom longer? It
may help delay the blooming.
Gary

"Tamra Eastman" wrote in message
.. .
I haven't been reading for awhile, but I have been busy with my orchids. I
have what may seem like a stupid question. My standard cymbidiums and my
warm-growing cymbid (Golden Elf) are currently spiking. Many of my
orchids
seem to be on a schedule that is about six months off. My dend. Kingianum
for instance always seems to bloom in the middle of the summer. My other
orchids follow the usual bloom time schedule, and I'm pleased to say, they
bloom with regularity. I wonder if my conditions are causing the shift.
I
live in northern NH. My cymbids and other cool growers go outside at the
beginning of June where nights are still likely to be in the 30s and 40s,
and come in around the first of October. I put them in an unheated
sunroom
for about another month but then they come into the house where night
temperatures are around 55. I also grow under florescent light as a
backup
to unobstructed western light.

I'm really not complaining...the blooms are prolific and welcome at any
time. I'm really just curious.

Tamra