Hello!

Apple and bananas and other fruit rippening secrete ethylene, gaz who will
cause the flower to wilt !
So, no fruit near orchids! It`s a no-no!

Claude

"Shell" wrote in message
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| No apples or bananas in the same room? Something to do with the smell
| maybe?
| Shell
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|
| "Rob Halgren" wrote in message
| ...
| Shell wrote:
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| I think there's a flower spike forming on my tiny Sophronitis cernua
| woo
| hoo It's about a 3/4 inch long right now. Transplanting to the
small
| ceramic pot can wait I think.
|
| And there are 2 sheaths on my Lc Gold Digger x Ctna Why Not Any
| advice
| on seeing these through to blooming? It's getting a lot of light and a
| good
| watering once a week. Should I fertilze it or just leave it alone and
| hope
| for the best? I havent had the best luck with any kind of Catt before,
| usually the sheath just sort of fizzles. I really really want this to
| bloom
|
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|
| Just treat it like you have been. I think most bud blasting and
| other failures occur because people start messing around trying to
| pamper the plants. Avoid drafts, no apples (No, really - no apples, or
| bananas either, in the same room). Should be fine.
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