View Single Post
  #1   Report Post  
Old 15-11-2004, 10:19 PM
prem_s
 
Posts: n/a
Default Reminder to Den. aggregatum (lindleyi or jenkinsii) growers

It's about time to stop watering your plants (if you're in the northern
hemisphere, that is)...cold turkey. If they happen to get a bit of mist
from watering the plants nearby, so be it, but unless your agg is
allowed to dry out seriously, it won't flower this spring. Even if
there is new growth just starting, be merciless! Don't resume watering
until you see a bunch of new spikes emerging. Your plant will look like
heck by this time, but the flowers will be worth it.

Also, try to put your plants in as bright a spot as possible (but watch
out for sunburn on the bases of the pseudobulbs) and reasonably cool (I
stick mine close to a window here in north Florida, so it'll get a bit
of a chill on frosty nights).

Consider yourself warned,
--
---Prem
Orchid art, photography, t-shirts, and related products:
http://www.premdesign.com/orchidpics/