Hi, Larry,

You don't say what kind of Dends these are. Not all Dendrobiums need a dry
rest. Also, the ones that do need it still need light and air circulation,
neither of which they will get in the garage.

Are these Nobile type Dends? Name 'em for us. Most of my Dends get food and
water year round, though I have some that do not. And get them out of your
30 degree temps in Jacksonville. I imagine that it got colder than that last
night up your way. Tonight will be even colder. We are in Port St. Lucie,
far south of you, and we grow outside. Yesterday we put up tarps for a wind
block, brought the bloomers and budders in the house (the dining room table
looks and smells fabulous!), and we threw sheets and blankets over the bench
plants. Everyone was fine this morning.
"Larry" wrote in message
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Hi. I'd like to confirm that the rest period I am/will be giving my 3
dendrobiums is appropriate.

One of them is still in bloom, and so I am not giving that one a rest
period
yet. I suppose I should (?) after it is done blooming - the flowers (only
2)
have been awesome for ~3 weeks now.

The other two have been neglected (except for repotting this weekend) over
the winter. I had them in my garage, and have let them dry out for the
winter.

But I want to be sure of their light requirements during their rest
period.
The garage gets little light through the windows. Should I be letting them
dry out completely (i.e., no water at all)? Or, just a little water? Is
the garage light too little or OK?

Also, the temp in garage has been ~upper 30s or 40s the last few days, but
probably will be in the 50s-60s soon (I'm in Jacksonville, FL, which is at
the Northeast part of Florida).

Thanks in advance for your recommendations and guidance -

Larry