Dendrobiums are a huge group of plants from many diverse environments. SOME
do require months of little to no water. Others require cold periods and
dry periods for months at a time and others do not. A few want warm moist
and shady all year long. Most require rather bright light. The answer for
your particular plant depends on what kind of dendrobium it is. Does it
have a tag with a name on it?

Even once we know what it is you are growing we will continue to offer
contradictory culture advice based mostly on our own experiences which
seldom line up with anyone else's.




"Tony" wrote in message
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HI all. I just bought a book called "The Orchid Specialist" by David
Squire. In it, he says that Den's should be dormant in Winter and water
when growth begins in spring. Won't holding off water for an entire season
kill the roots in a small potted plant? And yet he says to make sure it
has good light for the winter. To me, it doesn't make much sense. Now, on
the internet, I checked the culture given for Den's and it says to do the
opposite. Water weakly, weekly with a non invasive odor of fish emulsion
during the cold season and in the spring, start feeding a high potash feed
to ripen the canes. Who is right?