Kathy,

I was always taught to pull back on water when things were cold to prevent
rot from setting in quickly, rather than as a frost protectant. Cold + wet
equals prime growth conditions for rot fungi and bacteria.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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I have been dealing (or not dealing) with the uncommon cold. As a strategy
I didn't water for many weeks, (Last time was mid October IIRC). I'm not
sure if that was the right thing to do or not, but that's what I did. The