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Hurricane damage
We in Miami. Wilma can thru with a big salty spray followed by a 10-15
degree drop in temp. I've been watering, but wondering if I should fertilize or hold off. Also wondering about flowers. If plants beging to bloom, would it be best to cut the spikes to leesen stress on plants? |
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No personal experience to speak from, but it seems logical that once you
have flushed the salt thoroughly from the plant and the medium (maybe repotting is in order, but NaCl doesn't "stick" to things that well), I would go back to normal treatment. If the plants were stressed enough, they'll "blow" the flowers themselves. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "bk" wrote in message ... We in Miami. Wilma can thru with a big salty spray followed by a 10-15 degree drop in temp. I've been watering, but wondering if I should fertilize or hold off. Also wondering about flowers. If plants beging to bloom, would it be best to cut the spikes to leesen stress on plants? |
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BK -- Judgment call on both questions. First, be sure you have all the salt
rinsed out. We recommend a serious leeching (double or even triple the normal amount of water) for plants exposed to salt water. After that, if the plants look OK and are showing signs of new growth, then go ahead and resume fertilizing. You might want to "ease into" it with the first couple of applications being extra dilute. Same idea about flowers. If the plants look good, go ahead and enjoy the flowers. If the plants look stressed, or like they're struggling, then cut the spikes as soon as you see them. A "compromise" would be to let the flowers open, then cut the spikes and put them in water for display. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids "bk" wrote in message ... We in Miami. Wilma can thru with a big salty spray followed by a 10-15 degree drop in temp. I've been watering, but wondering if I should fertilize or hold off. Also wondering about flowers. If plants beging to bloom, would it be best to cut the spikes to leesen stress on plants? |
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Kenni,
From what you see and hear how is this winter's Florida Phal crop been affected? Are the northeast and midatlantic box stores looking at shortages? Pat |
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:56:22 -0500 in Pat Brennan wrote:
Kenni, From what you see and hear how is this winter's Florida Phal crop been affected? Are the northeast and midatlantic box stores looking at shortages? One of the box stores has been trying to pass off oncids and cymbidiums as phals for some "flower for a cause" thing (Breast cancer I think, but my memory is fuzzy). -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
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