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West Coast Cold
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 . .. 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 |
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West Coast Cold
That was my thinking (and my experience) too. The GH gets cold and clammy
in these wintery days. I lost a bunch of phals in those conditions so I vowed not to have cold clammy conditions again. I figure they are acclimated to their present conditions, and have only lost a few leaves from dring out. But no rots. The true test will be the bloom next season. I suspect Tom will have plenty and I'll have few, LOL! K "Eric Hunt" wrote in message ... 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 . .. 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 |
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