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
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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