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Catt light question
How much light is too much for cattleyas? I have a few plants that I
just can't get to bloom. They grow well (like the other Catts in my collection), they're healthy, they keep producing pseudobulbs every year, but they just won't bloom for me. I've tried more and more light (over a period of two years); the plants' leaves are turning lighter and lighter (almost yellow) but I've not burned them yet.... I fertilize them as I do all the others, they're potted in the same medium. What's the problem? Thanks for any advice, "Greenthumbs" |
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Catt light question
I live west of you on the other coast and had some trouble getting some of
my catts to bloom and cut back on the amount of water I gave them, the started blooming and still bloom. I give my catts between 50% and 60% which they seem to like. I got one from Joe G. over there about 8 years ago and it would not bloom until I cut back on the water, when I did it started blooming - it has 12 blooms on it now. I have not had fungus problems with the ones I hang in the yard, more problems with insects and squirrels. I do spray with RD20 on a monthly basis. "Ryan greenthumbs" wrote in message om... How much light is too much for cattleyas? I have a few plants that I just can't get to bloom. They grow well (like the other Catts in my collection), they're healthy, they keep producing pseudobulbs every year, but they just won't bloom for me. I've tried more and more light (over a period of two years); the plants' leaves are turning lighter and lighter (almost yellow) but I've not burned them yet.... I fertilize them as I do all the others, they're potted in the same medium. What's the problem? Thanks for any advice, "Greenthumbs" |
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Catt light question
G.T.,
Greetings from Port St. Lucie. You mention that the plants in question haven't bloomed over a period of a couple of years. Did they ever bloom (i.e. were they blooming when you acquired them)? It's possible that they are just not ready yet. I have a ton of Catts that are growing well, but are simply not 'ready' yet (I bought them as seedlings, or as a compot). Diana "Ryan greenthumbs" wrote in message om... How much light is too much for cattleyas? I have a few plants that I just can't get to bloom. They grow well (like the other Catts in my collection), they're healthy, they keep producing pseudobulbs every year, but they just won't bloom for me. I've tried more and more light (over a period of two years); the plants' leaves are turning lighter and lighter (almost yellow) but I've not burned them yet.... I fertilize them as I do all the others, they're potted in the same medium. What's the problem? Thanks for any advice, "Greenthumbs" |
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