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mokara in spike: when to bring indoors?
We have a Mokara growing all summer in full sun in NJ. It has now initiated two
spikes. When is the best time to bring it back into our greenhouse where it will get less light than its outdoor position ? I ask this because last summer we waited until the buds were well developed on one spike and partially developed on a second spike and then brought the plant in. The younger spike aborted all its buds and the first spike lost some of its youngest buds as well. So we did it wrong ! Any advice would be welcomed. David |
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mokara in spike: when to bring indoors?
I would let it bloom outdoor, then bring it in.
A lot of plants don't like the conditions changing while trying to bloom. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "DKafkewitz" wrote in message ... We have a Mokara growing all summer in full sun in NJ. It has now initiated two spikes. When is the best time to bring it back into our greenhouse where it will get less light than its outdoor position ? I ask this because last summer we waited until the buds were well developed on one spike and partially developed on a second spike and then brought the plant in. The younger spike aborted all its buds and the first spike lost some of its youngest buds as well. So we did it wrong ! Any advice would be welcomed. David |
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mokara in spike: when to bring indoors?
Ray: Thanks for the answer, but I am afraid the climate won't cooperate. Here
in Northern NJ we have already had night temperatures in the high 40s. Mokaras are, as I understand, warm growers and I am afraid a cold blast at night will finish off the buds. I guess the real question I am asking is which is least likely to abort from a change in growing condtions: a develvoping spike with no buds yet formed, or developing buds ? David |
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mokara in spike: when to bring indoors?
David,
I have a flowering renanthera outside and it has handled the temperature drop quite well! (Of course, it's probably a bit warmer down here in the Philly area) My experience is that pre-bud is a better time to move, although it might discourage the plant from budding. If you change the conditions drastically while in-bud, they are likely to blast. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "DKafkewitz" wrote in message ... Ray: Thanks for the answer, but I am afraid the climate won't cooperate. Here in Northern NJ we have already had night temperatures in the high 40s. Mokaras are, as I understand, warm growers and I am afraid a cold blast at night will finish off the buds. I guess the real question I am asking is which is least likely to abort from a change in growing condtions: a develvoping spike with no buds yet formed, or developing buds ? David |
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