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Mule Eared Oncid
Do the Mule Eared Oncidiums need a winter rest? Dry? Cool?
Mine haven't bloomed in the two years I've had them and they are blooming size. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gene |
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It's been my experience that the mule eared oncidiums like it dryer in
winter. But I think as far as blooming is concerned, it's the amount of light that makes the difference. I grow them in small (compared to plant size) clay pots with excellent draining mix and give them enough sun to put some red or maroon into the leaves. Mine are blooming or coming into bloom now here in SC and have every year for the past 4 years. Drainage is the key to keeping them alive while sun is the key to blooming. Gary "Gene Schurg" wrote in message news Do the Mule Eared Oncidiums need a winter rest? Dry? Cool? Mine haven't bloomed in the two years I've had them and they are blooming size. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gene |
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Gary,
Thanks for the advise. My plants seem to be healthy and clean. They grow very vigorously. I repotted them this summer to a larger pot because they were climbing out of their 6" pots. I give them all the light I can supply in the sunniest corner of the greenhouse. I'll keep watching for that first spike. Good growing, Gene "V_coerulea" wrote in message .. . It's been my experience that the mule eared oncidiums like it dryer in winter. But I think as far as blooming is concerned, it's the amount of light that makes the difference. I grow them in small (compared to plant size) clay pots with excellent draining mix and give them enough sun to put some red or maroon into the leaves. Mine are blooming or coming into bloom now here in SC and have every year for the past 4 years. Drainage is the key to keeping them alive while sun is the key to blooming. Gary "Gene Schurg" wrote in message news Do the Mule Eared Oncidiums need a winter rest? Dry? Cool? Mine haven't bloomed in the two years I've had them and they are blooming size. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gene |
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Gary,
Thanks for the advise. My plants seem to be healthy and clean. They grow very vigorously. I repotted them this summer to a larger pot because they were climbing out of their 6" pots. I give them all the light I can supply in the sunniest corner of the greenhouse. I'll keep watching for that first spike. Good growing, Gene "V_coerulea" wrote in message .. . It's been my experience that the mule eared oncidiums like it dryer in winter. But I think as far as blooming is concerned, it's the amount of light that makes the difference. I grow them in small (compared to plant size) clay pots with excellent draining mix and give them enough sun to put some red or maroon into the leaves. Mine are blooming or coming into bloom now here in SC and have every year for the past 4 years. Drainage is the key to keeping them alive while sun is the key to blooming. Gary "Gene Schurg" wrote in message news Do the Mule Eared Oncidiums need a winter rest? Dry? Cool? Mine haven't bloomed in the two years I've had them and they are blooming size. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gene |
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It's been my experience that the mule eared oncidiums like it dryer in
winter. But I think as far as blooming is concerned, it's the amount of light that makes the difference. I grow them in small (compared to plant size) clay pots with excellent draining mix and give them enough sun to put some red or maroon into the leaves. Mine are blooming or coming into bloom now here in SC and have every year for the past 4 years. Drainage is the key to keeping them alive while sun is the key to blooming. Gary "Gene Schurg" wrote in message news Do the Mule Eared Oncidiums need a winter rest? Dry? Cool? Mine haven't bloomed in the two years I've had them and they are blooming size. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gene |
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