I haven't been reading for awhile, but I have been busy with my orchids. I
have what may seem like a stupid question. My standard cymbidiums and my
warm-growing cymbid (Golden Elf) are currently spiking. Many of my orchids
seem to be on a schedule that is about six months off. My dend. Kingianum
for instance always seems to bloom in the middle of the summer. My other
orchids follow the usual bloom time schedule, and I'm pleased to say, they
bloom with regularity. I wonder if my conditions are causing the shift. I
live in northern NH. My cymbids and other cool growers go outside at the
beginning of June where nights are still likely to be in the 30s and 40s,
and come in around the first of October. I put them in an unheated sunroom
for about another month but then they come into the house where night
temperatures are around 55. I also grow under florescent light as a backup
to unobstructed western light.

I'm really not complaining...the blooms are prolific and welcome at any
time. I'm really just curious.

Tamra