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kenty ;-) wrote:
The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html Reclaim Your Inbox! http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Rediscover the Web! http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/firefox/ They're free! |
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Reka ,its not the temp drop but the possibility of cold draughts ,even still
in my conservatory I have recently noticed it drops to below 55c & I would expect it even colder next to the window so I would have the plants further into the room .were you should still get the temp difference at night.But we all grow in different conditions,I struggled to grow in the house and couldn't wait to get a greenhouse even if it is small,we couldn't stand the constant mess/knocking pots over & watering etc. Also I think we flap abit about the temp difference and pamper our orchids toooooo much. I am surprised at how much better the plants are doing in a greenhouse. -- Thanks Keith,England,UK. "Reka" wrote in message ... kenty ;-) wrote: The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html Reclaim Your Inbox! http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Rediscover the Web! http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/firefox/ They're free! |
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I was told that the cooling period for phals is only for a couple
of weeks to initiate spikes, they like warm & cozy temps like us, which is why they are good indoor/windowsill growers? -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Reka wrote: kenty ;-) wrote: The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. |
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I was told that the cooling period for phals is only for a couple
of weeks to initiate spikes, they like warm & cozy temps like us, which is why they are good indoor/windowsill growers? -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Reka wrote: kenty ;-) wrote: The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. |
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I was told that the cooling period for phals is only for a couple
of weeks to initiate spikes, they like warm & cozy temps like us, which is why they are good indoor/windowsill growers? -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Reka wrote: kenty ;-) wrote: The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. |
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Wendy,Do you think we worry too much about the temp difference,i have been
keeping a 60f min in the greenhouse.The temp at the moment is struggling to reach 65f in the day, in the last month the temp has reached 70f/above on average once a week when the sun has really been doing its bit. -- Thanks Keith,England,UK. "wendy7" wrote in message news:l5%ud.50583$Af.36182@fed1read07... I was told that the cooling period for phals is only for a couple of weeks to initiate spikes, they like warm & cozy temps like us, which is why they are good indoor/windowsill growers? -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Reka wrote: kenty ;-) wrote: The phal should do fine there in the winter,but as soon as the sun become strong in spring ,i would move it further into the room.I wouldnt place the plant to close to the window as at night can become a cold area,especially on a windowsill with curtains drawn. I have seen someone growing/re-flowering phals on a bay windowsill with really good results. You see, I would have said the opposite. The cold nights are good for them, as long as it doesn't get below 13°C/55°C. But you will need a sheer curtain now while the sun is low, and more so as the days get longer. Some tissue paper taped to the window behind the plant helps, too, if you don't have or want a curtain. Where are you? That can make a big difference as well. |
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Right now, the orchid will be staying in South Texas
I live in Boston, but I'm in the process of moving to New York, and I want it be in a stable place..... Okay....I also wanted to ask about Species orchids, what's the difference between them and hybrids....any differences in care? -Sandra |
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Right now, the orchid will be staying in South Texas
I live in Boston, but I'm in the process of moving to New York, and I want it be in a stable place..... Okay....I also wanted to ask about Species orchids, what's the difference between them and hybrids....any differences in care? -Sandra |
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Care of a plant goes on the plant itself not wether it is a species or
hybrid,every plant has its own needs.I found these terms for you to read,hope you dont fall asleep :-). Term Species Groups of actually (or potentially) interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups" (Mayr, 1942, p.120; Ref. 33179); group of animals or plants having common characteristics and able to breed together to produce fertile offspring, so that they maintain their `separateness' from other groups; the basic rank of biological nomenclature. Taxonomically, the name of a category of organisms below the genus-group. Abbreviated as sp. (singular) or spp. (plural). Term Hybrid hi´brId) , term applied by plant and animal breeders to the offspring of a cross between two different subspecies or species, and by geneticists to the offspring of parents differing in any genetic characteristic (see genetics ). The mule , the hybrid steer, and hybrid corn are examples of hybrids produced by breeders, but some animal species may cross-breed in the wild, as the gray wolf and coyote sometimes do. Hybridization between cultivars or varieties is often used in agriculture to obtain greater vigor or growth (heterosis). Hybrid vigor is achieved by crossing two inbred strains (see breeding ). The first generation shows greatly increased vigor and a better yield primarily because many genes for recessive, often deleterious, traits from one parent are masked by corresponding dominant genes in the other parent. -- Thanks Keith,England,UK. "sandra" wrote in message oups.com... Right now, the orchid will be staying in South Texas I live in Boston, but I'm in the process of moving to New York, and I want it be in a stable place..... Okay....I also wanted to ask about Species orchids, what's the difference between them and hybrids....any differences in care? -Sandra |
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