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HOW DO I PROTECT FROM COLD ???
Thanks for all the help in the past. Here in South East Florida the wind chill
has gone into the low 30' s and the weather report suggests protecting susceptable plants. I have some Dens that have 3 to 4 foot spikes with blooms on the ends How do I protect these from the cold? The outside temperature is in the low 40's and the wind is 10 to 15 mph. hence the low 30's wind chill .In the past when they needed peotection, the Dens were much smaller, so I was able to wrap them in a sheet. Looked like they had diapers on. Oh yes, they are hanging from trees in baskets so they are totally exposed. My orchids are shivering. HELP!! Bob |
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dusty wrote: (Drbob92031) wrote in : Thanks for all the help in the past. Here in South East Florida the wind chill has gone into the low 30' s and the weather report suggests protecting susceptable plants. I have some Dens that have 3 to 4 foot spikes with blooms on the ends How do I protect these from the cold? The outside temperature is in the low 40's and the wind is 10 to 15 mph. hence the low 30's wind chill .In the past when they needed peotection, the Dens were much smaller, so I was able to wrap them in a sheet. Looked like they had diapers on. Oh yes, they are hanging from trees in baskets so they are totally exposed. My orchids are shivering. HELP!! Bob Bob plants arn't warm blooded and don't sweat so wind chill probably has little effect on them. My expectation is that they are the same temperature as the air. However I hear that there's some serious artic cold headed this way for the weekend. BRRRRR! time to move to the tropics. Dusty Hi, If you're going to leave them hanging in the trees, I'd cover them as best you can (you will lose leaves on the type that drop leaves) but the bare canes will rebloom anyway. Be sure to hydrate them very well (water very well) My dens (1,000s) are exposed in all weather-- they look bad when all foliage is gone but always produce new growth w/foliage. Good Luck, Bill |
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dusty wrote: (Drbob92031) wrote in : Thanks for all the help in the past. Here in South East Florida the wind chill has gone into the low 30' s and the weather report suggests protecting susceptable plants. I have some Dens that have 3 to 4 foot spikes with blooms on the ends How do I protect these from the cold? The outside temperature is in the low 40's and the wind is 10 to 15 mph. hence the low 30's wind chill .In the past when they needed peotection, the Dens were much smaller, so I was able to wrap them in a sheet. Looked like they had diapers on. Oh yes, they are hanging from trees in baskets so they are totally exposed. My orchids are shivering. HELP!! Bob Bob plants arn't warm blooded and don't sweat so wind chill probably has little effect on them. My expectation is that they are the same temperature as the air. However I hear that there's some serious artic cold headed this way for the weekend. BRRRRR! time to move to the tropics. Dusty Hi, If you're going to leave them hanging in the trees, I'd cover them as best you can (you will lose leaves on the type that drop leaves) but the bare canes will rebloom anyway. Be sure to hydrate them very well (water very well) My dens (1,000s) are exposed in all weather-- they look bad when all foliage is gone but always produce new growth w/foliage. Good Luck, Bill |
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I grow in Jacksonville Florida. I leave Nobile Dendrobiums and
Cymbidiums outside under shade cloth until it reaches 22 degrees. A misting system comes on at 34 degrees F and goes off at 34. Catts, Phals. oncids vandas etc all go inside when the temperate start to reach 50 at night. I keep the greenhouse at 58. One cymbidium has been outside for the past 12 years in full sun and exposed to all temperatures and sun . I didnt water it or fertilize. It has lived but not flourished. I take care of my plants - this one is only any experiment. |
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Hi orchids 3;
You make me feel much more secure in leaving my orchids outside in 40 or so degree nights. All are in full bloom. Bob |
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