Nancy, When my Cynoches, Catasetum, etc start to bloom as the foliage is dropping I just keep lightly watering or misting base of the plant until it is done flowering. I stop fertilizing at the same time as I find that the blooming does not appear to benefit from fertilizing. I find if I stop watering completely I can loose the flowers.
When they are done blooming, I stop watering as I normally would this time of year. Tom Hillson On Oct 26, 2006, at 2:54 PM, nancy wrote: > Greetings - > I face the same dilemma every year: when fall and > winter-blooming cycnoches, catasetum, etc. have lost > most/all of their foliage, and are beginning to send > out an inflorescence - I'm always uncertain whether to > water normally or stop (or something in between). I > think I've tried both; it seems like sometimes the > inflorescence grows normally, sometimes it shrivels > up. > Some of the growers who bloom these spectacular > rascals every year - what is your verdict on this? > Common sense says no leaves=no water...but it also > says buds+water = flowers. > And how about fertilizer? I am in the deep south, USA, > if it makes a difference. > When they bloom, it *is* always a real thrill. > Regards - Nancy > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. > It's the transition that's troublesome." > --------Isaac Asimov > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
