Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids (i.e., the guy the "nothogenus" Fredclarkeara honors, the breeder of the unbelievably black Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Diamond' and Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl') spoke to our local group last year about Catasetinae, and talked at some length about that, as he seems to feel overwatering during dormancy is the main reason people have trouble with this group.
The way I understood his comments was to watch the pseudobulbs during dormancy for signs of shriveling. If at any time you see that starting to happen, water a little, to plump them back up, otherwise wait for new growth. Steve > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:24:36 +0100 > From: Anders Hjelmencrantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Cycnoches culture? > > Dear OGD readers! I have been growing som especies of genus Cycnoches > for about 1? years. As always when it comes to the Catasetinae-group you > always hear that these species shoudl have a strictly dry resting period > and no watering until the new growth sends out roots of its own (right?) > My problem is that some of my plants seem to shrivel into nothing but a > dry empty shell during the rest period! I keep them in a green house -- Steve Marak -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
