| So disappointed!
One of the dendrobiums that I purchased on-line in December lost all its leaves. But new spikes emerged shortly there-after; one from each of the canes. Then buds appeared on the spikes and I have been watching them grow and form the past six/seven weeks. Then I noticed some bud blast. The two lowest buds on one of the spikes turned yellow - almost overnight and are about to fall off. Question.....will all the buds turn yellow and drop and/or do I have hope that some will bloom? Nothing has changed. They are in the same spot, the temperature has not varied, they haven't got shocked by cold. The only thing I did within the past two weeks was give them a weak fertilizer treatment as part of there watering routine. Perhaps this is just beginner's luck or lack of luck but it is disheartening. What might be happening here? Bittersweet.
A big thank you to those who offered suggestions to improve the humidity levels. I do have the option of buying a cover for the plant stand which would keep some of the moisture from the humidity trays contained, and might buy a humidifier for that part of the kitchen. And I do keep a water kettle on the wood stove but need to be more attentive that water is kept in the kettle and that it hasn't totally evaporated. Bittersweet  |