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Old 07-28-2007, 09:19 PM
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kazjak,

Congrats on your spikes! While the new pseudobulbs might not yet be as big and plump as the older ones, they look perfectly healthy to me from what i can see form the pic. I think you've nothing to worry about there.

One of the common causes of bud blast is a change in conditions. For this reason I'm not a fan of moving orchids once they come in spike. Clearly the conditions you're growing your plant under are good to make it grow and spike (well i might add) so the conditions should also be good for the spike to develop and bloom. In short, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Sometimes after all the buds have opened and the plant is in full bloom, I will bring a plant in the house or put one near my computer so I can enjoy it while in bloom, but i dont' do that until most if not all of the flowers are open.

Enjoy your flowers!
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