eddieg

[eddieg]

I am new to the group.....sooooo HELLO to you all!
I have about 8 orchards, I keep them on my padio with morning sun,
I believe they are dendrobians I keep them in slotted wood pots

question: how many days before watering and fertilizing? ed

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

You need to see when the pots dry out. It will be different for everyboby. You may be able to tell from the weight of the pots. Dendrobiums should be watered before they dryout completely while they are growing. Once the last leaves of the new growth are completed, and the plant is not blooming, cut back on the watering. The plants need to start drying out before being waterings. During the depths of winter, water them even less, let them go a week dry before watering. This should cover all the hybrids sold at regular retail locations. There is a very small percentage of Den species that should not be allowed to dry out. If you are going to grow species, you need to look up the info for each. Cynthia

[jerrymeola]

Dens in West Palm Beach can be watered as often as once a day. Skip overcast cast days like this hurricane week. When the sun is out they dry very fast.

Growing orchids outside in Florida can be very rewarding. Everything in Florida, not just orchids, need much more water than you might think. I can not even grow palm trees well without daily irrigation.