Monday, January 18, 2010

Growing in marginal conditions


During winter my plants go into a temporary greenhouse.  Controlling moisture and temperature is  challenging.  Cool, moist conditions may lead to rot.  Here are two examples of unfortunate bud loss.   The first is an Encyclia cordigera alba that I was looking forward to, while the second is a potentially high-quality Cattleya loddigesii seedling I acquired from Cal-Orchid.  Delayed gratification is a general feature of orchid growing, especially for those of us that are not first-rate growers.

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