Yes that's a great post with lots of wonderful info that estación posted! I only have one started to open so will post more pics later when they open. The longest is 28 inches so far. One is curved (it got moved during one of our cold snaps and I was remiss on angling back correctly so the spike handled it itself). I don't like when they do that, but alas the orchid shuffle had me distracted.
Yu pin panda just starting to open. 21 inch spike and has another growing. The big guy with multiple branches is 28 inches. (Double potted). That's one I saved from Lowe's and I keep wanting to repot it but it just keeps going lol. The rest is kind of hard to see but they are all between 18 and 24 in.
I don't set out to try to grow long spikes I just try to take care of them intuitively and this seems to be the result. They all have multiple spikes and branches and they are all nice and long. The biggest battle I have is keeping the mealy bugs away! Hope you find a good regimen that works for you! I definitely like giving them calmag and kelp in addition to msu. And because of where I live I am able to give them those cooler evenings during the fall and winter. I do believe that does make a huge difference. Keep us posted can't wait to see some pretty pictures!
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