Thank you ladies VERY much!!!
Dollythehun, I actually REALLY like your answer!! SO beautifully simple and easy to remember with it starting around thanksgiving! One thing though, you don't water until after the blooms fall? Most orchids use substantial water for their blooms production and support so how do they bloom after not having water all winter???
Roberta, you know, I have seen people say that statement before..."there are dendrobiums and then there are dendrobiums". In fact, I think it is used for most orchid genres! Anyways, I just never truly understood what people meant when talking about dendrobiums! Then I went to the AOS culture sheet and saw all the different subcategories and luckily, these guys came from the Chicago area (Hausermanns) so they should have had a good winter even in heated greenhouses! However, I will need to remember that for further dendrobium orders!! I think your right about doing my homework. Just on all of the categories! I will also have to make a mental note NOT to buy Den. cuthbertsonii anytime soon!!
So where does repotting fall into all or this? Like other orchids do I just wait for root growth or do you just repot while in dormancy?? Opinions? Oh! On that note, I thought you are suppose to adjust bark/media size to root size? These guys have the skinniest roots I have ever seen on an orchid but they are growing in medium looking sized bark...any thoughts on this?
Do dendrobiums like to dry out completely between waterings more like Catts or stay a little on the damper side like a phal or are they straight up water lovers?
So, is there anyway to know if my dendrobiums have bloomed already for this year or where exactly they are in this odd winter bear cycle? I posted some photos in case that helps!
One last thing, in the last two photos there are two small, tender green leaves/stems..these are new canes growing right? You can clearly view both in the 4th/2nd to last photo. In the last photo, you can see both these new growths and a couple green canes with leaves....The canes are old I'm guessing right? I am just trying to figure out what is what! How many growths do dendrobiums usually form each year anyways??
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