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Originally Posted by Subrosa
I group all of my plants by the lowest night time temperature I want them to see. My indoor winter area can get into the mid 60sF, so I don't bother with the real hot growers. My groups are 60°F, 50°F, and no frost. Catasetum are in the 60°F group. When night time temps are consistently above 60°F my 60°F plants are outside. Catasetum sit I the absolute sunniest spot I can find. There's not enough intensity in sunlight at 40°N latitude to hurt them, unless I move them too rapidly into those conditions. Any plant moved from indoors to out should be gradually acclimated to natural light. I use the manure method for mine, filling their pot about 2/3 full of composted cow manure and the top 1/3 with whatever I have around, which lately is cedar mulch. I don't water until the pseudobulbs start to shrivel, by which time the roots are well down into the manure. At that time they sit in trays with a constant was level of a couple inches. When the leaves start to yellow I remove from the trays and reduce watering. When the leaves have dropped the plants get no more was until after repotting I the spring and the cycle repeats.
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Thanks for this! Do you think my 90 - 100+ temperatures are still okay? I hope the grower will tell me what conditions he had the plant in. I'll send an email to ask.
Thank You
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