what is this growth on my Dendrobium Hamana Smile?

[stefpix]

Have a Dendrobium Hamana Smile that has a lot of D. kingianum in it and some other australian Dendrobiums.

left it outside the summer and now I see these new growths on top of the cane. is it a keiki? there are 2. does it mean too much fertilizer?

stefano

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

They're keikis.

I don't think it's fertilizer related.

Other than having to grow this outdoors during the summer. What were the conditions like?

Light
Temperature
Humidity
Use of Media
etc.

[stefpix]

is it normal or does it indicate any culture issues?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I revised my response. Please check it again and see if you can answer the questions much more specifically.

We'll see what's up.

[stefpix]

outside in NY. south window with slight filtered light by a tree that was not too lush. good afternoon light...
watered not too much. has been more rainy and less hot than usual.

kind of let it be.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Potted? Mounted?

What is not watering too much? Once a week? Twice week? Rough estimate please.

[stefpix]

it is potted with bark. watered once a week sometimes twice. it rained a bit but being on the fore escape there is some shelter from rainfall.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Probably could've been watered a bit more.

I suspect that's part of the reason why it threw out a keiki.

If it wasn't repotted into fresh media, and the media was breaking down, that could've been it too.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

If I remember correctly, I had made some comments about this plant. See if there's anything there I didn't cover here.

[stefpix]

Thanks. maybe could have watered a bit more - hope it won't affect the eventual blooming. anyway plant looks healthy to me...
how often would you water in the summer if you were in the Northeast? ballpark idea? 2 / 3 times a week?