Light issues - 14 new orchids
I added vandas both bloom size and a year or two away, asc/vanda hybrids, vandafinetia, tolumnia, and maxillaria...encyclia...two dendrobiums, and a miltassia shelob, but the yard gets some direct sunlight, for two-three hours around noon- stopping at 1230-1ish. I know that this is NOT the best time of day for them, but since they get the rest of the afternoon off my question is will my new additions adjust?
It is winter here in South Florida, and I know I will have to find some other sort of shade situation for the summer, but I really need to know if this will kill these supposed high light plants. I am acclimating them so they don't get the full sunburst yet, and my other option is having them get only about 10-20 minutes of direct sun at noon.
I am thinking that airflow is more important than how much sun they get, because that can be the thing that causes the leaves to burn--not just the light.
I really need to update my inventory sheet.
All my plants are outside, and I'm spraying them with cold pressed neem oil and soap, sometimes adding superthrive and food to it, other times just the plain air conditioner water.
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