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Originally Posted by SouthPark
That is good news. About the new growth.
Now ----- regarding watering. I know for a fact that --- at least for Fdk. plants ----- as long as the temperature is nice --- relatively warm, and not 'cold' ----- then keeping the media moist ---- as you are doing right now ----- is absolutely fine.
Issues just generally arise if the temperature is like winter cold ----- such as NZ winter cold. That is cold plus wet can be problematic when the orchid is developing new roots.
But right now - NZ should be fine maybe. And also - not enough gentle air-movement in a growing area can lead to issues too. Eg. still-air environments can be an issue. So if you have good temperature etc ------ then it will be just fine.
Fdk plants are really tough in tropical conditions. I know they're pretty much indestructible in the tropics here - that's if we help the plant to defend against the nasty spider-mites.
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I keep it in my display cabinet with fans on 24/7 on a heat mat, so hopefully it's enough to keep it happy!
Speaking of spider mites though, I found some on some of my bonsai earlier yesterday! A travesty!
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Originally Posted by isurus79
On the old plant, I hope it springs back! Is the new growth about halfway up the bulb?
On the new plant, I would keep it dry for a month or so in order to give the new roots time to stretch out and look for water. Here's a care guide that might come in handy: Sunset Valley Orchids - Superior Hybrids for Orchid Enthusiasts
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Yep! it is, I'm kinda worried about whether I should repot it or something since it's kinda high up above the medium.
Okay, will keep it dry for a month then! I'll be looking into that guide today too!
When the plant arrived, a bunch of the bark had fallen out, so I put some fern fibre in it since it was all I had on me. It's basically a top layer fern fibre with the middle and bottom being just bark I think.
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