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Originally Posted by orchidman77
Stephen, I've watched some of your videos on Youtube (thanks for doing those BTW!) and want to inquire further - so, as a genus, you have noticed that Cycnoches require slightly longer until watering than other Catasetinae? I'm new to this entire alliance this year and would love to grow more Cycnoches, but this is the first time I'll overwinter/give them a dry season.
David
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Cycnoches (in my experience) seem to be a bit more prone to rot in winter, but less tolerant to dry air. This is tricky since you don't want to water them unless necessary (do this on warm days, if needed), but you want to keep the humidity elevated as well. Fred seems to have found a good way around this: set your dry pot within a cup of water where the water stays below the bottom of the pot. That way, there's lots of humidity at the roots but no direct contact with water. PET pots have this same mechanism already built in, so just add a bit of water into the water well without getting the media wet.
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