Ctstm help!! Urgent!!

[kavanaru]

ok, if you want to be in the very safe (and a bit conservative) side, which I would recommend if you are not sure about this plants, wait untill the roots are abou 2-3 inches long, and then you can start watering... slowly at the beginning, and then heavy watering after a while when teh PB starts growing like mad...

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

ok, if you want to be in the very safe (and a bit conservative) side, which I would recommend if you are not sure about this plants, wait untill the roots are abou 2-3 inches long, and then you can start watering... slowly at the beginning, and then heavy watering after a while when teh PB starts growing like mad...

That was my thinking when I recommended 3 weeks. It looks like you have about an inch of root growth already, so the roots should be about 2x as long in 3 weeks. Good luck with this season's growth!

[Call_Me_Bob]

the roots you see in the picture are from the current psuedobulbs. the whole pot is BURSTING with roots all from that one psuedobulbs.

if you are talking about the new growth-okay, will do

[kavanaru]

Bob, we are talking about the new roots (of the new PB!)... for better understanding how Catasetinae "work", I would suggest you to read this thread and the articles provided in it: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...d-society.html

you will see, Catasetinae are a lot easier to grow than most people think... you only need to respect some basic rules flowers do not last that long, but their odd appearance and the (normally) fantastic fragrance compensate for the it!

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Bob, we are talking about the new roots (of the new PB!)... for better understanding how Catasetinae "work", I would suggest you to read this thread and the articles provided in it: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...d-society.html

you will see, Catasetinae are a lot easier to grow than most people think... you only need to respect some basic rules flowers do not last that long, but their odd appearance and the (normally) fantastic fragrance compensate for the it!

when you refer to "new psuedobulbs, are you reffering the small growth? or are you refering to the fully grown psuedobulbs?

thankyou


the roots steve was talking about are from the fully grown psuedobulb

[kavanaru]

ok, can you post a photo of the whole plant? Fully grown PBs do not normally have new roots actively growing, therefore I think that what you call a fully grown PB is not really a fully grown one...

when I speak aboutthe new PB, it means teh very new one, the one growing right now...

[Call_Me_Bob]

here is a picture....

[isurus79]

Bob,
That plant is no where near dormancy. I would just keep watering it as though it were actively growing. I would also give it more light. It looks like this plant has skipped its dormant phase. You have to let you plants tell you when they are ready for dormancy. This happens when the lower have of the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Until then, they require as much food and water as they can handle. Another way to tell when the plants are approaching dormancy is when the small white stripes found at the base of each leaf (wrapped around the bulb) start turning more green and then yellowish instead of a vivid white. The stripes on the base of the leaves on your particular plant still look very white and the fact that it has a new growth means that it is skipping dormancy this year.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Will do


You can call me Bob

[kavanaru]

what Steve said