monn millenium culture advice/help - Page 4 - Orchid Board

hypostatic · #31 07-21-2014, 02:09 AM

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44 days later:

aaand here's what it looked like when I first got it

hypostatic · #32 07-21-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by katrina

Catasetum need a LOT of water and a LOT of fertilizer during their growth phase. They grow so fast that a lack in either area will result in weak foliage...

Hey, so I was just wondering if this guy is looking good so far? The leaves look nice and big and healthy. But the bulb isn't as fat and chubby as I think it should be. Should I increase my fertilization schedule?

orchidsarefun · #33 07-21-2014, 05:18 PM

this is mine. It is outdoors and I sprinkled dynamite slow-release fertiliser granules and a teaspoon of bloodmeal on the surface earlier in the season. I do think that these can take a lot of fertiliser.
The proof though will be in the flowering....or not.

hypostatic · #34 07-21-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

this is mine. It is outdoors and I sprinkled dynamite slow-release fertiliser granules and a teaspoon of bloodmeal on the surface earlier in the season. I do think that these can take a lot of fertiliser.
The proof though will be in the flowering....or not.

Hmmm, so is the fact that mine doesn't have a fat bulb indicative that I am under-fertilizing it?

orchidsarefun · #35 07-21-2014, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by hypostatic

Hmmm, so is the fact that mine doesn't have a fat bulb indicative that I am under-fertilizing it?

Don't know. Could also be that yours receives insufficient light/water/ maybe temps too hot or cold. Mine is in a breezy position and receives early morning and late afternoon sun.
If you eliminate those factors, then maybe.....there is no harm in fertilising more anyway. That is the reason why I like the extended-release fertiliser. You don't have to worry.
On the other hand, it may be that mine won't bloom well in Fall....because of too much nitrogen which I have heard promotes growth instead of blooms. It will be interesting to see what happens.