new growth after battling mother nature!

[kindrag23]

I dont know about ya'll but the spring here have been a doozy. We get to deal with 2 or more weeks of 90* degree weather to drops in the 40's and below at night and highs in 50s-70* causing issues with fungus and soft spots...
Then we had to contend with the wind that made me think i was out in Odessa on the oil rigs which led to my greenhouse being pulled up and flung all over crashing pots up ending media everywhere and my poor leaves and phulbs being bashed...its been a great 2 months or so let me tell you....but FINALLY FINALLY I am seeing something good coming from the crazyness. New growths are coming up!!

Pic one- catasetum pileatum x expansum to much sun caused by my greenhouse flipping and then the 5 inch growth being broken off the cursing you could hear would make your ears turn red...now it has a baby growth coming off the side and yes it split from the mother phulb after hitting rocks...for the umphteenth time...
Pic 2.-monnierra millenium witchcraft back phulb broke off the biggest phulb that has the newest 12 inch growth coming off it. It now has a baby growth coming off of it.
Pic 3.- cycnoches golden showers HOF #2 swan orchid- the base started to become squishy and broke off I fear this was my fungus patient zero. It now has 3 growths coming in hallelujah!
Pic 4. My FDK after dark...got knocked out by the last big greenhouse flip and the 4.5 inch growth I broke when I was trying to repot... it has its own growth praise the lord. I was going to cry if this one did not come back...

So now with 4 stakes per leg in my greenhouse I dont think it will be moving anywhere...I hope...and pray I may actually get some spikes this year! Especially after all the abuse they have taken...

[nikkik]

Yay!! I hope you get spikes this year too, Kindra!

[kindrag23]

Originally Posted by nikkik

Yay!! I hope you get spikes this year too, Kindra!

Thanks Nikkik me 2. I noticed my teneborosum back phulb was starting to shrivel its growing another baby and since I have found that these grow spikes w the new growth theres chance yet for a spike!!

This also brings up a point im confused on. What are you supposed to do when the plant has a fully developed new growth and then begins another one? Like 10 inch+ growth vs. 2 cm if that new growth...Do i continue to water as normal I guess? I dont want to kill it before it really gets started...


Oh and this is what I mean by my green house being up ended....the farthest I had to drag it was well over 50 yards....

[tucker85]

Orchids are survivors. It's amazing what they can come back from. I remember when I lived in Texas they would say if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes, it'll change. Good luck.

[kindrag23]

Originally Posted by tucker85

Orchids are survivors. It's amazing what they can come back from. I remember when I lived in Texas they would say if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes, it'll change. Good luck.

Boy thats true we have been having a drought down here to end all droughts and since have had well over 12 inches of rain since Friday they say our lake here may be back to almost 3/4ths full and we may have more rain today!! Hurray! Now to let my barn swallows do their work and eat the ensuing mass of mosquitos we shall have coming from all the excess water puddles.

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@Tucker85 where did you live in Texas?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

This also brings up a point im confused on. What are you supposed to do when the plant has a fully developed new growth and then begins another one? Like 10 inch+ growth vs. 2 cm if that new growth...Do i continue to water as normal I guess? I dont want to kill it before it really gets started...

Water as normal. The plant is in growth mode, so moisture is good. The dormancy is more about the ability of whole plant to deal with moisture/nutrients (and the accompanying diseases like fugus) and less about the growth itself being able to handle moisture/nutrients.

[kindrag23]

Thank you.