I said I would experiment with my After Dark catasetums because of my "contrarian" watering. They are grown in the same conditions and are roughly the same-sized.
Pot watered 1x per week for last 9 weeks ( A )
- about 1/4 cup a week. Watering always on opposite side to newest bulb. This has 3 new growths. 2 are definitely new bulbs, the third I'm not sure yet. In another thread there was extensive discussion on whether water stopped new roots from growing into the media. As you can see from the photo, the 2 new bulb growths are developing roots.
Pot watered 1x per week, roughly last 3 weeks. ( B )
- about 1/4 cup a week. Watering always on opposite side to newest bulb. I checked today and noticed 2 new growths - still tiny, but definitely green.
early conclusions
in my conditions it seems that watering has not set the plants back at all. In fact the opposite has occurred and I am getting a jump start on the growing season. A has a 6 week headstart on B. I've never had more than 1 new growth per bulb. A has 3, and B has 2 ! Roots are developing well. Of course I don't know what is happening to the roots inside the pots.
Ill update monthly, knowing full well that there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.
Catasetum - To water or not to water ?
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