Brassavola nodosa dropped all of its buds

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

I don't grow nodosa ------ and haven't grown with artificial lights before. So that's awesome how you grow with LEDs.

Assuming the heat pad is working just fine, and temperatures change gradually and smoothly, or just kept relatively constant ------ then maybe could turn attention to the temperature of leaves and/or buds due to the LED.

Do the LED lights do a 'soft start' and a 'soft stop'?

I was thinking that it would probably be nice to have a system that slowly and gradually ramps the light level up (or down) ------- to slow down the temperature changes in leaves/buds etc.

I don't ramp up / ramp down my LED's but when I used to keep planted fish tanks I did. You can find these kind of ramp up timers for LED lights in the fish world. Not sure if there is a benefit for orchids or if its been tested. Interesting topic

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Clawhammer

I don't ramp up / ramp down my LED's but when I used to keep planted fish tanks I did. You can find these kind of ramp up timers for LED lights in the fish world. Not sure if there is a benefit for orchids or if its been tested. Interesting topic

I grew under lights for many years. There's no need for that.

---------- Post added at 09:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:41 PM ----------

I saw this thread earlier today and have been wondering about the bud drop. I honestly can't think of a reason for it to drop buds once initiated.