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Originally Posted by thefish1337
yeah I picked up all of those except the amethystoglossa because I don't want to deal with its size. given Fred's current trajectory I expect this coming spring release to be an absolutely destructive force for my wallet.
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what was his advice?
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C. walkeriana needs to dry out very fast after watering.
I generally water my Cattleyas more than most growers, and get very good results - except for the walkerianas.
Traditionally, I start young plants in a mix of chopped spaghnum with seedling size bark & charcoal added. This mix is designed to not dry out under my watering schedule.
Now I start young walkerianas in net pots with adult size bark mix. From there, they graduate into baskets with aliflor (LECA) nuggets. That way they grow very well (and first one is high bud now) with my watering schedule:
Three times a week May through mid October. Twice a week the rest of the year.