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Originally Posted by David Morris
Actually what I mean is that anytime you think about it and it is not already surface wet, it doesn't hurt to water it. I do let them go quite a bit dryer in the winter, but my winter means 55f. The mayeriana is a more cylindrical pseudobulb (and a little smaller), mine never did well and is now dead, perhaps in Orchid Hell as it was a stinker for me. I will try again perhaps.
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As I think that I read David, it depends on how you are growing your plants. If you are growing them in a basket (as David is) or if you are growing them mounted onto something, then the roots are more exposed and dry out quicker than if you grow in a pot. If you grow in clay pots (as I do) then your roots will dry out quicker than if you grow in plastic pots. It has to do with evaporation. So I read David's "copious" as meaning that when you water you should water until you see the exposed roots turn completely greenish in colour i.e. they have absorbed water. Also if you water before about 10a.m. when the day is still warming up you will find that the roots are less receptive to taking up water and will take longer to become green than if you water between 10a.m. and noon when it is warmer. Give it a try and see if it works like that for you..
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