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08-11-2011, 01:04 AM
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What best fits your habits?
How often do you check on your orchids?
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08-11-2011, 01:23 AM
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usually once a day for me. sometimes twice. even more if i have things blooming
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08-11-2011, 01:35 AM
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Where's the option for at LEAST a hundred times a day?  |
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08-11-2011, 05:37 AM
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LOL! every 5minutes, and then tell them hurry up and grow as they haven't changed since the last 5 minutes I looked then I check OB and see who elses had grown since the last 5minutes I looked there!  and mostly someone will have a new bloom pic... So then I have to go look at mine again incase something changed while I was admiring urs! I think I have OCD... Orchid Compulsive Disorder!!  |
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08-11-2011, 07:38 AM
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With the amount of rain we have had, I check often for any type of fungal or bacterial attack.
No rain...I check often for thrips.
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08-11-2011, 07:55 AM
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I like to look anyway so I check all the time for bugs and things that dont look right. Soft brown rot can eat a whole plant in one night. You got to always be on the lookout for odd things happenings
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08-11-2011, 09:11 AM
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I'm not sure on how to round myself, some days I check 1x per day, Some days I don't check at all. Although everyone of them will be checked during waterings.
New plants will be checked a couple of times per day for atlease a month, don't need uninvited guests.
So I guess it changes for me during the year, depending on what I'm doing.
Gee I never even really thought about this.
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08-11-2011, 09:33 AM
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I do check WAY to much. Then I check the OB, and then back to the 'chids.
Yup, gotta step away from the orchids and let them do their thing.
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08-11-2011, 10:30 AM
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I check every morning when I water bare root plants, and every night at some point.
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08-11-2011, 03:46 PM
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hehe - good idea for a poll 
I voted 3-4 xs a week, tho it depends on the plants, the season, the weather
This time of year, some need water every day or every couple of days, so they get checked that often - the ones that need less watering get checked every 2-4 days.
In winter, the outside ones get a bit neglected - I check them about once a week
Catt alliance with sheaths, but no buds yet, get checked daily for signs of buds Plants I am anticipating spikes on get checked pretty often too
Plants with blooms get admired as often as possible!
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