One of the hardest things for any nobile den grower is to stop the watering...we are automatically programmed to do it. The first year was excruciatingly hard for me to not water so I did and as you say, it grew fine...but that's not what we're "supposed" to do.
I've been growing 'chids for two years and I have done LOTS of research and reading on the subject...I have fully and totally lost my mind when it comes to the 'chids
The two most important thngs I've learned are:
1. Gather all the info you can, from a number of different sources and then take your "conditions" into consideration before
applying what you think will work for you in your situation
2. When you are listing your "conditions", take TIME into consideration. I think too many people don't realize how much extra time and effort are involved in growing certain 'chids. In my mind, you can control light, temperature and humidity...but if you don't have the time to do it, you're sunk!
This coming November 1, why not try this:
put one of your nobile dens into bright light and don't water or feed. Just an occasional light mist, like the overflow from
misting a plant
next to it...and continue caring for the other(s) the way you've done this year. When spring comes, compare the two and you will be able to judge how you should be caring for them in your conditions.
I am by no means an expert but my plants do pretty well
I've taken "a little of this" and "a little of that" from all I've read on the care of orchids and adjusted it to work for
me
If you try the experiment, let us know how it goes
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