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Old 03-06-2013, 06:52 PM
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Hey all!

So, I was just reading in one of my favorite blogs, "Krulwich Wonders," and saw this article:
How To Produce A Billion Flowers On The Very Same Day : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
It's basically about how commercial florists force blooms by manipulating lighting, sometimes by simply flashing on the lights for just a few minutes to interrupt the length of straight darkness at night.
I feel vaguely like I've heard some sort of mention of something like this before at an orchid meeting... but I'm not sure.
Would this method potentially work with some of my orchids? I grow my catts and phals under lights, so I could totally manipulate things to interrupt their nights...
Does anyone have any idea? Has anyone tried it?
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