Dendrobium loddigesii (Project 10 Cool - Spring 2010)

[Austin Powers]

Hi All,
In terms of watering your Den. loddigesii, are you letting it dry?? Mine is mounted with no moss on the roots, so I have been spraying each morning, and often in the afternoon if the cork mount looks dry. I have also purchased a simple humidity dome to try to keep all the roots more humid through the day. I cannot say I have seen any real signs of growth yet, but It think that some of the roots are looking much more plump and green. According to what I could find in a quick search on the net this group of Dendrobiums experiences fairly high humidity and plentiful rain in the summer. So again, how are you approaching your watering of this interesting plant, so glad I joined this group.
Cheers,
Stephen

[flhiker]

Originally Posted by Austin Powers

Hi All,
In terms of watering your Den. loddigesii, are you letting it dry?? Mine is mounted with no moss on the roots, so I have been spraying each morning, and often in the afternoon if the cork mount looks dry. I have also purchased a simple humidity dome to try to keep all the roots more humid through the day. I cannot say I have seen any real signs of growth yet, but It think that some of the roots are looking much more plump and green. According to what I could find in a quick search on the net this group of Dendrobiums experiences fairly high humidity and plentiful rain in the summer. So again, how are you approaching your watering of this interesting plant, so glad I joined this group.
Cheers,
Stephen

I haven't gotten mine yet but I intend on watering it daily in the morning unless it rains. Andy's say's to water 3 to 5 times a week and let dry slightly between watering. I want a mounted plant and they dry out fast down here.