Tarzane European Tubers - Summer 2024 Release

[Roberta]

Daytime winter temps may be a little high for that one. I do live pretty close to the coast, so it is more temperate than inland. The question mark is how much winter chill it really needs. Last winter I pampered my Japanese terrestrials in the 'fridge, and I got some nice blooming - especially the Ponerorchis. But an orchid society friend who lives in the same general area has some, that he just put outside under the eaves for a bit of shelter from rain, and his did fine too. So the 'fridge might have been an overreaction.

I have been pretty successful with this group, so of course that means that I have to court failure by trying something a bit different.

Another slight change to my usual Mediterranean terrestrial regimen may be that a little moisture in summer may be in order. The UK is a lot wetter in summer than Greece or Italy or Turkey. There aren't any little fairies flying in with umbrellas to keep the dormant tubers dry.