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Originally Posted by Tindomul
Awesome Catt. Any idea what would cause the bud abortions? Weather?
And you have good weather for Vandas. Maybe I should listen to my wife and move to Hawaii.
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I'm not sure why they're aborting.
A couple of thing come to mind, though.
Maybe the reason they're being unloaded by the grower is that they're less than optimal for sales to bulk and/or retail buyers, buds that blast or are somewhat misshapen.
Then again, these hybrids are all raised under controlled conditions. Then, I just throw them outdoors and tell 'em to "fly". The change in environment might have something to do with it.
I've noted that many of my acquisitions don't seem to do very well the first season or two, one or two flowers at the most. Then after two or three seasons they'll start putting out more flowers. That second yellow Catt, the one on the tree fern stump, is in its 3rd or 4th bloom since I mounted it. It had only put out 1 flower the 1st couple seasons, then 2 for the 3rd season. Now it has 4 flowers for the 1st time.
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Correction - I went out during a lull in the rain today and took another look. It has 5 flowers.
Then there are some that are just lap Catts and continue to decline each season until they die.
As far as moving to Hawai'i, Keep in mind that even Paradise has it's warts. Here on the windward side, it has been raining torrents the last 3 or 4 days with it forecast to go on for another day or two, haven't been able to get any yard work done, and the weeds are loving it.
We wake up in the middle of the night to the sounds of torrential rains on the roof. I keep envisioning what it would be like living in a hut with a thatched roof, or no shelter at all, not pretty.
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We've been under High Surf, Flood, and Flash Flood Warnings for the last several days. They will continue for at least a couple more.
Then, Monday we drove over to Kona to go to COSTCO to get our bulk shopping done. The Kona side is similar to SoCal in its climate. That includes vog to take the place of smog. The first thing I notice after crossing the saddle is the gray, gunky, yellow air.
I'll take the rain, thank you. Our side of the island is more laid back and rural in character. The other side is much more like Los or San Kona. Plus, it has a distinct tourist trap character to it.
Sorry Kona Linda, but that's the way we see it, and the reason we don't live on that side. Every place has someone that calls it home, and loves it.
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