| Subrosa |
02-24-2016 09:23 AM |
In my growing conditions I find Gongora to be among the easiest of my plants. And I don't mean just my orchids, I mean all my potted plants. Quite simply they're in baskets of sphagnum lined with coconut fiber, I keep them constantly moist and try to not let them get under 60°F. As soon as the temps are good and the trees in my backyard are fully leafed out they go out in a fairly bright situation where they don't get any direct sun. I check daily and water as needed with rain water and fertilize weekly while they're outside with a 1/5 tsp per gal solution. Last year I was using BetterGro, this year I'm using K-Lite. Of course plants receive natural rainfall as well, which provides flushing I guess. When temps drop in the fall they come in and just hang in the windows. The galeata is in a SE facing window that's under an overhang. It gets some direct sun early, then bright shade. The others are in NW facing windows that get a bit of direct sun at the end of the day. I cut way back on fertilizer but maintain even moisture. Occasionally I let my galeata get a bit drier than the others, but never dry. So far I've successfully bloomed all of mine, excepting the fulva I got from OB member DaveS which my cat ate. So far I've grown galeata, fulva, and rufescens. And I'm always looking for portentosa.........
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