I have a neo falcata (6 years) it lives in my terrarium in front of a S window .. no extra fans or lights... It blooms every year with more and more spikes as it gets older.. I let it dry out completely after every watering all year round.. In fact I find roots grow better when I leave it drier more .. I water about every 10/12 days when spagh really crunchy (it's mounted on bark with a sphag cushion over the roots) I do water more when in spike /flowering.. but have noticed roots suffer a bit doing this in my conditions..
Although they soon re grow...
my motto in my conditions is to let dry out max before soaking max... although I do let it dry a bit after each big soak outside of my terrarium in a draght or not ... depends if there's a draught if window open.... (anything from 8h to 24h) ...It's a feeling thing... the ultimate being,
not to lose roots and make them grow.... sorry I can't be more specific. I just watch closely..
By the way I also have cats.... 3 of them One of them (due to his jaw) is incapable of eating grass by himself so we feed him every day with grass, the others go in the garden and eat themselves ... do you have a garden with grass? I would get a container and plant grass (kits available at all stores) also tell him off for trying to munch on your orchids! but offer him/her an alternative..
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