Spring! Now What?

[MattWoelfsen]

Now that Spring is here, my wintering Neofinetia are awakening and producing lots of roots. Over the winter, these roots were plain white. Now, many roots are showing color at the tip end of existing roots: scarlet, pink, muddy brown, green, very light green/yellow. New roots are coming out of the base of the plants as well--those emerging roots are exceedingly vibrant.

In some of these plants very small spikes are peeking up at the Tsuke. New leaf tips are emerging from the crown.

I have increased the amount of water these plants are getting. I'm watching how quickly the moss is drying--not allowing the plants to stay damp longer than a day. For example, if a tray of plants are still moist after 24 hours has past, I pull them out of their trays, and run a fan to help them dry quickly. By the time I get off from work, the mounded moss is much dryer.

When do you start feeding your Neofinetia? I'm also considering giving them a doze of Kelp Max from First Rays. I bought this product for my Phalaenopsis, has anyone tried it on Neofinetia?

Some of the plant's moss is green and not as fluffy as other plants. Is now a good time to repot these plants?

What do you do to get your plants ready for a new season of growth?