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JennS · #1 10-06-2008, 03:36 PM

BTW, I long ago gave up on misting as it was too time consuming and gave my hand cramps. If your humidity is high and you water each morning you will be fine. If you choose to mist, please do it early in the day so the roots have time to dry off quickly.

Tami Bell · #2 10-07-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JennS

BTW, I long ago gave up on misting as it was too time consuming and gave my hand cramps. If your humidity is high and you water each morning you will be fine. If you choose to mist, please do it early in the day so the roots have time to dry off quickly.

We are VERY humid down here, just ask my hair

and from the boards I just learned a HUGE mistake I've been making.

I've been misting my plants in the evening around sundown. From now on, no more misting past 11am in the summer, and 9am winter. That should give them plenty of time to dry off.

A few website I've been on have said right after replanting you should mist daily with diluted strength fertilizer to help with shock etc.

What's your take on that?

JennS · #3 10-07-2008, 03:40 PM

I really don't know about giving the fertilizer daily when newly replanted. I think that might be directed more for plants that have been divided. However, you can do a good soak in a diluted fertilizer and supertrive (or you can just do fertilizer if you don't have superthrive on hand or don't want to buy it) for 30 minutes or so when they arrive. I think the vandas could handle a very diluted fertilizer on a daily basis, but I don't know about the others.

Just a side note, I don't know if the Cattleya will be OK in the house, but it is definitely worth a try. If it doesn't work out you can move it outside and then bring it in when in flower.

I can't wait to see the pics of your new babies!