Oncidium Bud Drops

[silken]

Not much help here, but I move my Oncidiums inside when they only have a few buds open and I don't lose the top buds. My house conditions sound similar to yours. They don't get a lot of bright light once in the house tho. I keep my Oncidiums fairly well watered. Do you water them before they go completely dry? I never have real high humidity.

[JAllenGomez]

Originally Posted by silken

Not much help here, but I move my Oncidiums inside when they only have a few buds open and I don't lose the top buds. My house conditions sound similar to yours. They don't get a lot of bright light once in the house tho. I keep my Oncidiums fairly well watered. Do you water them before they go completely dry? I never have real high humidity.

Thanks Silken. Sounds like you are doing almost exactly the same thing I am, and in similar conditions. I also do not allow them to completely dry out between watering. Maybe my indoor/outdoor difference is more extreme than yours, causing more of a shock when I bring them in. It's still 90 degrees here during the day and in the upper 60s/low 70s at night.

[silken]

Originally Posted by JAllenGomez

Thanks Silken. Sounds like you are doing almost exactly the same thing I am, and in similar conditions. I also do not allow them to completely dry out between watering. Maybe my indoor/outdoor difference is more extreme than yours, causing more of a shock when I bring them in. It's still 90 degrees here during the day and in the upper 60s/low 70s at night.

I guess it could be a drastic temp change. We do have warm summers here and several of mine bloomed this summer, so then came in the house. But we don't consistently have 90. More like 80's and a few 90's. But in my greenhouse where one that bloomed was, it does get that hot a lot. And it is not real humid in there either.

How are you feeding them? I do about 1/2 recommended dose of a balanced fertilizer when I water, and I flush the pots quite often too, just to really soak the media as these drink a lot. that clears out extra fertilizer salts as well. But I do add a cal/mag supplement to the fert water, mostly for the Catts, but they all get it. I think it makes for stronger plants.

[JAllenGomez]

Originally Posted by silken

I guess it could be a drastic temp change. We do have warm summers here and several of mine bloomed this summer, so then came in the house. But we don't consistently have 90. More like 80's and a few 90's. But in my greenhouse where one that bloomed was, it does get that hot a lot. And it is not real humid in there either.

How are you feeding them? I do about 1/2 recommended dose of a balanced fertilizer when I water, and I flush the pots quite often too, just to really soak the media as these drink a lot. that clears out extra fertilizer salts as well. But I do add a cal/mag supplement to the fert water, mostly for the Catts, but they all get it. I think it makes for stronger plants.

This year I've been using Ray's "K-Lite" exclusively. I fertilize weekly at 100 ppm and they do get flushed during rains. Perhaps I should add a supplement to their feeding. Thanks!