orchids and decay

[piping plover]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

At a New England show, I met an AOS judge, who described an experiment conducted locally. They took 36 Cattleyas (all same clone), and divided them into 3 groups of 12. In late spring they were taken outdoors, and:

1. The first 12 got a spike with one dead mouse.
2. The next 12 got a spike with two dead mice.
3. The last 12 got a spike with three dead mice.

At the end of the season, the mice had disintegrated. The conclusion was, that two mice were about right for best growth.

What an interesting experiment!