Inland NW Florida .I have very profuse flowering Dendrobium nobile.leave it out in upper 30s. But not below.Have a blue vanda that stays in cold but not freezing.only vanda I have .It has vanda coerulia in it which helps a lot..Most Vandas defoliate and croak below 60. I've heard.. Most of the Orchids I grow are subtropical not tropical .no greenhouse. They come in house during cold waves .often. But stay in chilly room sunny. Heating stresses them a lot. Causes humidity too low.Good luck with oncidium. And trying Encyclias probably best on boards as Cattleyas like you said! I have Dendrobium loddegesii. Which was left outside by mistake when it got to 16 . 2 years ago .I t was OK.! Really like your videos! Best to you.
I mount so many hard cane dendrobiums on my Robilina Palms. They are all doing exceptionally well and bloom frequently when fertilized or not. Remember Mother Nature takes care of her plants. I am borrowing them for the time I have on earth to enjoy the splendor of green foliage and exquisite flowers. Respectfully,
Hello Dave, Where do you purchase your cedar for Cattleya mounts and how thick are the pieces? The last few moments of your most recent UA-cam video is critical for placement in the beginning of the video; in case your viewing audience doesn't stick around for the entire episode. Each grower should consider: the RIGHT PLANT, FOR THE RIGHT PLACE.Select orchids that are best-suited to your area weather conditions. Watch the summer and nighttime temperatures. Finally ask the vendors you purchase your orchids from where in the world the plant naturally grows so you can make the best decision to purchase or maybe not purchase if that plant doesn't fit in your growing climate.
Good morning Dave, I also live in Florida, but I have so little space to grow my orchids. I am Jealous.😮 you do something right because you have so many blooms and everything looks so healthy. I love it. Enjoy. Have a great day. Thank you for the video.😊😊
Hey Dave, it's always great watching your videos, thanks for the tips they are greatly appreciated. I have to mention that I mounted in cork a few Dendrobium Nobiles over the weekend and now watching your video I don't know if I did the right thing since this time is their dormant time. What do you think about it? Thanks boddy. 👍
Hi Dave😃🙌My ultimate micro climate control is the house because it gives complete cooler, and shadier conditions (and a lot of ferns grow there)for my Coelogyne, Phaius and pleiones. The balcony faces South and is the hot, humid and extremely hot area for the Vandas and Cattleyas, and I have my bulbophyllums and native orchids, and brassavola hanging under trees in the garden where it won't go over 87℃ (They hate too much heat). Those are my climates. It of course means my orchids are spread so far apart in different areas, but they need it or they suffer.
I'm sorry but no dendrobium I grow needs a hard winter rest. They can tolerate a cold winter. They certainly don't need one. Most just never bothered to try. But there's a big difference between needing it or being able to tolerate it. Florida growers have no problems growing catasetums or cold hardy dendrobiums. Any orchid can be grown in phalaenopsis climates. It's the extremes some cannot handle. The hot growers cannot handle the cold and the cold growers cannot handle the heat. A cool down is not what makes orchids flower and they will flower just fine with no cool down provided also. The way to make it work is in cold conditions you stop watering. In phalaenopsis conditions you carry on watering as normal. Both work just as well. Try it one year.
@@DavesOrchidOasis I know. I'm hoping you can help shed some light on the matter one day. I can understand why it is the common belief and remains that way unless someone tries to prove otherwise. After all in nature they do get a hard winter rest. But like you said it doesn't result in any better results. Once you discover that, however, most of the time like me, you just don't care too much what others do anymore lol. You'll see though, your climate is the perfect climate and I hope you do do well and can confirm what I have said in future.
Inland NW Florida .I have very profuse flowering Dendrobium nobile.leave it out in upper 30s. But not below.Have a blue vanda that stays in cold but not freezing.only vanda I have .It has vanda coerulia in it which helps a lot..Most Vandas defoliate and croak below 60. I've heard.. Most of the Orchids I grow are subtropical not tropical .no greenhouse. They come in house during cold waves .often. But stay in chilly room sunny. Heating stresses them a lot. Causes humidity too low.Good luck with oncidium. And trying Encyclias probably best on boards as Cattleyas like you said! I have Dendrobium loddegesii. Which was left outside by mistake when it got to 16 . 2 years ago .I t was OK.! Really like your videos! Best to you.
I mount so many hard cane dendrobiums on my Robilina Palms. They are all doing exceptionally well and bloom frequently when fertilized or not. Remember Mother Nature takes care of her plants. I am borrowing them for the time I have on earth to enjoy the splendor of green foliage and exquisite flowers. Respectfully,
Very informative video. Thanks 😊
Hello Dave, Where do you purchase your cedar for Cattleya mounts and how thick are the pieces? The last few moments of your most recent UA-cam video is critical for placement in the beginning of the video; in case your viewing audience doesn't stick around for the entire episode. Each grower should consider: the RIGHT PLANT, FOR THE RIGHT PLACE.Select orchids that are best-suited to your area weather conditions. Watch the summer and nighttime temperatures. Finally ask the vendors you purchase your orchids from where in the world the plant naturally grows so you can make the best decision to purchase or maybe not purchase if that plant doesn't fit in your growing climate.
Welcome back we miss you.Thanks for sharing
This was a very interesting video. I find the list of the types of orchids you have in each micro climate especially helpful.
I never stop watering my dendrobium nobiles, I just give them less water and no fertilizer during winter rest, they bloom every spring 🌸
Good morning Dave, I also live in Florida, but I have so little space to grow my orchids. I am Jealous.😮 you do something right because you have so many blooms and everything looks so healthy. I love it. Enjoy. Have a great day. Thank you for the video.😊😊
Hey Dave, it's always great watching your videos, thanks for the tips they are greatly appreciated. I have to mention that I mounted in cork a few Dendrobium Nobiles over the weekend and now watching your video I don't know if I did the right thing since this time is their dormant time. What do you think about it? Thanks boddy. 👍
Hi Dave😃🙌My ultimate micro climate control is the house because it gives complete cooler, and shadier conditions (and a lot of ferns grow there)for my Coelogyne, Phaius and pleiones. The balcony faces South and is the hot, humid and extremely hot area for the Vandas and Cattleyas, and I have my bulbophyllums and native orchids, and brassavola hanging under trees in the garden where it won't go over 87℃ (They hate too much heat). Those are my climates. It of course means my orchids are spread so far apart in different areas, but they need it or they suffer.
How are you wintering anything when it's still hot where you are? Are overnights cold??
I'm sorry but no dendrobium I grow needs a hard winter rest. They can tolerate a cold winter. They certainly don't need one. Most just never bothered to try. But there's a big difference between needing it or being able to tolerate it.
Florida growers have no problems growing catasetums or cold hardy dendrobiums.
Any orchid can be grown in phalaenopsis climates. It's the extremes some cannot handle. The hot growers cannot handle the cold and the cold growers cannot handle the heat.
A cool down is not what makes orchids flower and they will flower just fine with no cool down provided also.
The way to make it work is in cold conditions you stop watering. In phalaenopsis conditions you carry on watering as normal. Both work just as well.
Try it one year.
That is REALLY helpful. Thank you! They just don’t thrive when giving them a rest but everyone tells me to.
@@DavesOrchidOasis I know. I'm hoping you can help shed some light on the matter one day. I can understand why it is the common belief and remains that way unless someone tries to prove otherwise. After all in nature they do get a hard winter rest. But like you said it doesn't result in any better results. Once you discover that, however, most of the time like me, you just don't care too much what others do anymore lol. You'll see though, your climate is the perfect climate and I hope you do do well and can confirm what I have said in future.