Re: Amaryllis challenge 2018
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:41 pm
I just watered all 4 orchids yesterday and gave them a heavier than usual shot of 20-20-20 fertilizer. I dissolved a tbsp into a gallon and then submerged them all in it 'til soaked through and then let them drain off. Hopefully it'll prompt them into doing something. The latest two I acquired via a gf who got them as gifts from her Mother-in-Law so those I'm not holding too responsible to do anything right away but the first one I bought (what 2 yrs ago now?) should be doing something! It IS growing lots of aerial roots but not much else.
I had a huge Christmas cactus I had to leave in the States that was probably pushing a decade old and so flowering beautifully. This one isn't that old and I bought it on the bigger side to start. IMO it takes them a few years to get growing cause usually they're sold once they've been forced in a greenhouse to flower so I think the next year they lose a bit 'til they can recoup. I like them as they're pretty hardy and can take neglect which they get in the bedroom. They're not going to be super wilted over if I forget to water them and they provide nice greenery year 'round.
The apricot one - I wish it was labelled with a name is doing well. I might put it into a bit larger clay pot this spring and it will go outside for the summer. I'll let it dry off and get to a just might maybe wilt and then I'll water it well, give it a good dose of fertilizer and bring it in for the winter and hopefully by now it'll be flowering again.
Never had any luck at all with a white one. They do just seem to die on me. The pink one downstairs is scruffy. It is also budded to flower but doesn't look skookum or strong nor is it growing strong.
Back to the orchids - yours definitely sound like they absolutely love whatever you're doing with them. I dunno what else I can do with the ones I have. Hopefully they're just "resting" and will soon get into a cycle of blooming. They're so lovely and they flower for so long you definitely get good bang for your buck when they do flower.
I had a huge Christmas cactus I had to leave in the States that was probably pushing a decade old and so flowering beautifully. This one isn't that old and I bought it on the bigger side to start. IMO it takes them a few years to get growing cause usually they're sold once they've been forced in a greenhouse to flower so I think the next year they lose a bit 'til they can recoup. I like them as they're pretty hardy and can take neglect which they get in the bedroom. They're not going to be super wilted over if I forget to water them and they provide nice greenery year 'round.
The apricot one - I wish it was labelled with a name is doing well. I might put it into a bit larger clay pot this spring and it will go outside for the summer. I'll let it dry off and get to a just might maybe wilt and then I'll water it well, give it a good dose of fertilizer and bring it in for the winter and hopefully by now it'll be flowering again.
Never had any luck at all with a white one. They do just seem to die on me. The pink one downstairs is scruffy. It is also budded to flower but doesn't look skookum or strong nor is it growing strong.
Back to the orchids - yours definitely sound like they absolutely love whatever you're doing with them. I dunno what else I can do with the ones I have. Hopefully they're just "resting" and will soon get into a cycle of blooming. They're so lovely and they flower for so long you definitely get good bang for your buck when they do flower.
