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Originally Posted by Louis_W
My go-to rule for cattleya (I know.it isn't a cattleya but I think it still applies) is, If they stop growing for a while after a growth matures, go easy on water and fert (or even just fertilizer). If they start growing again immediately just keep on watering them.
"If it's growing, water it" seems to be a pretty reliable rule and it means you observe and follow the plants cues. I love this philosophy because plants react differently to everyone's culture styles.
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I agree with this, but some weeks, I need to water very robotically/mechanically; I completely trance out at over 100 plants, orchids, aroids, mosses, etc.; it's just so easy to miss things. An example, Cattleya schilleriana responds very well to summer and winter dry rests, and I believe it's the only orchid in my collection that likes a summer dry rest, I need to schedule it otherwise I genuinely forget. It might not be completely in sync with the plant, but it usually works.
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