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Originally Posted by Shoreguy
You are at a lower latitude so burning might become an issue.
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This is definitely the case in the summer. My Neofinetia would burn in minutes if I put them out in the summer sun with our all too common 95F daytime temperatures. here in central Mississippi. This time of year it is cool, 65-75F during the day, 45-55F at night. There is always at least a littler breeze and the sun is at a low angle, so I let them have sun for most of the day. Only Hisui and Byakko seemed to suffer. They dropped some lower leaves when I started giving them this much sun, so I started limiting their exposure.
It don't leave these neos out in the rain because the sphagnum would become sodden. When rain (or a hurricane) is predicted I move them to under the eves.
I should have my greenhouse up by mid-winter, but will have to bring all my orchids indoors well before that. I don't want to expose the Neos to frost and night temperatures below about 45F. Most would be fine a few degrees colder, but the
amami-kei varieties might suffer.
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