Got an e-mail back from Ivan (one of my favorite sources) regarding some questions I had asked regarding the Masdies I got from him. In the e-mail, he indicated he was getting out of the supply of Masdies due to market conditions... Well, you read the e-mail:
Hi Ross,
Sounds like you need more humidity this time of year. If the plants will fit, take a large plastic soft drink bottle and cut one or both ends off then slip the plastic tube so that it surrounds the plant. This should help during the winter when the heat makes the air so dry.
I will have a very limited amount of Masdevallias next year due to the changing market environment and have refocused almost exclusively back to Miltoniopsis. I do hope though there will be a few things that interest you.
Let me know if this works or if you can take the concept and modify the set up.
Happy New Year.
Ivan
This is just an alert to those who might have been planning to order from him this spring (please give me a chance
) I think he has the best product by far (well, the Masdies I ordered were). I plan to add to my collection this spring but have to wait to get past "Old Man Winter" (Why is he an old man?
)