Rahiv, You do not say what the plants are where the flowers are drying out. There can be many causes to this, one of the most common is that the plant has poor roots and needs repotting. The first step I would take is to take one or two of the plants out of their pots and see what the roots look like. Spring is almost always the best time to repot orchids, it may be your plants just need repotting and a the problem will go away. The other cause is are you watering the plants frequently enough, as we move from winter to sprint to summer my watering go from once a week to twice a week with daily misting to keep up the humidity. If the roots look good you may just need to increase your watering as you move into summer. Are you growing the plants in a window, under lights, where? This makes a difference in how often you need to water.
There is an excellent orchid society in Minnesota here is a link to their web site. Contact them and there may be someone in your area you can communicate with about your orchids. http://www.orchidsocietyofminnesota.com/ Tom /----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tom Hillson Orchid Grower Specializing | [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Paphs and Pleurothallids | http://www.orchids.iastate.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |"There is always room for one more Orchid!!" On Jun 7, 2007, at 8:17 AM, rajiv kapadia wrote: > Hi I am new at trying to grow and enjoy Orchids. > I have several plants and they all seem to be doing OK as the > flowers linger for long times. Now that Spring is here all my > plants have started shooting out new leaves and stalks and air > roots. That is the good part. I do however have a problem. The > flower stalks grow about three inches or so and then start to dry > out. Would anyone know the cause of that and more importantly the > remedy to correct this so I have new flowers on my plants. > > > Rajiv J Kapadia > > 120 Mapleridge Drive > Mankato Mn 56001 > 507-389-5744 > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > orchids@orchidguide.com > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
