Re: [OGD] chilling Phals.

Thanks. From the advice I have gotten, putting the Phals in the sunporch or the guest room should work well, as those are the temperatures that would probably prevail in late May or early June. I would probably get a bigger temperature drop in the porch, but there is more danger of sunburn. I'll

Re: [OGD] chilling phals

Hi Iris - In the deep south, many people seem to keep cymbidiums as outdoor plants. I've heard of those who went so far as to put the pot into a cooler, which is kept filled with ice, renewed as it melts, until the inflorescence is well established. A bit radical, but sometimes our winters can be

Re: [OGD] :Chilling Phals...

In a message dated 3/16/06 6:26:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 19-16C is safe temperature to induce flowering. That's 60-66 F. I could easily get those temperatures at night around the end of May or the beginning of June, in my unheated guest room with the windows open. Iris

Re: [OGD] chilling phals

Hello Iris, Chilling phals to 34 to 40 in the refrigerator is to cold, but you could turn up the refrigerator's thermostat. There is no reason that that would not work. As far as ice, I wouldn't put it in a pot. You could try an experiment. Put the ice in a large container with lid (bucket,

Re: [OGD] chilling phals

Hello Iris, Just another thought on chilling phals, if you try the ice method, I would use a cooler and those reusable gel packs (medical or you can get a sporting good stores along with the cooler) that you could freeze during the day. Cheers, Mark Sullivan 1% for Orchid Conservation

[OGD] Chilling Phals

The conventional wisdom is that if you chill most Phals for a period of two weeks, they will bloom 120 days later. According to this, if I want my Phals to bloom for our orchid show in mid-October, I have to put them on a chilling regimen around Memorial Day. Now there may be no natural chilling

[OGD] chilling phals

quoting Iris: The conventional wisdom is that if you chill most Phals for a period of two weeks, they will bloom 120 days later. According to this, if I want my Phals to bloom for our orchid show in mid-October, I have to put them on a chilling regimen around Memorial Day. Now there may be no