{"id":6623,"date":"2020-03-15T02:55:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T02:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2020-03-15T02:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T02:55:15","slug":"pandemic-era-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/15\/pandemic-era-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic-era Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was working in the garden and greenhouse today to help destress from the pandemic that has landed in our midst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that spring is almost here every year when I take some time to rearrange the greenhouse plants in order that the Clivias and Cymbidiums that are spiking are front and center for my viewing enjoyment. Today was that day for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cymbidiums are pretty much a complete bust this year from a flowering standpoint. I don\u2019t know what is different or wrong with them, but only one of them has a flower spike and that appears to not be very healthy. The plants themselves seem healthier than they have been in the past, but no flower spikes have come forth. Even the huge orchid from the recently deceased Karl Huffbauer has no spikes\u2013it had four or five last year! I may divest myself of most of the cymbidiums and just keep a couple of them that mean something to me. The others are just a waste of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clivias are a different story. I counted about 20 spikes this year from 15 or so plants. Many of the spikes are on young plants that haven\u2019t bloomed before, so it will be fun to see what they look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n