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    Default Only in Dallas, Texas

    Only in Dallas, Texas could my BLC Williette Wong get two huge burn marks last week on our 104 degree day and then today get about 12 black welts from the a quarter size hail storm! Ugh! Everything's bigger in Texas, but mostly it's severe weather!
    Waaa...Waaa.

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    sorry, Chris. What a bummer. Hopefully she will recover and bring out some Texas Sized Blooms soon.

    Cheers,
    BD

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    I agree with Bruce! If everything is bigger in Texas, we are waiting for BIG blooms soon!!!!

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    Oh, but it's really ugly! And you know how long those ugly Cats leaves hang around!

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    Hey, the flowers will be big enough to cover the rest of the plant!!! (Think positive!)

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    We didn't even have rain in Fort Worth yesterday!!! Shading is SO IMPORTANT this time of year.

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    You're right. Think positive. Think positive.

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    Clint, I'm talking dime and quarter size hail that literally stacked on my deck! Most of my plants get some shade from large trees or my deck umbrella, but this little sucker was just in an area that was open to the sky!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dallasgarden View Post
    Clint, I'm talking dime and quarter size hail that literally stacked on my deck! Most of my plants get some shade from large trees or my deck umbrella, but this little sucker was just in an area that was open to the sky!

    Yep. Sounds like typical Texas...It looks a little cloudy today. I hope we get the rain today to keep the heat in check!

    I've noticed that high night temps in the summer really cause my unifoliate catts to stall...they hate growing in hot nights. I only have about five plants out this year (Schomburgkia, Brassavola hybrids, two ascocendas).

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    yeah im in dallas tx to and i think my dendrobium like the heat, but i dont know what to do with my cymbidium. its to hot outside i think, and i do not get enough sun in my lil apt window for very long. should i just keep it misted and moist till fall or what? and it is getting lil black spots on the underside of the leafs

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