keithp2012 said: Thank you all for help!
I still have one question. Winters here do get to freezing some days. Would it be ok to leave my plant outside in my garage until spring when it's above freezing consistently? I would periodically check to make sure soil doesn't dry out. There are some days back to back I don't open my garage, is the plant ok in a few days of total darkness?
Once winter ends I'd just keep the plant outside the rest of the year.
They do not need light when dormant. I have been doing fridge dormancy for going on 16 years now. Here's what I do:
What I do is I drain off excess water from the pots, hit them with a sulfur based fungicide and place in zip lock bags and pop them in the fridge for 3 - 3 1/2 months. I occasionally check them (once a month) for fungus and hit with a SULFUR based fungicide if needed. Late winter around February 1st I take them out hit them with SULFUR based fungicide again, clean them up (removing all the dead traps) re-pot and place under "Daylight" rated florescent or LED lights until night time temps. regularly stay above freezing then slowly acclimate them to full outdoor Sun. I've been using this method for going on 16 years with no losses.
