Weather systems conspired to deliver us day after day of rain and moderate temperatures. So, while everyone else was complaining.
, I was happily moving the orchids outside
. They joined the Neps (highland) that had been out for a while (with a few return trips indoors). For any windowsill growers hesitant to put orchids outside, trust me that they'll improve dramatically with just a few rainy days out there. Put them in a shaded, sheltered spot and give them time to adjust to the great outdoors. After a week or two, gradually move them to more exposed spots and let them have the light they want. I hang most of them in trees. Few want full sun, of course.