An Orchid Grower's Resolutions - Orchids
The holiday season is almost over and it's time to start thinking about the New Year and what we would like to do differently with our orchids. Here are some thoughts I have had during the past year based on successes and failures with my ... [... more]
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Coconut Husk Chips (CHC) - Orchids
Orchids will grow in almost any kind of open medium - it all depends on the rest of your culture regimen. If you get 100 orchid growers together and you ask them what medium they use you will probably get 100 different answers and they may all ... [... more]
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Cymbidium Orchids - Orchids
Cymbidiums are one of the oldest of domesticated orchids. They have been grown in Southeast Asia and Japan for hundreds of years where the breeding and display of orchids is an art in its own. After the Phalaenopsis, they are the most commonly ... [... more]
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Diatomaceous Earth - Orchids
Diatomaceous (die-uh-toe-may-shus) Earth (DE for short), isn't dirt or earth, not even colored like it. It consists of the broken up shells of tiny animals called diatoms that lived long ago and died in groups so massive that they can, today, be ... [... more]
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Exhibiting Your Plants - Orchids
Growing orchids is a wonderful hobby for almost anyone. Exhibiting them at a local orchid society meeting is the next step. We all have the need to show off our plants when they are looking beautiful! Most orchid societies have a "plant table" . [... more]
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Fertilizing Your Orchids - Orchids
As with any subject to do with growing orchids you will find as many different ways of feeding your plants as people you talk to. Some simply go to any store and buy whatever is one sale when they need fertilizer and use that. I've seen plants ... [... more]
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Give Your Orchids a Winter Boost - Orchids
When talking with serious growers and exhibitors, they will tell you that before exhibiting they clean their plants' leaves with lemon juice or milk. I tried the milk and didn't have much luck, so moved on to lemon. First try with a cut lemon was ... [... more]
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Mini-Slipper Paphiopedilum Orchids - Orchids
One of the newest trends in orchids today is mini-Paphs. They are the result of line breeding down standard Paphs to produce tiny flowers on tiny plants such as has been done for Cattleyas and Dendrobiums. The great increase of hobbyists who grow ... [... more]
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Snails and Slugs on Orchids - Orchids
Snails and slugs are a constant problem for outdoor and greenhouse growers of orchids. They love the open medium of bark used for orchids and can cause great damage to new growths of both roots and plant tops. Most of the time the first sign that ... [... more]
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Rots to watch for in Orchids - Orchids
Root rot can happen at almost any time of year, but the winter it seems to be more prevalent due to decreased watering needs and cooler conditions either in a greenhouse or a windowsill. Good air circulation and proper watering practices will go ... [... more]
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Foliar Feeding for Your Orchids - Orchids
Foliar feeding of plants is defined as the spraying of nutrients onto the foliage of plants to increase the surface where nutrients can be assimilated by the plants. Orchids will absorb nutrients both through the roots and through their leaves. ... [... more]
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Summer Orchid Growing Tips - Orchids
During the peak growing months of summer use a very dilute foliar fertilizer (half normal strength) with 1/2 teaspoon per gallon soap as a wetting agent so that the fertilizer will stay on the leaves long enough to allow the plant to absorb the ... [... more]
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