Boron Elgar writes:

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:07:40 -0500, Dan Espen
wrote:

You never use soil with orchids, the plants don't like it and
will not get any nutrients that way. The roots need access to
air. You'll find orchid planting medium in most garden stores.

There are terrestrial orchids that grow in soil.

But probably not sold in retail stores.

Come to think of it, I've seen orchids in the Pine Barrens NJ
growing in the ground. At least they looked like orchids.


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Dan Espen