On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:51:50 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote:

On 2/18/2016 4:35 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
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.



Cymbidiums are terrestrial.

There are many terrestrial orchids. I made no claim about cymbidiums
at all.

I do tot grow mine in plain garden soil, however, I use a chunky, airy
mix and keep them very potbound.

To get them to bloom, they like a big diff between day and night
temps, being mountain dwellers.