!!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the
group
posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh
are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full.
There
were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone.
!!!!!

That's happened to me, as well, on occasion. I think the ISPs purge the
groups, but I don't know for sure.

Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the
rainforest,
regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make
our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that
the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the
deep end right now, but why not?

Because we are not growing in the rain forest, naturally. Plants in nature
adapt, and some do die. In nature, no one is there with fungicide to make
up for things that go wrong. If you look at pictures of certain orchids in
nature, you will see that they position themselves so that they do not
perish. I.e., a Phal will not be planted in a pot or basket rightside up,
but will hang so that it can drain and protect its crown. We are arrogant
in thinking that we can grow these plants as nature intended, but still we
try. So, our growing methods attempt to emulate nature, but cannot
duplicate it. We do our best, and love these plants, but to say that we can
provide a natural environment is, for most of us, an illusion.

Diana

And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't
think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering
irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I
water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later.
Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes.

Cheers
Peter