SuE, thank you so very much! I have a small fan that should work perfectly.
Time has gotten away from me, and I didn't realize that we leave this Sunday
for two weeks. I can see I have my work cut out for tomorrow (no extra pots
on hand and only one small bag of orchid mix), *and* I've already
commissioned a friend to come over daily to keep an eye on things. Where
would we be without dear friends? As much as I'd like to pull my hair out
over this, there's No doubt I have learned a great deal. Thank all of you
Very Much!
peace...
debbie

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 12:05:24 -0600, "Deborah F. Ryan"
wrote:

Could you be a little more specific with regards to air movement? We do
keep a fan going during the heat of July, but it never occurred to me
that
it would be necessary during the winter months. I'll surely keep in mind
to
keep things sterile. So far what damaged leaves that needed to be
removed, I
did by hand. Probably not a good thing, huh? Thanks for taking the
time. I
really appreciate it.
peace...
debbie

Debbie -
You need to keep the air stirred up in there to circulate the
heat you do have. This will help keep the area from having
pockets of hot and pockets of cold. So out with the fan.
Your Orchids sound much too wet for winter. Most want to dry out
between waterings even in the summer. To keep the mix wet all
the time causes it to sour and rot faster. Keep the damaged
plants out of sun and let them dry out. You need to find out what
is going to live. I would take the mix off to find out if the
roots are mush. Put the plant and the tag in a clean dry pot to
examine again in a day. Spray with Physan to stop fungus rot.

SuE
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