Subject: Wow, Orchids at Lowes!
From: dusty
Date: 6/11/2004 11:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Message-id: m

"Ray" wrote in
:

There are lots of suppliers of orchids to Lowes, HD, and the like, and
some of them even have pretty good plants. I'm still a bit wary
though - more based upon the retailer's understanding of orchid
culture than anything, but i have seen "fresh," inbound shipments that
look like crap.


You are right about root rot Ray; Lowes, Home Depot, Franks, Target, Kmart
and others have a habit of keeping the fancy contaners/plastic wrap filled
with water. I've spoke to a couple of Plant associates and they know it's
too much water but they say they are just doing what their managers told
them to do and that their managers won't even bother to read the care
guides.
More proof that one doesn't have to be intelegent to be a manager.
(one of my pet beliefs)



At least some of them water them. WHen I used to live in Niagara Falls, the
Home Despot there refused to water any of their plants, EVER. Since they didn't
sell out, this guaranteed no plant could survive for too long. It might be why
only a few cactus, and nothing else, were healthy there.

as a side note, an Epidendrum I got for $5 back then is finally blooming
again!

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