I'm in Pennsylvania - hardly the tropics - but do grow in a greenhouse. My
vandaceous orchids are in wooden baskets of charcoal, and are hung from the
roof trusses, getting no shade but providing it for the plants below. They
are fed with Dyna-Gro 5-9-7 plus Pro-Tekt totaling 200-250 ppm at every
watering, one a week in the winter, three times a week in the summer, and
misted heavily with pure water almost daily in the summer months, on those
days when they don't get fed.

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"TheBoss" wrote in message
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Is anyone in this group successfully growing especially Vanda's
outside in the tropics. If so, what is your fertilizer frequency, and
also are they exposed to full sun all day or are they shaded at times.
I am very new to growing orchids, and reading literature made for
cooler climates don't seem helpful. With no winter, do we change
fertilizers and water anytime during the year. Finally how do they
handle the rainy season, any special preperations. I many interested
in growing in baskets.
Regards
Curtis