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Orchid "forest"
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. |
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