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A newbie de-lurks
Greetings fellow orchid lovers!
Last Christmas I bought a lovely little phal. I didn't plan on it. I figured I'd go home with a Christmas cactus or somesuch. The nursery staff assured me that I could handle caring for the orchid. I was skeptical. I bought it anyway. Well, it has yet to drop any of the flowers that it came home with on December 23rd! About a month later I stopped by the nursery to get orchid fertilizer and I ended up coming home with two more plants. Yesterday, I was driving by the greenhouse and I saw a big sign "Orchids 50% Off!" Well, of course I had to stop in. So, I now have 6 assorted orchids. Two are going to need some sort of trimming (I assume) once they lose their last flower. Would you folks recommend a few good books for beginners? Is there a newsgroup FAQ link so I don't pester y'all with typical newbie questions? I read somewhere that orchids seek to achieve a 45 degree growth angle. Are there pots to accommodate this or do you just keep re-potting them and straightening them up. Seems cruel if 45 degrees is what they really want. Why not give it to them - make them really happy? Ruth CM upstate NY |
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