WATERING METHODS: In Grower's Absence for Two Weeks

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by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

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Water each plant, if they are not too numerous, and place each in a plastic polybag with the top closed. A67-1095
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