Category: Culture

Growing Temperate Orchids In Tropics

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago After humidity, temperature and light are next most important requirements of orchids. Preferring high humidity, temperature and light requirements of orchids can vary according to the region of or... Read More

Shifting Orchids Inside

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago The weather is taking a turn and your orchids need to be shifted inside, as the outside temperatures have started to dip. Orchids have different sensitivity to the temperature. There are some orchi... Read More

Some Orchids Might Survive Outside In Winter

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago There are orchids that could survive even in snow. According to their response to temperature variation in the climate, orchids can be broadly classified into three categories: sensitive, intermedi... Read More

Angraecum Culture with Semi-Hydroponic Techniques

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted over 7 years ago        "This guest post was written upon my request by Professor Chris Johnson from the University of Utah.  Dr. Johnson has a passion like so many of us: orchids.  This post addresses his issue re... Read More

Death by Dehydration

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted over 7 years ago              One of the common ways of killing your orchids is not watering them properly; watering properly takes some time to learn when you’re a beginning hobbyist (as well as some of us that ha... Read More

Angcm. longicalcar: "Saving the Three Sisters"

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted over 7 years ago      This post will concentrate on two issues.  The first deals with the effects that severe under-watering will have on Angcm. longicalcar and the attempt to save three plants (the three sisters).... Read More

Orchid Growing Tips #15

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 11 years ago Ground cinnamon paste for wounds Use a paste made of ground cinnamon and a common household glue, such as Elmer’s, to cover and protect wounds on plants so that they will not become infected wit... Read More

Growing Orchids In A Terrarium

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 11 years ago A decorative idea for growing orchids in the home is the use of a terrarium, conservatory or Wardian Case. The concept behind the use of these items is that you create a  mini-greenhouse inside to ... Read More

Setting Up A Terrarium

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 11 years ago Many orchid growers graduate from the windowsill to a terrarium in order to better control environmental conditions, especially humidity, for their plants. An old aquarium can be used for this purp... Read More

Repotting Keikis

Author is Ned Nash, posted over 11 years ago Question:  I have a healthy vanda that flowers freely. Now, however, it is growing two plantlets. How do I remove them and pot into their own baskets? M.H. Starzinger Answer:  The offsets are kn... Read More

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