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[INDOOR-GARDENING:145] Re: orchids

Hello from bitterly-cold England

I read with interest your instructions on how you grow orchids.  Please tell
me - what is fish emulsion ?!!!!

Ros
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From: Gesneriads@aol.com <Gesneriads@aol.com>
To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
Cc: ECPep@aol.com <ECPep@aol.com>
Date: 08 February 1999 23:44
Subject: [INDOOR-GARDENING:126] Re: orchids


>Claire,
>
>Inadvertently, I forgot to talk regarding ventilation.  We have large
ceiling
>fans in our greenhouses which are on 24 hours a day and all year long.
This
>is most important for orchids -- that they have "moving" air around them
just
>as they would in their natural habitat.  We mist frequently, also . . .
here
>again, just like they would be misted in the rain forest.  (Misting, always
on
>a rising temperature in the morning so the plants can somewhat dry off
before
>the temperature falls and evening comes on with darkness.  We mist with a
bit
>of fish emulsion in the tepid water.  Makes your foliage spectacular!) You
>could use a small fan, pointed up toward the ceiling, for instance, for the
>same effects.  The moving air also helps you greatly with less mildew and
>mold.
>
>You will need to determine in your plant room where your orchid will get
the
>light requirements you determine after you read and study about where its
>family comes from.
>
>Good Growing!
>
>Jim McKinney,
>McKinney's Glassehouse
>
>
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