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Re: moldy clay pots & orchid questions

Hi Cami;

regarding your orchids...what do you have?

Dave
Milwaukee

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> From: The Jeli's <utaar@cnnw.net>
> To: Indoor Gardening <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
> Subject: moldy clay pots & orchid questions
> Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 12:53 PM
> 
> I've got some orchids in clay (terra cotta) pots, and they have this
> horrid-looking gray mold on the outside.  I've scrubbed them off before
but
> it keeps coming back again.  How can I get rid of this stuff without
hurting
> my orchids?  I suppose I could put them in plastic pots but I hate the
look
> of plastic and I'm afraid the orchids won't dry out enough between
waterings
> (though I suppose I could simply adjust their watering...).
> 
> I also have a couple questions about my orchids:
> 
> 1)  How do you tell when to stop giving food for growth and start feeding
> for bloom?  Do you wait until a bloom spike starts to form or do you
start
> even before that?
> 
> 2)  One of my orchids has an old pseudobulb that has suddenly turned dark
> brown (the rest of the plant is very healthy).  Should I cut off the old
> growth?  It doesn't feel rotten or mushy, more shriveled and dried up. 
I'm
> afraid it will spread to the rest of the plant if I don't remove it.
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> Cami
> utaar@cnnw.net
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