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Re: Orchid Questions?(WAS Re: Is anyone out there?)

Kathy;
You need to used sterilized material, whatever you use..I assume the barks
you mention below are those meant for mulching and are definitely not sterile.

You can mailorder bark mixes or tree fern specially made for orchids, but
try this also. If there is a Home Depot or Lowe's near you, check their
garden center. Our local ones both carry bags of potting mix for orchids.
Be sure and sterilize your pruners, knives, etc, whatever you use in the
process of repotting. Dipping them in alcohol or washing them off with
dilute Chlorox will do the trick. 

And if you do any dividing (assuming you're talking about Cattleyas) be
sure each division has 4 or 5 pseudobulbs (the stalk bearing the leaf) for
quicker recovery.

Gerry


At 11:17 PM 5/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Haven't gotten any email from the list for days. Is anyone out there? 
>
>        It's been so long that I was wondering if I was still
>subscribed...Guess I am.  My house plants are on vacation in the yard and
>feeling really fine!
>        I'm a novice orchid grower.  I know mine need to be divided and
>repotted because the new growth is tipping over the pots.  I'm reading the
>*potting of mature plants* chapters in "Orchids As House Plants" by Rebecca
>Tyson Northern.  It's clear and easy to understand, but I can't find Douglas
>fir bark or tree fern. Is there something else that can be substituted?
>Pine bark, cypress bark, and hardwood bark are available.  What could I use
>in the place of tree fern? 
>        Kathy (meistrel@nwark.com) 
>
>
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