Rosie, that gave me a good chuckle too!
Lol, HighSeas, We ARE owned by orchids!
I would totally build a greenhouse for one orchid!... Or 40
Buuut, since I don't have any carpentry skills... or money... (I seem to be very good at spending most what I
do have..... on more orchids
) I'll just have to save up for a greenhouse, and wait 'til I can actually get one
*bergdj, if ya need a good beach vacation, and have the urge to build a greenhouse again.... You are more than welcome to come visit NC!
Also, don't believe all the care/culture info you read on the 'net about orchids...Sometimes, the advice can be really, REALLY bad! Other times, tho, it can be really good... One thing I do, is if I find advice, I look around to see if it's repeated by multiple sources... One of my favorites, is the Baker's Culture sheets... they are Great! (u just have to pay like $25 for 30 sheets ~species orchids, no hybrids~ but u can get the parents' (of primary/close to primary hybrids parents) sheets) Here's the Sheet List: (also, they do have some that are free, so look at those to get an idea of what kind of info they give you.. Which is a lot of good info!
)
Culture On Demand Sheet List
Also, IOSPE (Internet Orchid SPecies Encyclopedia) is a good site, it's huge, (he has TONS of genuses/species) so I just google the orchid species, and this (IOPSE) usually comes up. The AOS has great care guides too (they are by genus ~ "general" culture advice) they are good, and solid... You don't have to wonder! And, obviously, the Orchid Board is great! This place is FULL of knowledgable growers!
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