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Originally Posted by bil
On the funds I have, I simply can't do that. I have to get clever and try and achieve some control with other tricks.
I heat in the winter, but this year it's been cold and the power bill is WAYY up over last winter.
Last summer the base temp outside hit 43C and was 46 in the greenhouse, but the Cattleyas, Catasetum, and den phals coped. All the rest were in summer camp, where they get more shade than the Cattleyas do.
I simply can't afford to keep anything that can't cope with the conditions here.
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I'm with bil here (except I don't have a greenhouse but...) too many variables in my climate here, indoors and out, my growing cases (e.g. aquariums/terrariums) are where i have my most control, and even still too many variables... especially considering time and funds!
goes with having any sort of garden... you can go crazy trying to control everything that can happen (weather, animals, pets, clumsy self, no time), better working with the plants that work with what effort you can offer and with the climate you have and conditions you can provide.
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Originally Posted by WalkingHorse
Yup. Watering before fertilizing is old school. Gone the way of the dodo bird for many. But as I always say...ask three orchid growers a question about "proper" culture habits and you'll get four answers.
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Four or ten really...
and watering before fertilizing is basically watering twice each time... oh man, that's a lot of time!... when I hit upon the weakly, weekly idea it was like I had a whole 3 hours to my day!
(I should note I don't bother with vandas really, and the ascos/et. al. get what they get)
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