Do You Turn Your Plants?

[Mountaineer370]

Another thread here reminded me that I have wanted to ask this particular question for a long time. As long as I can remember owning plants, which is since I've been a teenager, I was taught to turn them a quarter turn or so each time you water or on some other regular schedule. This allows all of the plant to receive the benefit of the light coming in the window and prevents the growth from becoming off balance, oriented only toward the window.

So I've almost always done this with my orchids, too, the exception being when one is in spike, because it's my understanding the spike can become twisty and crooked if you are frequently changing the orientation of the light.

For those of you growing under overhead lights or in greenhouses, this is probably not an issue at all, so maybe my question is only applicable to those of you growing in a windowsill. Still, I'm interested in hearing from anybody who might like to talk about it. Do you turn your plants periodically or not? Why or why not?