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Originally Posted by Ray
I think you’re trying to compare apples and oranges, or at a minimum, Cherry-picking details to support an argument.
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No comparisons between apples to oranges have been seen in this thread as yet. And no cherry-picking of details to support any argument has been seen as yet in this thread.
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Originally Posted by Ray
“Home growing” and “in the wild” are totally different environments.
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In general, yes it is. That is true. Although there are home growing environments that could be similar too.
Many growers will have orchids growing outdoors - and the leaves of their orchids get wet at night time (when watered), and no issues arise at all.
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Originally Posted by Ray
We should also keep in mind that plants in the wild do rot. Far more than is seen in our plants. Have you ever seen orchids in rainforests? They can be pretty nasty looking.
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They can indeed. This was recently mentioned in some other thread on OrchidBoard - regarding orchids in the wild - I can't remember which thread it was right now, but I mentioned that orchids in the wild that happen to be growing in suitable spots survive, while others that just so-happen to get dealt with unsuitable spots at any time may/will die/rot etc.
I just reckon that more explanation was needed from the comment about '
you want those leaves dry by night time so you don't get fungal and bacterial infections' - such as - for a greenhouse or any growing area with little or no air-movement.
My Angraecum and Dendrobiums living outdoors gets water bombed by lawn pop-up sprinklers around 1 AM almost every night (because I have to switch off the sprinklers if rainy to avoid waterlogging the normal plants in the garden), and they've been just fine for more than a few decades. Leaves, stem, crown, roots water bombed - nearly every night of the year (not on rainy days/nights) - potted in scoria. No issues.
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