WOW! ALL SO TECHNICAL!
 

WELL SHOOT, i see all the questions, and i think, gee, was i that crazy??!!

nowdays, i am so loose with all my plants. i must just have a 'built in' routine for my orchids, i dont fuss at all! i use basic fert on everything, usually jacks, and i treqat everything the same. i keep a bottle of physan at the ready, for any out of pot experience and tools. and i hit everything with a copper base fungicide/bactericide 3-4 times a year.

when we moved from texas, my plants lived in the cargo hold, 5 big rubbermade boxes. a year later, only one box was still alive. i didnt manage them well, but the ones that made it are thriving. orchids are such strong determined plants!

my main concern now is keeping the deer and squirrels out until i get a real gh put together!

so, dont sweat the small stuff, and everything is small stuff!.

I feel like that too sometimes, but I have spent many years learning to understand how plants work. There are a lot of people at the beginning of that road and aren't sure what is important and what is not.

I for one am here for a lot more than just growing and flowering plants. I love learning about ecology and genetics. So you'll catch me getting very technical sometimes.