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Originally Posted by DeaC
 Sounds as if my way of growing is like yours minus the north window. Scale shows on mine from time to time but the qtip & alcohol does the trick. How often do you fert. and with what? Been working on them about 2 yrs and I need to do a lot better!  |
I use Orchid Plus by Better Grow and I fert at 1/4 strength once a week sometimes every two weeks. I have well water and use that to water with, alternating with distilled water or RO if the store happens to have it.
Knock wood, I've never had scale on any plant. Good to know alcohol will take care of those nasty things. I've not tried growing outdoors, too many bugs and birds to cause problems. My mealy bugs were treated with Bayer 3 & 1 and I was so paranoid to use it on my Neos but they never missed a beat, not had anymore mealeys either.
I have several Neos that are small plants, one growth size that I'm sure will need some time before they will bloom for me. The next year or two should be very telling as far as my care of them. My larger plants have been awesome to watch the buds emerge and grow, the blooms are gorgeous. I was excited when the plants began to come out of dormancy!
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