Odd experience - Carter/Holmes

[coirchoir]

Thanks all for the good feedback.
Rogerman I have been doing this orchid thing for a few years myself - the only thing I've been successful with has been a sharry baby and that's been enough to take me on a roller coaster orchid education ride - through its incredible annual flowering and a few years later, ant infestation and resuscitation, and dividing afetr which only one half is now still flowering. I tried my hand at nursing a flask but not having all the range of equipment and expertise that would allow me to grow the seedlings, I learnt my limits there. So I thought I'd try something a little less dicey - a few dugups would be something I could handle. Guess moral of the story is one shd read multiple advice/culture sheets...it does take a lot of learning to egt everything right - even when things dont go right there's no way of saying 100% this or that, except in this situation all plants had the same thing done to them..
Duane - I agree C&H seem to be a good vendor and have ahd a lot of happy press; but their instructions do need work. your modified language for their care sheet is probably spot on - and I will pass it on to them as a suggestion when I send them my next reminder :0
Ron and Gin - I agree; will give them a couple more weeks and then write again!