| I went to a lecture at my local club recently (Bill Thoms from Florida) and he spoke some about fertilizers. His advice was simple: any fertilizer will work for you if you USE it versus just buying it and leaving it on the shelf. (guilty!!!) He grows huge specimen plants and uses a balanced fertilizer all year. It is his own concoction but basically MSU.
Normans Orchids is a huge grower of Phals and they use balanced all year as well. They also have their own formula like MSU and change light and temperature to induce spikes. This is what I use on all my orchids and I honestly can't say I have seen a change one way or the other.
I'm keeping it simple - Normans formula once a week and Osmocote for my Cymbidiums.
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