| Hi. Very good advice from both of you.
When I seriously started growing Paphs years ago I tryied to visit every grower I knew who grew Paphiopedilums.
While I got a fair amount of advice there always seem something missing. "The real Advice, Top secret stuff no one tells you about".
Searched the internett site of many nursurys I also found very good info there.
One day I was asked to do a talk at a club night on How I grow Paphiopedilums.
After a lot of thinking I decieded to talk on how to kill your Paphiopedilums.
Reason; Once they know how to kill them they then can learn the "PROPER" way to grow them.
Worked, as a lot of them changed their way from killing every plant they bought to learning how to grow every plant properly.
So the point I woiuld like to add to growing culture is tell people how also to kill Orchids.
So interesting ways I found. Plant you orchids in spag and keep in a try of water to keep moist. Yes it works for some of the swamp or realy wet growing orchids but let them know some speciers Love to grow dryer.
Never fertiliser as no one fertiliser them in the wild Etc.
BUT keep up the good information to them (the new growers at least)
My 1/2 penny worth
Ron  |