Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Gearing Up with Two Gadgets to Grow Better Orchids
THERE SEEM TO BE FEW HORTICULTURAL pursuits that have more available paraphernalia than orchid growing. The need or practicality of much of t...
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To the Point
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Terete-Leaved Orchids are Candidates for Bright Light
ORCHIDS WITH THIN, TAPERING, pencil-shaped leaves that are rounded in cross section have what botanists term terete leaves. This rather un...
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Thermal Dynamics
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
The Influence of Temperature Requirements Among Orchids
THE MAJORITY OF ORCHIDS THAT hobbyists grow have direct or ancestral origins in tropical climates. While most regard any frost-free clim...
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The “V” Word (Viruses)
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
A Troubling Problem for Orchids Growers
THERE IS PROBABLY NO OTHER word that elicits more confusion and fear among experienced orchid growers than virus.
There seems to be no lack of exper...
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The Catt House
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Cattleyas Set the standard by Which Other Genera Can Be Grown
IN ORCHID LITERATURE AND discussions, it is common to read or hear references to “typical orchid conditions” or “basic orchid cult...
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Seeing the Light
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Indoors or Outside, Proper Exposure Coaxes Orchids to Flower
LIGHT DRIVES THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC process in plants, transforming nutrients into food they use to grow and flower. It is perhaps the ...
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Reading the Leaves
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Examining Plants Closely Offers a Clue to Health
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT habits that an orchid grower can develop is the practice of regular and careful observation of his or her plants. Eac...
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Performance Anxiety
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Determining What your Orchids Need to do Their Best
WHEN YOU HAVE NURTURED FOR months an orchid plant that has previously bloomed, it is disappointing when a new growth fails to flower. The ma...
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Multiplication by Division
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
When Repotting, Consider the Benefits of Dividing Orchids
MOST OF TODAY’S ORCHID growers do not remember the days before orchid mericlones were available. It was in the 1960s that it was disco...
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More Bang for the Buck
Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago
Choosing Orchids that Offer Flowers Galore
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ORCHIDS that produce only a blossom or two at flowering time that are nevertheless well worth the effort to grow simply because...
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