Category: Culture

Growing Temperate Orchids In Tropics

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 8 years ago After humidity, temperature and light are next most important requirements of orchids. Preferring high humidity, temperature and light requirements of orchids can vary according to the region of or... Read More

Shifting Orchids Inside

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 8 years ago The weather is taking a turn and your orchids need to be shifted inside, as the outside temperatures have started to dip. Orchids have different sensitivity to the temperature. There are some orchi... Read More

Some Orchids Might Survive Outside In Winter

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 8 years ago There are orchids that could survive even in snow. According to their response to temperature variation in the climate, orchids can be broadly classified into three categories: sensitive, intermedi... Read More

Angraecum Culture with Semi-Hydroponic Techniques

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted about 8 years ago        "This guest post was written upon my request by Professor Chris Johnson from the University of Utah.  Dr. Johnson has a passion like so many of us: orchids.  This post addresses his issue re... Read More

Death by Dehydration

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted about 8 years ago              One of the common ways of killing your orchids is not watering them properly; watering properly takes some time to learn when you’re a beginning hobbyist (as well as some of us that ha... Read More

Angcm. longicalcar: "Saving the Three Sisters"

Author is Tom Kuligowski, posted about 8 years ago      This post will concentrate on two issues.  The first deals with the effects that severe under-watering will have on Angcm. longicalcar and the attempt to save three plants (the three sisters).... Read More

Winter Orchid Dreaming

Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago Orchid growing is somewhat like any other gardening – January and February are very slow months! Unlike outside gardeners in temperate climates, though, we are constrained by the problems of cold w... Read More

Summer Orchid Growing Tips

Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago Foliar fertilizing promotes better growth During the peak growing months of summer use a very dilute foliar fertilizer (half normal strength) with 1/2 teaspoon per gallon soap as a wetting agent s... Read More

Growing Orchids In A Terrarium

Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago A decorative idea for growing orchids in the home is the use of a terrarium, conservatory or Wardian Case. The concept behind the use of these items is that you create a  mini-greenhouse inside to ... Read More

Maintaining An Orchid Terrarium

Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago Once you have your terrarium set up for your orchids maintaining happy and healthy plants is easy if you give them all the elements of their environment they need. Depending upon the type of pla... Read More