For ease and convience the OrchidFAQ has been divided into sections. Please follow the extended table of contents below to locate you information.  Or if you wish to view the complete FAQ at once you may download the zipped text file by clicking here.

Version 1.3 7/29/95
Version 1.4 5/27/96
Version 1.5 4/12/00
 

Compiled, mangled, wrangled and otherwise edited by: Aaron J. Hicks
With many thanks to the people who contributed, as noted per individual articles.  Many thanks to those who e-mailed in, and made comments or suggestions.  Special thanks to the mysterious Karolina, and the Bakers of Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Section I Orchid Cultural Information

Importing Orchids
Flasking Orchids
Use of Colchicine to Induce Polyploidy

Section II What is Plant Nutrition

Fertility or Nutrition
Essential Vs. Beneficial
Cation Exchange Capacity
pH What Does it Mean?
Elements of Complete Plant Nutrition
Macronutrients
Micronutrients

Section III Basic Orchid Culture

Light Requirements
Humidity and Air Movement
Temperature
Nutrition
Fertilizing
Potting
Repotting
Mounting
Baskets

Section IV Increasing Humidity

Section On Lighting Types and Information
Tube types

Section V Problems and Trouble Shooting

Section VI Specific Plants

Catasetum Culture
Cattleya Culture
Cymbidium Culture
Cypripediums & Terrestrial Culture
Dendrobium Culture
Dracula Culture
Lycaste Culture
Odontoglossum Culture
Oncidium Culture
Paphiopedilum Culture
Paphiopedilum Guide
Phalaenopsis Culture
Stanhopea Culture
Vanda Culture

Section VII Microwave sterilization

Secion VIII Planning a Greenhouse

Section IXReferences

Section XAddresses of Orchid Growers

Section XI A Short Story by HG Wells