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For ease and convience the OrchidFAQ1.4 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.
ORCHID GROWING GUIDE
WITH NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AND
GENUS LISTING
SURFING ON THE INTERNET
CAPTURED ARTICLES AND GUIDES
1995
by Michael Kennedy
Version 1.3 7/29/95
Version 1.4 5/27/96
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 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 VIa Specific Plants
Catasetum Culture
Cattleya Culture
Cymbidium Culture
Cypripediums & Terrestrial Culture
Dendrobium Culture
Dracula Culture
Lycaste Culture
Section VIb
Odontoglossum Culture
Oncidium Culture
Paphiopedilum Culture
Paphiopedilum Guide
Phalaenopsis Culture
Stanhopea Culture
Vanda Culture
Section VII Microwave sterilization
Section VIII Planning a Greenhouse
Section IX References
Section X Addresses of Orchid Growers
Section XI A Short Story by HG Wells
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