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To: Ga Peach who wrote (32)	7/29/2001 12:19:20 PM
From: Rich1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90

I like to tie orchids in trees.. and grow them soiless.. Spray them once a month with Peters or Miracle grow which I just finished doing.. The ones in the pots on the Potting bench which I made myself.. are from an orchid grower down the street you need to have lava rocks and good drainable potting soil.. Almsot sounds like IO know what I am doing.. Most important key to orchids is to buy ones that are blooming in different months so you will have one blooming all the time... So if you go to a show in March buy one in bloom then one in May etc....

To: Ga Peach who wrote (32)	7/29/2001 2:11:03 PM
From: HG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90

Orchid Mix soil is available at Home Depot or Orchard Supply in bags. Contrary to popular belief, Orchids are the easiest plants to grow. They require almost no care...and are very hardy. For good blooms you need to fertilise them weakly & weekly. And oh, they prefer crowded pots, unlike normal plants they bloom better if the roots are confined, so don't move them to huge pots...they won't flower as profusely....i took them from 2 gallon to 15 gallon pots in the first year, they refused to flower for the next 2 years.... all the best.