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CATTLEYA CULTURE
... a month. Fertilizer can also be applied with every watering at 1/4 recommended dilution. Thorough flushing with clear water every month is recommended to prevent buildup of fertilizer salts. Potting Potting is necessary when 1) the rhizome of the plants protrudes over the edge of the pot, or 2) the potting ...
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CYMBIDIUM CULTURE
... months, they need the most water then. Water heavily during the growth season, keeping the potting medium from drying out completely, and reduce water when the pseudobulbs are completed in late ... , fertilize only once a month. Potting Potting must be done about every two years, as the potting medium breaks down, usually in the spring after blooming. Shake all the old potting mix off the roots ...
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Masdevallia and Dracula
... a month are sufficient. Some growers use a high phosphorus, 10-30-20 type formulation (bloom booster) as plants approach flowering. POTTING is ... every one to two years, to keep the potting mix from decomposing. A fine-grade potting medium, such as fine fir bark or treefern ... Spread the roots over a cone of potting medium and fill in around the roots with potting medium to the junction of the roots ...
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Odontoglossum Alliance, Cool-Growing Genera
... should be plentiful, coupled with perfect drainage. The potting medium should just start to dry before watering again. ... month are ideal for plants in a bark-based potting medium. A 20-20-20 formulation should be used on other media or on slabs. If weather is dull applications once a month ... a cone of potting medium and fill in around the roots with potting medium. Firm the potting medium well around ...
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Oncidium Alliance, Warm-Growing Genera
... pot size and material, type of orchid and type of potting medium. Plants not actively growing, should be watered less; ... month are ideal for plants in a bark-based potting medium. A 20-20-20 formulation should be used on other media or on slabs. If skies are cloudy, applications once a month ... , which is usually in the spring. A fine-grade potting medium is usually used with fine-rooted plants and ...
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Paphiopedilum Culture
... leach excess fertilizer, which can burn roots. In cool weather fertilizer applications once a month are sufficient. Potting Potting should be done about every two years, or as the medium decomposes. Seedlings are ...
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PHALAENOPSIS CULTURE
... cooler, or under dull conditions, fertilizer should be applied once a month. Potting Potting is best done in the spring, after blooming. Phalaenopsis plants ... , various types of stone, sphagnum moss, or combinations of these. Potting is usually done every 1-3 years. Mature plants can grow in the same pot until the potting medium starts to decompose, usually in two years. Root rot ...
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VANDA CULTURE
... system, they are mostly grown in slatted wood baskets, or in pots with a coarse potting medium. If warm and sunny, they may need daily watering, with misting several times a ... beneficial; use it once a month. Potting Potting should be done in the springtime. Plants in baskets do not need to be repotted often; leave them unless the potting medium breaks down. Just set ...
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Cadetia taylori
... borne singly on each new stem, and may last from a few weeks to a month or more. We have seen one instance where a flower spike keikei'd rather than ... -2500 range. Plants can be mounted on slabs if attention is given to daily misting. Potting is feasible in fine mixes with good drainage, ie, fine bark with charcoal or perlite ...
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