The benches may be thirty to thirty-six ...

The benches may be thirty to thirty-six ...

The benches may be thirty to thirty-six inches high-the exact height governed by the comfortable reach of the grower.

A thirty-six-inch bench on each side of a three-foot walk requires that the house be at least nine feet wide; a five-foot middle bench can be added if the house is sixteen feet wide.

After size, the next consideration in the plan is location, which will probably be dictated by elevation and the contour of the ground.

The house should be so located as to provide the most sunshine.

Shade can be attained by any number of means, but the right light comes only from the sun, for which there is no substitute.

Contrary to popular belief the orchid is a sun-loving plant.

It may exist, and even grow, without sun, but without an adequate amount of sunlight it will not bloom.

The needs of the different genera extend from well-diffused light to full sunlight.

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Stay tuned for more orchid-growing advice tomorrow! :)




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