It can be done.Success depends on the ...

It can be done.



Success depends on the ...

It can be done.

Success depends on the ingenuity of the grower in improvising means for balance.

Some amateurs have attained a measure of success by adapting a heated glass-enclosed porch.

Others have grown plants in the home over open pans of water resting on shelves in front of large windows.

But it must be emphasized that only the most vigorous types of orchids will thrive or even live under such conditions.

The Wardian case is a solution of the orchid housing problem for apartment-house dwellers and people living in congested areas.

It may be a glass case, frequently piano-box shape, about twenty-four inches by twenty-eight inches and from twenty-four inches to thirty-six inches high, provided with a thermostatically controlled heating system (an electric-light bulb, an electric coil under the gravel of the tray, or even a brooder element will serve), with a water-tight pan covering the bottom to hold water or moist gravel to humidify the air, and with a means of controlling the ventilation (a hinged front may be used for such aeration).

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




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