Using the energy provided by light, the ...

Using the energy provided by light, the ...

Using the energy provided by light, the green leaf chlorophyll transforms the carbon dioxide from the air and the mineral salts from moisture into sugar and other carbohydrates.

These energy carbohydrates are stored until needed either for rebuilding plant tissue or for flowering.

The pseudobulbs of some types, the large leathery leaves of others, and the slender grass-like leaves of orchids lacking pseudobulbs are the storage reservoirs.

The cycle will continue only if the grower devotes the utmost attention to the special requirements of the orchid.

The reward for his devotion comes when the brilliant bloom and beauty of the tropics is reproduced in the greenhouse.

No hard and fast rules can be set down for the beginner to follow.

It has been said that each grower in his own greenhouse, within limitations established by the plants, is a law unto himself.

The amount of each element in the light-heat-moisture-air formula will vary according to season, experience, and variety.

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




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