Hello everyone, There's an idea for an article i'd like to submit to the IPA (International Phalaenopsis Alliance) Journal, and i'd like to ask everyone if they could answer a few questions for me. This survey is for people who grow phalaenopsis species. The article may appear in the last issue of this year, and will be about which species people grow the best/worst either indoors or outdoors/in a greenhouse. If there is a phal species that you grow really well, or can't grow at all, then this is a good opportunity to bring it to light so that we can come up with some possible answers for the negatives, and kudos for the positives. There could also be a discussion/follow up either in this or a following article about how to remedy the situation, or why such things work the way they do. If you could return your survey within a week, that would help me get the info together pretty quickly and go over the data, as it were, and pass along a basic story line to the editors. If you would like specific information included about your plants, growing area, etc please include your permission with the completed survey to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Also if you have pictures of your growing area, and pictures of your prized phal species in its glory that you would like to have possibly included in the article, then let me know also. Pictures don't have to be returned with the survey (but asap), so let me know if you will be sending one along, and try to have them be the highest possible resolution you can get and still email in a reasonable amount of time. Tiff formats are preferred, but jpegs of high resolution will work I think. Now, if you grow alot of phal species, and do pretty well with them in general, a listing of the plants that grow reasonably well without general fussiness is okay, but preferred is a short list of what does really well or really badly in your conditions, repeatedly, over time. If you just bought a plant for the first time and have had it for less than a year and it looks really nice, then don't include it on the list, but if you repeatedly buy a certain species, and it is gone in less than a year repeatedly (never happened to me...... well maybe just a few) then that is what we're really looking for. thanks! charles
1) Where do you grow your phal species? If more than one area, list all types (greenhouse, windowsill, under lights (what kind), lath house, on a tree outside, etc 2) What phal species (listing the area it is in) grows very well for you (can be more than one) 3) What phal species (listing the area it is in) grows badly for you repeatedly, or fails to thrive at all over time (can be more than one) 4) How long have you tried to grow this phal species (good or bad) (listing # of total plants over time is good, if memory works that is) 5) For the phal species you grow very well, what do you think is the key to your success 6) For the phal species you grow very poorly, what do you think is the limiting factor, or what keeps that species for doing well for you 7) Is there a phal species that you have had trouble with over time, but discovered a 'fix' and now do well with; list the fix and species 8) For the phal species that you have trouble with (or think you would have trouble with if never grown), would you consider changing or adding to your setup if it meant you could grow this/these other species 9) General cultural information that can shed light on how you grow (where you live, seasonal considerations, water type, fertilizer type, potting media, etc) If you have any questions or have survey questions that you think are very appropriate for this type of article, let me know. I may send out an updated survey soon, if warranted. Please do not hesitate to send examples of species you have had problems with, as the main point of this article will be to highlight particular species that many people may have problems with, so that attention can be drawn to possible solutions for people who really want to find a way to grow them. I think this is very important now that there are many of the new 'obscure' phal species that are finding their way into people's collections, and it would be nice if we all could keep these rare ones alive, and find a way to increase their numbers in propagation. There are many of you that have prized nuggets of information that could really helps us all out. By the way, if you would like to submit any information but don't want anyone to know who it came from, also let me know. None of this information is being used for marketing purposes or the like, and is solely to be used for education/entertainment of IPA Journal readers. None of the information will be passed on to other people than the Journal editors. If there are other concerns also please let me know. thanks for your help, look forward to hearing from you all sincere regards, charles -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford
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