Julai, I would try to collect rain water, dehumidifier condensate water, even melted snow to get a low conductivity water to use on your plants. You do not need to water them 100% of the time with the pure water, but the less well water you can use the better off the plants will be.
Tom /----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tom Hillson Orchid Grower Specializing | [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Paphs and Pleurothallids | http://www.orchids.iastate.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |"There is always room for one more Orchid!!" On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Redman, Julia C. wrote: > Folks: > > > > I've always done a rather half-way job of growing my assorted jewel > orchids (Macodes, Anoectochilus; but the Ludisia is > indestructible). I > especially have trouble with the macodes, and I just purchased a > new one > that I'd like to keep looking fancy. I keep these plants in my > basement > which is an intermediate temperatures space (50-60 in winter, ~70 in > summer) with decent humidity. Some of the plants are in sphagnum and > some are in peat products. I generally water with the well water > which > is on the hard side. Should I make an effort to water with deionized > water or similar? Should these species be kept constantly moist? > I do > let them dry out slightly. I was thinking that combined with my lazy > use of well water might be the reason my macodes look so sad. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > Julai > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
