Thursday, March 10, 2011

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I was so happy to get this "just because" gift from my best friend, a beautiful dendrobium orchid.  I was quite worried that I might not be able to take good care of it, but after online research on how to grow these delicate tropical flowers, I found that the budding orchid gardener should fertilize weekly, weakly and water the orchid media as needed (meaning, do not water during rainy days).  And if you want, talk to the orchid (plants loooove carbon dioxide!).

Read more on growing orchids in this comprehensive agricultural site.  Click here.

Here is a great site that will guide new orchid growers.  And here's a youtube video by askthedecorator on growing orchids.  You can click the vid to go to the original youtube site to read the comments from the veteran orchid growers.

Thank you, bff, for this lovely gift!!! To my orchid, I hope you grow and flourish sweetie!

Dick Wells on YouTube

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