[sailor]

Just jumping in to say hello.

I have been collecting for a few years and have over 120orchids. About a month ago I converted all but 12 over to S/H setups. With that many plants, it takes all of the guess work out of watering and fertilizing - probably saves me 4 or 5 hours a week. And my plants are doing FANTASTIC.

I have a large sunroom supplemented by four 440 watt, 6500k compact florescents. I have over 30 plants in bloom right now with at least a dozen more in bud, sheath or spike.

So why aren't my last 12 orchids in S/H? Well, I have some Vandas in baskets and a 4' tall potted Vanda Josephine that are not good candidates. I have several large Slippers. I just can't get the damn things to quit blooming long enough to convert them and I don't have the heart to break some LONG blooming cycles. I have a Paph Sedenii Blush in a 12" pot that has been in constant bloom for almost 2 years. It is a sequential bloomer and has 9 active bloom spikes right now. Dozens of buds & blooms. I'll post some pics when I figure out how. --- Ed