dgmra. winter wonderland 'white fairy' and does distilled water need fertilizer
Good afternoon Members, I haven't been addressing the board since 2019. I stopped buying and caring for many orchids for a number of years, I decided to have a try at it again. I couldn't fight the heat in my Florida room (the room faces SW temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit), as you can see I live in South Florida. I only have a few orchids (10) right now, 3 Phalaenopsis; 4 Psychopsis (one plant with 6 spikes and many buds); 2 plants I can't remember the names of (when they flower I will be able to put names to them) and I just bought a Degarmoara Winter Wonderland 'White Fairy'. I'm interested in knowing how to care for this plant. It has a number of pseudobulbs old and new, one bulb has a spike with 2 blooms and 2 buds. My plants are facing NE indirect sun in the morning, finally, the temperature has been coming down and they are starting to do better. This summer has been brutal, it seems my Psychopsis plants went into a dormant state because of the heat day and night. Not to get off the subject, would someone who has experience with this type of orchid give me some pointers? I also would like to know if other members use distilled water for their orchids. I put 1/4 of a teaspoon of fertilizer and 1/2 a teaspoon of Epsom salt into a gallon of distilled water for watering between once to twice a week to ten days (depending on the weather, it's still very hot). I would like some feedback from members who have the information that I need. I miss the challenges of growing these remarkable plants, but I can only do with no more than 20 plants. Waiting for a reply, Zoren
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