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Originally Posted by kcpi3141
All over the net, I keep reading guides on fertilizing orchids that always say something along the lines of "these plants get their nutrients from monkey poop and rotting crap" in the wild.
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Organisms in and around the roots, and breakdown of debris hanging around the roots area, as well as nutrients washed down to the roots area -------- provide elements for the orchid.
Even ants and other things forming nests in or near the roots ----- or the media - can get a nutrient source going.
But for bulking up ----- we know the sun and the light and CO2 is behind all that ----- for producing the 'food' - through the photosynthesis process.
And we know that most orchids in general aren't super fast growers like banana palms, papaya, sugar cane ---- and a whole bunch of other plants/trees.
As long as the orchid gets a bit of the required elements every once in a while, then they'll just keep growing nicely - provided we look after them adequately.