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Wed, Jun 30, 04 at 5:38
| Anyone know where I can find information about growing orchids hydroponically under high intensity lights (1000 watt sodium)? Anyone here have any experience with this? |
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| Mystyraine, Not sure why you really want to do this as Orchid's only have a short ( maybe 5week flowering cycle . The only Orchids I have in my systems are Dendrobiums but as soon as you take them out the fizzle out. I spoke with a commercial grower recently and he has 4,000 plant's which he keep's on a steady drips for 4 month's then sell's as they flower. Unless you are doing it commercially it's probably not worth the effort. Don't get me wrong. !!!!!!!! I grow them but just 4 myself. Kind regards. Rosco. |
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- Posted by Mystyraine 8 OR (My Page) on Mon, Jul 5, 04 at 0:23
| I'm looking at orchids because they appear to be well suited to hydro and HID lights. The biggest stumbling block seems to be how long it takes to get a crop, be it cut blooms or small plants. I used to be a florist so my inclination has been toward blooms for weddings. But perhaps, since I'm having a hard time choosing which plants I want most, I should concentrate on plants for propagation. |
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| Mystyraine, You might find what you are looking for at Geoff Hands website at http://www.users.waitrose.com/~orchids/ He grows many of his Orchids in Hydro and Semi-hydro. In any case it's well worth a look. |
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