The Orchid Garden

Show or Grow ?

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  Or you could just do like I do, use a balanced fertilizer year around and the plants will still know when to bloom and when to grow.  No problems with mixing, measuring, etc.  After all, if you mix a combination of high N and high P, you end up with a balanced mix.  Why not just _start_ with a balanced mix?   Currently I use the dynagrow, but will try the jerry’s mix at some point when I run out of what I have. later, jimwatts Before you buy.

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 Or you could just do like I do, use a balanced fertilizer year around and the plants will still know when to bloom and when to grow.  No problems with mixing, measuring, etc.  After all, if you mix a combination of high N and high P, you end up with a balanced mix.  Why not just _start_ with a balanced mix?  Currently I use the dynagrow, but will try the jerry’s mix at some point when I run out of what I have. later, jimwatts Before you buy.

Hello, Jim,  I am using the Jerry’s mix and that is my problem. They have a formula for growing and a formula for flowering. I am getting notable results.  I am not sure that I can mix them.  Dick Sharp

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Inside scoop says that Jerry is working on a balanced formula. Don’t spread it around or at least don’t say I told you *G* K Barrett – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  Or you could just do like I do, use a balanced fertilizer year around and the plants will still know when to bloom and when to grow.  No problems with mixing, measuring, etc.  After all, if you mix a combination of high N and high P, you end up with a balanced mix.  Why not just _start_ with a balanced mix?  Currently I use the dynagrow, but will try the jerry’s mix at some point when I run out of what I have. later, jimwatts Before you buy. Hello, Jim,  I am using the Jerry’s mix and that is my problem. They have a formula for growing and a formula for flowering. I am getting notable results.  I am not sure that I can mix them.  Dick Sharp

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I am interested in how to feed orchid plants that either getting ready to bloom or in bloom that are also producing new growth. Normaly I would feed with high Nitrogen for growth and less nitrogen and maby a boost of Phosphoric acid for blooming. With plants that are doing boath, how do I feed them ? Thanks Dick Sharp Oklahoma Orchid Societry <http://home.swbell.net/disharp/OOS.html

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I am interested in how to feed orchid plants that either getting ready to bloom or in bloom that are also producing new growth. Normaly I would feed with high Nitrogen for growth and less nitrogen and maby a boost of Phosphoric acid for blooming. With plants that are doing boath, how do I feed them ? Thanks Dick Sharp

Dick,    you could either alternate fertilizers with each application (I would recommend using a weakly/weekly or super-weakly/every-watering approach with this.  Another possibility is to create a more "balanced" mixture by mixing half high-nitro fertilizer and half high-phosphate fertilizer.  For instance, I try to fertilize with every watering, and that calls for 1/2 a tsp. of high nitro for grow fertilizer or 1/2 tsp. of high phosphate for bloom boosting.  So, I just put 1/4 teaspoon of high nitro and 1/4 teaspoon of high phosphate to a gallon of water…and presto! semi-"balanced" fertilizer. — Prem – Animator, programmer, and orchid and fossil nut extraordinaire… – DNRC Title: Minister of Lightwave 3d Plugin Design Foolishness – Home – http://www.PremDesign.com "We in our foolishness thought we were wise He played the fool and He opened our eyes We in our weakness believed we were strong He became nothing to show we were wrong." "God’s Own Fool" – Michael Card

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For instance, I try to fertilize with every watering, and that calls for 1/2 a tsp. of high nitro for grow fertilizer or 1/2 tsp. of high phosphate for bloom boosting.  So, I just put 1/4 teaspoon of high nitro and 1/4 teaspoon of high phosphate to a gallon of water…and presto! semi-"balanced" fertilizer.

I should qualify this recipe with the fact that the fertilizer I use calls for mixing to these proportions.  Mix the fertilizers according to your label instructions. — Prem – Animator, programmer, and orchid and fossil nut extraordinaire… – DNRC Title: Minister of Lightwave 3d Plugin Design Foolishness – Home – http://www.PremDesign.com "We in our foolishness thought we were wise He played the fool and He opened our eyes We in our weakness believed we were strong He became nothing to show we were wrong." "God’s Own Fool" – Michael Card

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