If the orchid plant is not fertilized too often, will the blossoms last longer when they bloom? Someone told me (an orchid grower) that too much fertilizer weakens the blossoms.

-- Jayne Kurizaki (jayne_k@aloha.net), January 11, 1999

Answers

I don't know, but here are a couple of extensive resources wehre you could ask (http://www.orchidmall.com/) and (http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ Recreation/OrchidSNS/wwwsites.html). Sorry I couldn't have been more of a help.

-- Roy Inouye (roy@bothi.com), January 21, 1999.

As a general rule, when a plant is nearing or is in bloom it does not need any added fertilizers.

-- Kunane Leigh (kunane@nursery.com), January 23, 1999.