Lovely blooms! My smiliae is in the trash along with the rest of the
mites!
The good news is I fed all of the orchids today with seaweed/mag mix and upon inspection I saw ZERO mites.
I will inspect again tomorrow.
Elaine, the Vanda books are very well written and easy to understand (much more so than many of the reference books out there). They made me feel confident to try Vandas again. So far, the results look promising. I really like that I can use a sprinkler setup just under them and turn it on for a rain shower as needed. I am following the dark root method and I am modifying my care based on the Memphis weather. But in general his book works for Memphis too. The main difference is heat. I have a bit more shade cloth and if it gets too hot, I water them to cool down and put a fan to simulate the sea breezes.
They are like children.
