In OGD #239, Bert said
Nowadays we rely on the Scientific Method and place our faith on the analysis of experimental data.
Wish it were so. Most people still think a scientific theory is an unproven idea. The there are those who think that if there is a one time single point correlation it's a proven fact. Others listen to cultural dicta without questioning them.
Orchid growers are particularly guilty of. That is why we have so many cultural myths:
* Chlorinated municipal water is bad for orchids;
* Urea is not a good source of nitrogen;
* Charcoal is poison for orchids (this one I heard last month from an Australian on a speaking tour);
* Fertilize weakly weekly;
* Methanol helps orchid growth.
And many more.
Although there may be a grain of truth in some of these, most of tham are nonsense.
Martin
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