In a message dated 3/1/08 3:04:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> "Masdevallia veitchiana should be moist at all times and
> prefers a balanced (20-20-20) fertilizer every two weeks at one-half
> strength [too strong !]."
Viateur comments that the recommended fertilizer concentration and frequency
for M.veitchiana is too strong, but that is generally the way it is grown in
these parts. They rapidly grow into huge everblooming specimens here, and
plants in 10 and 12 inch pots with many flowers at a time are not uncommon in
gardens; even among growers who have no other orchids but Cymbidiums. The text
for
the article was provided to the SF Chronicle by Tom Perlite, arguably one of
the best Masdevallia growers and hybridizers around.
Dennis Westler
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