Eight years of monthly orchid culture columns by Courtney Hackney. Hackneau@comcast.net
This column was written for humid coastal North Carolina and Florida. The advice given should be adjusted to the readers climate.
November 2009 - The Darwinian Approach to Managing an Orchid Collection
October 2009 - The Aging Orchidist
September 2009 - Changing Light in Fall Effects Blooming and Growing
August 2009-Always a New Challenge, Crickets, Fertilizer
July 2009 - The Truth About Light
June 2009 - Cheap and Effective Orchid Products
May 2009 - Make the Most of Your Growing Space
April 2009 - Best Time to Re-Pot
March 2009 - Time to Re-Pot Orchids
February 2009 The Best Pots for Your Orchids
January 2009 - Less Light and Heat Mean Less Water
December 2008 - Very Basic Orchid Care
November 2008 - How Cold is Too Cold?
October 2008 - The Importance of pH to Orchid Growth
September 2008 - Too Much Rain and Gloom
August 2008 - Microclimate; Water & Temp.
July 2008 - Effects of months of minimal care
June 2008 - Moving an Orchid Collection
April 2008 - Repotting Phals & Cattleyas
March 2008 - Spring Migration of Domestic Orchids
February 2008 - Growing Indoors; Humidity
January 2008 - Wandering Roots
December 2007 - Orchid Detective; Roots
November 2007 - Water Quality, Drought, Winter Growing
October 2007 - Fall Growing, Light, Pests, Water, Fertilizer
September 2007 - Growing Phals in Lava Rock
August 2007 - Orchid Pests, Crickets
May 2007 - Controlling Pests in a Greenhouse
April 2007 - Pests: Snails, Slugs, Thrips, Scales, Mites
February 2007 - Favorite Cattleyas
January2007 - Favorite Orchids
December 2006 - Potting Orchids Clay vs. Plastic
November 2006 - Winter Orchid Culture Various Groups
October 2006 - Common Orchid Growing Mistakes
September2006 - Orchids for Beginners, Your First Orchid
August2006 - Book Review, The Classic Cattleyas
April 2006 - Too Many Orchids?
January2006 - Paphs., Media,& Fire Ants
November2005 - Orchid Nurseries
October2005 - Winter Preparations