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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. 


March 2013 - Of Rots & Roaches

February 2013 - When Spring Comes Early

January 2013 - Potting Media

December 2012 - Temperature Extremes

November 2012 - Adapting to Greenhouse Conditions

October 2012 - Fall Culture

September 2012 - Advice Caution

August 2012 - Orchid Fever

July 2012 - High Humidity & Rain

June 2012 - Watering & Humidity

May 2012 - Repotting Trauma

April 2012 - Repotting Phals

March 2012 - Repotting, Step by Step

February 2012 - How Much Fertilizer?

January 2012 - Biggest Challenges

December 2011 - Jewel Orchids

November 2011 - Orchid Intensive Care Unit

October 2011- Fall Adjustments

September 2011- Minerals

August 2011- Summertime Humidity


July 2011- Of Ants and Caterpillars

June 2011- Dry Heat and The Roach Trick

May 2011- Watering and Low Humidity

April 2011- Short Spikes and Virused Plants

March 2011- Do Your Plants Talk Back

February 2011- Advice and Experience

January 2011- Frostbite and Sunburn

December2010- Enjoying Your Orchids Indoors

November 2010- A "Greener" Greenhouse

October 2010- Cool Culture

September 2010- Too Many Orchids

August 2010- Summertime Pests ans Diseases

July 2010- Watering Orchids at Night?

June 2010- Growing Roots

May 2010- Tips on Re-Potting

April 2010- Feed Your Orchids

March 2010- The Best Time to Re-Pot

February 2010- Growing Paphiopedilums
in Lava Rock


January 2010 - How Much Water is Enough?

Dec. 2009 - Adjust Your growing for December Conditions

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

July2007 - High Humidity

June 2007 - Low humidity

May 2007 - Controlling Pests in a Greenhouse

April 2007 - Pests: Snails, Slugs, Thrips, Scales, Mites

March 2007 - Orchid Rots

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

July2006 - Repotting

June2006 - Low Humidity

May2006 - Spring Checklist

April 2006 - Too Many Orchids?

March 2006 - Pesticides

February2006 - Roots

January2006 - Paphs., Media,& Fire Ants

December2005 - Winter Growing

November2005 - Orchid Nurseries

October2005 - Winter Preparations

September2005 - Light

August2004 - Fertilizer

July2005 - Lava Rock