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Jul 29, 2015 7:41 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Lucky, because I grow so many tropical plants, the majority of which are orchids, I primarily use 20-20-20 orchid fertilizer. It is much more expensive but I go though many pounds of it in a year so its handy. Some people don't like using Miracle Gro fertilizer, but I see nothing wrong with it. Also, I use Osmocote routinely with my plumeria, putting it in each pot in the early spring. Every watering and every rain automatically fertilizes those plants. By the time my plants go dormant in the fall, the Osmocote is pretty much used up, which is what I want to happen. I quit fertilizing my plumeria by mid-September.

I don't use any of those water-retentive potting media, like your Miracle Gro Moisture Control. Again, I customize all my potting soils so I know exactly what's in it and have complete control of them. But I use 30 or so cf. of potting mixes each year and that doesn't even count all the cf. of orchid media I use.
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