What Orchid to Choose, Mike Heinz
Written in Anticipation of the Spring Show Season
Advice on how to select orchids for your collection, written in anticipation of the spring show season.

Beginner's Guide to Orchids, Sue Bottom
How to Tell if Your Orchid is Happy
This presentation on orchid growing basics lists the requirements of commonly grown orchids.

Orchid Potting Workshop, Greg Allikas
Step by Step Instructions on How to Repot
Check out Greg Allikas' Potting Workshop for some great advice and pictures on how to repot different types of orchids. Repotting Orchids is a brief slide presentation by Sue Bottom on repotting basics.

Orchids and Light, Bill Gourley
Use the Light Meter to Find the Best Place to Grow Orchids
This article addresses the light requirements of different orchids. Borrow the light meter from the SAOS library to find the best place in your home, porch or yard to grow different types of orchids. (May 10 Keiki Club)

Alkaline Well Water and Fertilizer, Sue Bottom
Lessons from the Keiki Club
This article outlines a way to compensate for our water's alkalinity and high dissolved solids content: use a dilute water soluble fertilizer when you water and have organic matter in the potting mix to buffer the pH and generate acidity. Once or twice a month thoroughly flush your pots to leach out residual salts. (May 09 Keiki Club)

Orchid Roots, Canadian Orchid Congress
Orchid Roots Aren't Like Your House Plant's Roots
This article explains why orchid roots are different from the roots of other plants.  Orchid roots need fresh air which is why using special orchid potting mix rather than potting soil is so important.