Orchid Culture - Courtney Hackney's Orchid Tips
A Compendium of Courtney's Growing Tips
Orchid Culture Tips
General Orchid Culture
Common Orchid Growing Mistakes - Oct 06Orchids for Beginners: Your First Orchid - Sep 06
Tips for Beginners - Aug 12
Understanding Your Plant Label - Mar 02
Listen to Your Plants - Apr 03
Learn from Your Mistakes - Feb 11
Lessons Learned this Year - Nov 12
Poorly Growing Orchids - Jun 01
Culling Your Orchids - Nov 02
Water and Fertilizer
The ABCs of Watering - Mar 01Watering When the Humidity is Low - Jun-12
Watering Redux - May 11
Summertime Watering - Jul 10
When You Water, Water! - Jan 10
Winter Watering - Jan 09
The Importance of pH to Orchid Growth - Oct 08
Watering During Drought Conditions - Jun 07
Water Temperature - Feb 02
Water Quality and Salt Stress - Nov 11
When to Start Fertilizing in Spring - Feb 13
Use Dilute Fertilizer - Feb 12
Nitrogen in Fertilizer - Dec 02
Phosphorus in Fertilizer - Jan 03
Calcium Deficiency - Sep 11
Dolomite on Paphs - Mar 05
Nutricote - Aug 04
Repotting and Potting Mix
The ABCs of Repotting - Apr 01Does Your Orchid Need to be Repotted? - May 13
Repotting Guidelines - May 10
Repotting Orchids - May 03
Annual Spring Repotting - Mar 10
The Best Time to Repot - Apr 09
Repotting Paphs and Phrags - May 12
Repotting Phalaenopsis Orchids - Apr 12
Repotting Orchids with Pseudobulbs - Mar 12
Repotting Cattleyas - Jun 11
Repotting Cattleyas - Jan 05
Repotting Cattleyas Redux - Apr 05
Repotting Phalaenopsis, Cattleyas and Vandas - Apr 08
Orchid Potting Media - Jan 13
Potting Media Considerations - Oct 00
Media Size - Dec 03
Lava Rock - Jul 05
Growing in Lava Rock... Two Years Later - Sep 07
Growing Paphs in Lava Rock - Feb 10
Cypress Mulch - Jul 06
Coco Chips - Jul 02
Coco in Potting Mixes - Jul 03
Orchid Pots and Containers
The Best Pots for Your Orchids - Feb 09Clay vs. Plastic Pots - Dec 06
Degraded Baskets - Oct 03
Orchids in Baskets - Nov 03
Orchid Roots
Growing Orchid Roots - Jun 10Wandering Roots - Jan 08
Orchid Root Detective - Dec 07
Stimulating Orchid Roots - Feb 06
Light
Winter Light Levels - Dec 09Changing Light Affects Growing and Blooming - Sep 09
The Truth About Light - Jul 09
Light and Orchids - Sep 05
Temperature and Air Movement
Temperature Considerations - Sep 13Temperatures for Orchids - Oct 02
Temperatures Variations - Feb 03
Growing Cool Growing Orchids in Florida - Dec 12
Prepare for Cooler Weather - Sep 00
How Cold is Too Cold? - Nov 08
Temperature Effects on Orchids - Aug 08
Cold Tolerance of Some Orchids - Oct 01
Humidity - Too Much and Too Little - Jul 13
Low Humidity - Jun 06
Air Movement - Aug 05
Growing Indoors - Humidity - Feb 08
Pests and Diseases
Nursing Sick Orchids Back to Health - Nov 11Cheap and Effective Orchid Products - Jun 09
Natural Predators - Jul 11
Pesticides - Mar 06
Natural Pest Control - Nov 10
Control Pests and Diseases in Summer - Aug 10
What's Wrong with My Plant - Jan 04
Orchid Pests in Small Collections - Apr 07
Orchid Pests in Large Collections - May 07
Cockroaches and Orchid Immune Response - Mar 13
Scale - Jun 03
Mealybugs - Nov 00
Mites in Spring - May 05
Slugs and Snails - Jul 03
Crickets - Aug 07
Always a New Challenge: Crickets - Aug 09
Rot - Oct 13
Eliminating Botrytis - Mar 07
Pests and Diseases
Rot - Oct 13Cockroaches and Orchid Immune Response - Mar 13
Nursing Sick Orchids Back to Health - Nov 11
Natural Predators - Jul 11
Pesticides - Mar 06
Natural Pest Control - Nov 10
Control Pests and Diseases in Summer - Aug 10
Always a New Challenge: Crickets - Aug 09
Cheap and Effective Orchid Products - Jun 09
Eliminating Botrytis - Mar 07
Orchid Pests in Small Collections - Apr 07
Orchid Pests in Large Collections - May 07
Mealybugs - Nov 00
Crickets - Aug 07
Other Orchid Growing Considerations
Twenty Years of Tips - Dec 13What's in a Name? - Nov 13
Stages of Orchid Addiction - Aug 13
Getting Your Orchids Ready for Your Vacation - Jun 13
Try New Things - Aug 08
Trying Out New Things - Sep 12
Collecting Orchids - Aug 12
Growing Different Orchids in One Space - Jan 12
The Darwinian Approach to Orchid Collections - Nov 09
The Aging Orchidist - Oct 09
Make the Most of Your Growing Space - May 09
Moving an Orchid Collection - Jun 08
Impacts of Minimal Care - Jul 08
Shipping Orchids - Sep 03
Too Many Orchids - Apr 04
Loss of Some Commercial Orchid Nurseries - Nov 05
Orchid Greenhouse Etiquette - May 02
Want a Greenhouse for Christmas? - Dec 00
Greenhouse Disasters - Sep 02
Power Outage - Mar 03
Specific Genera
Different Orchids
My Favorite Orchids - Jan 07Jewel Orchids - Dec 11
Standard Cattleyas - Aug 00
My Favorite Cattleyas - Feb 07
Book Review: The Classic Cattleyas - Aug 08
Phalaenopsis - Blooming and Bud Drop - Feb 01
Phalaenopsis and Potting Mixes - Feb 02
Seasonal Tips
Spring Orchid Care
Spring Watering and Fertilizing - Apr 13Spring Musings on the Orchid Scene - Apr 11
Orchid Immune System and Spring Stirrings - Mar 11
Spring Growth and Fertilizer - Apr 10
Spring Repotting and Winter Cold - Mar 09
Orchids in Spring - Apr 02
Spring Checklist - Apr 01, updated May 06
Summer Orchid Care
Summertime Watering - Jul 10Summer Orchid Care - Aug 09
Too Much Rain and Gloom - Sep 08
Summer Humidity - Jul 07
Orchids in Summer - Aug 01
Summer Tips - Jun 02
Summer Orchid Growing - Jul 01
Summer Heat and Humidity - Aug 11
Orchid Care Tropical Storm Season - Jul 12
Fall Orchid Growing Tips
Fall Preparations - Oct 12Fall Orchid Care - Temperature Considerations - Oct 11
Fall Orchid Care - Oct 10
Transition to Fall - Oct 07
Orchids in Fall - Oct 04
Fall Preparations - Cull Your Orchids - Sep 10
Changing Fall Light Affects Growing and Blooming - Sep 09
Fall Orchid Culture - Nov 06
Preparing for Winter - Oct 05
Cool Fall Nights - Sep 01
Orchids in Fall - Nov 01
Winter Orchid Growing Tips
Cold Damage to Orchids - Jan 11Winter Orchid Care - Dec 10
Adjust Your Growing for Winter Light Levels - Dec 09
Less Light and Warmth Means Less Watering - Jan 09
January Observations - Jan 06
Winter Growing - Dec 05
Winter Cold Weather - Jan 02
Winter Orchid Care - Dec 02