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From: arnold@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Blooming orchids under lights
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Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 14:17:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 14:17:00 1986
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Dear Doug,
I have several thousand orchids in Hawaii and several hundred under lights
in Colorado.  I find that the larger orchids will tolerate having the lights
a little higher allowing you to move the plants around and change their
directions so the spikes will not get fried in your lights.  This will
result in the spikes bending off toward the lights and give you strange
shaped spikes but that's the trade off.  If your lights are high enough
and your plants young enough (no 3 foot spikes) you shouldn't have any
problems.  For bigger spikes, just guide them with stakes so they go
through the spaces between the lamps.  This works on Paphs too.
Also, if you find the lights going all over the room, try adding some
tin foil to reflect it back in.  You'd be suprised how much it helps.
Good luck.

Arnold