Howdy!
Welcome to the "Summer Growing" edition of the Oak Hill Gardens Newsletter. We hope that you and all of your plants are doing well. However, if your orchid area is like ours, this time of year "Summer growing" and "Summer not!" Thankfully, most are growing very strongly. A few of the cool growers, such as Miltoniopsis and Pleurothallids, suffer through our hot summers without a cooling pad. The best we can do is increase the air movement and mist them frequently on hot days.
This month we have a new special, lots of spiked and budded stuff, and some advice from Liese on growing during the warmer months. Check it out!
Best wishes,
Greg, Liese and Hermann
P.S. - Oak Hill Gardens will be at the Parkside Orchid Nursery Summer Festival in Ottsville, PA on July 28-29. If you will be there also and would like us to bring plants to you to save shipping costs, let us know! Hope to see you there. More info is at the link below:
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| AERANGIS SPECIAL |
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 Madagascan Angraecoids, anyone?
This fascinating family of compact-growing orchids yield long sprays of white, star-shaped blooms with striking, long spurs at the base of the lip.
They are easy to grow and bloom (Phalaenopsis culture). Right now we are offering special pricing for ordering multiple plants within this genus. Six different Aerangis are part of our special. If six isn't enough, we have a few more to choose from in the main section of the website at our regular prices. The photo is Aerangis biloba.
See the Aerangis special on our website at:
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| Orchids in Spike and/or Bud Right Now! |
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 Business is bloomin'!
The summer season is the least prolific for orchid blooms. However, we always have something flowering at Oak Hill Gardens! If you are in need of some color, check out our selection of orchids that are getting ready to flower at the
link below!:
Photos are Galeandra baueri and
Haraella retrocalla
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| Growing Tip of the Month - by Liese |
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| Growing in the Heat of Summer
During the hot summer months, it is best to use a high nitrogen food weekly or bi-monthly. it is during the spring and summer months when most orchids send out their new growth for the year. Feeding with a high nitrogen food will allow strong new growth which will subsequently yield more and better flowers during the plants blooming season. It is also a good idea to mist your plants lightly and frequently during extremely hot, dry days. This will cool off your plants and add humidity, encouraging healthy new growth.
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