A Practical Guide to Growing Orchids and Other Houseplants by John Ewing - 2004

Self published, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. VG softcover with spiral binding. 2004. Pages all clean/unmarked. Covers with clear tape over edges. Photos. Solid. 50 pp. Sections include: Orchid Types, Orchid Classification, Orchid Culture, Potting, Repotting, Watering, Fertilizing, Light, Temperature, Humidity, Diseases, Pests, Orchid First Aid, Transport, Flowers, Photosynthesis, Respiration, water, Improving Water Quality, Fertilizers, Deficiency Symptoms, Choosing fertilizer, Orchid Reproduction, Green Seedpod Harvesting, Genetics Terminology, Houseplant Culture. Ewing (Author), with training in Botany, chemistry and horticulture, managed a commercial orchid nursery with his wife for almost 30 years where they bred and sold their own orchid hybrids. Associated with the orchid nursery was a plant tissue culture Laboratory, which was used to propagate the orchid Hybrids, sold by the nursery. Orchids developed by their nursery were shipped to customers throughout the world. The Author, and his wife were among the leaders in developing the vivid colors and patterns that are now found in the modern Phalaenopsis of today.'