TOPIC: Orchid Plants under Residential Indoor Environments

Description:

Residential indoor environments are widespread but also the most challenging for orchid plant hobbyist and cultivators.  Factors such as plant location, plant genus/species, pot type, potting media, light, temperature, humidity, air circulation, watering and repotting schedules, and other growing conditions will be discussed to foster horticultural success under these harsh environments.

Speaker Bio:

Carlos was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.  He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas and pursued his doctoral degree in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis, California.  He then worked for the food and beverage industry, for companies such as Nabisco and PepsiCo.  He lives in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and has been cultivating orchid plants in his home for the last 25 years.  He uses his technical discipline to document his horticultural experiences and publishes them in magazines such as Orchids and Orchid Digest.  He has been delivering lectures on the care of orchid plants in residential indoor environments for local garden clubs and adult educational programs.