Thanks for the welcome. I've ordered several neps from Phillip Crane, whom I assume to be associated with the hosts of this forum.
My background is tissue culture bananas in South Africa, and Gerberas here in California. I'm currently a landscape contractor, and many people are putting in fountains in semi protected areas, and I thought it could be fun to keep some nice specimen neps on hand for something different for my customers.
My reading has led me to believe that rain or distilled water is optimum for watering, but for me it is basically out of the question because of time. My greenhouses have always been automatic, and I'm spoiled rotten.
Do you guys think that if I flush, say, once a month with distilled water it would be enough? (Here in this area of Ca. we HAVE heard of rain, but don't know much about it).
Also, as the above poster said, white marks are a problem for the orchid growers around here. Is it just cosmetic? Can it be cleaned?
Thanks again, and any info regarding my situation would be much appreciated. Mr. Crane plans on sending a mix of N. vent. and N. grac, although I've asked him to feel free to send a few plants of other spp. that he thinks will do well in the Central Coast area.
Tim