Orchids 201

This intermediate-level course builds on the Orchids 101 class, exploring in detail the subjects of habitat, pollination, breeding, tissue culture, mineral nutrition, pH, water quality, flowering, propagation, beneficial microbial inoculants and biopesticides, terrestrial vs. semi terrestrial vs. epiphytic growth habits, metabolism, and more! With tips and tricks gleaned from 20 years in the orchid world, this course will help you get to the next level as a grower. Each class participant will receive an exotic orchid species to bring home.

Price: $52, $47 member

Location: York Street

Instructor: Andrew Hatch

Andrew has spent more than 20 years growing plants of all types and has grown over 100 species of Tillandsia commercially. He holds a bachelor's degree in soil and crop sciences from CSU and has been growing Tillandsia for over 20 years, nine of them commercially. Andrew gives guest lectures at colleges and universities on orchid micropropagation and owns Artifact Gardens, a rare plant nursery and tissue culture lab that specializes in orchids, bromeliads, aroids and other tropicals.