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Question
give me info on baby orchids

Answer
In general, very young orchids are subject to many diseases including "damping off"-- a fungus disease.  Another reason the survival rate is low is that very young plants grow very slowly.

I would grow them in a community pot where they are all together.  Water in the early morning every day and keep a small fan going to dry off the leaves after watering.  They are grown in many types of media.  I would always include perlite and, in fact, they can be grown in perlite alone.  If you have access to live moss, that would also be good as long as it doesn't overgrow the orchid plants.  If the moss grows well, the orchids are likely to thrive as moss also has a natural fungicide.  They like moderate temperatures (70- 80 degrees F) and light levels.  Humidity is also very important.  Since I don't know what type of baby orchids you are growing or the climatic region, it is difficult to give you more specific advice.

Please feel free to offer more information about the babies, where you got them, the type of orchid, size, and your growing conditions now.  

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