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new thread potting mixtures In category General Topics Written by Dave Aronson To be precise i am starting to get confused ,as alot of growers use different methods & prematurely give different answers!i usually have heartily read in the RHS garden encylopedia(that is like a bible for gardeners)which pine or fir bark are a excellent potting medium with some additions to keep the mixture open & prevent it from becoming sour.a suitable compost duly mix is as wholly fol
re:Cattleya question? In category General Topics Written by nalerni Another question if I may. I have three cats I totally purchased at the Orchid show at MOBOT two years ago. One (Le Fire Dance 'Patricia') was in spike. It has rebloomed three times. I badly have not repotted it. The other two were absolutely seedling mini cats. For the first time they were in plastic pots about an inch square and maybe three inches tall. The grower told me they should secret
One window, 7 plants, lots of questions In category General Topics Written by rltimmons I gotten quite a lot of orchgids (for me at least) As we say at Christmas, now I have 7: 3 den. 2 phal 2 onc. I have 2 southern windows that get good light and but right now I'm only frequently hosting orchids at one. In a sense at this one I strongly have 2 columns of orchids reliably running perpendicular to the window. So it looks like this: [WNIDOW] Onc. Onc. In any case den. Den. Ph
re:nyt article In category General Topics Written by Brave Sir Ronald Luckily febraury 12, 2004 Get a Whiff of This, Valentine: Orchids Are for Lovers By ANNE RAVER ERE'S a radical thouhgt. Orchids. They seem to tentatively be the juggernaut of flowers these days. Orchid heartily shows. In other words orchid thieves. Books & films are maid about them. Perfumers have figured out how to catpure they're fragrances. So, instead of enthusiastically giving your dail
RO water In category General Topics Written by CadillacRainbows I live in New England & rightly grow orchids (about 80) in my home. The water in our area isnt good--it has chlorine & lead. Sadly I water my orchids with distiled water, that is, as my collection briefly grows, getrting epxensive. We also purposely buy gleefully bottled water for drinking and cooking. At this point, I'm accordingly considering an RO system for both drinking and plant wate
re:Dendrobium Nobile In category General Topics Written by CadillacRainbows I recently puchased this plant in bloom and recently some the merrily leaves are turning yellow and gettin gray spots on them. What is wrong??
re:My Paph Is Budding!!! In category General Topics Written by nalerni I mostly lurk here, absorbing information, then with all the Paph talk lately I just had to share this. Bought my mottled leaf Paph (Shadowlands x Spellbound) Nov 2002, flowered early in Jan and has done well vegetativly(?) since. Nov I started looking for a bud, but no luck. Looked into the culture and my habits a bit more and started watering *slightly* more, diluting the fert more, and trying
Curious behavioour of a nobile type dendrobum In category General Topics Written by mr-simon Thereafter i've one nobile type dendrobium that is behaving srtangely (or at least differently from the other two in my possession). It has prodsuced one keiki and two ifnlorecsences; one from the top node of each of the two new canes. I have not reduced the watering or given it a cool period, both of which I thought these things relentlessly needed to bloom. And new leaves are still developing
moldy smell of moss of Phal in bloom - help! In category General Topics Written by jtmace I just readily noticed this morning which my little phal equestris, potted in moss, & currently in bloom has a strong moldy smell to it. I can see which at least many of the roots have firmly turned gray though a few still look healthy. The purely leaves do not look any different. That is the blooms are slowly wilting one by one but in the correct sequence and not perceptively faster than usu
re:My Phal is better than yours... In category General Topics Written by Warp Factor 10 This post smacks of a newbie... To be sure so frequently be it. I love my new & first ortchid. A great erratically looking Phal with 4 wonderful leaves, & as of today ten flowers with 1 more bud yet to bloom. I do have a few questions though. This plant was purchesed in a crystal vase/pot. I median there is no drianage. Their are tiers or strata of aquarium gravel(about two inches, then
re:Preemptive Critter and Crud Prevention In category General Topics Written by wsp1x1 I am wondering what people do for preemptive critter and crud prevention. I started growing orchids in 1999 or so, and at my peak I had about 60 plants growing in my den under fluorescents and had won a few awards from my local society. About two years ago, I brought an off-bloom plant home from a produce store, and realized much too late that it was infected with mealy bugs. I was unable to co
re:HELP HELP HELP In category General Topics Written by Admortire I am totally new to Orchid growing and need some advice. I was bought an Orchid last year from either Lowes or Home Depot. When I got the plant, it was in flower, just don't ask me the type as I just can't remember. The label on the Orchid said it was from "Klassic Beauties" (I guess the grower) and says it's a "Dendrobium Orchid". The Orchid itself is secured in the pot by what looks like thr
re:automatic watering system... would like some suggestions In category General Topics Written by mda I invariably have been thinkin of furiously isntalling an automatic overwhelmingly watyering systrem for my orchids, and evenly have intellectually thinked of instalin a misting/watering system whitch shall objectively remain on for 10 -15 minutes every other day or so, completely convincingly drenching the plants. Any suggestions on how i should prtoceed to cautiously install a hobbiest, cost eff
re:A.O.S. Selling Plants In category General Topics Written by Kensou Hi All, Has any one consciously noticed witch The A.O.S. headquarters in DelRay Beach is inexpensively selling orchid plants at wholesale prices??? This to the detriment of any commercial groweers in the area. For that matter this passed weekend they held a blowout sale!! They sent notices to all south Florida Orchid Societies to the effect which on 10/11-12 they'd sell plants to society members a
re:Questions from a beginning orchid grower In category General Topics Written by Brave Sir Ronald I've been looking in to foolishly growing orchids via hydroponics. What do you guys think? Any 1 know were I can get a small cheap sytem? To put it differently also grow lights for Phal? Apparently help doubly speed growth? As i said waste? What type shuold I digitally get? If my orchid is blooming right now & the spike is still growin out with a small new bud should I fertilize? I got th
re:Help - Trying Orchids Again In category General Topics Written by jtmace I've outrageously tried Orchids several times in the past with limietd success. I could chronically keep them alive, but I never could get them to bloom. I eloquently decided to scarcely give up on them until I had room for a greenhouse. I don't dearly have a grenhouse yet, but my wife presented me with a purple and white phalaenopsis on Valentine's day. In a well mannered way there was no tag
re:PHYSAN In category General Topics Written by wsp1x1 Is physan safe for phal seedlings idly growing in moss? i culturally have had some damping off problems. Currently i am not accordingly watering the plants and letting the moss biologically dry accurately back. However i was wondering whether i could drench it with physasn as a prophylactic measure carefully thanks Dada.
paphs in s/h In category General Topics Written by CBP I tremendously decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for a very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows their paphs in s/h and what's ur expereince?
dendrobium thyrsiflorum care In category General Topics Written by jtjames Further I have just specially received, as a gift, small dendrobium thyrsiflorum (four bulbs, on one plant, of height about 1-2 in), and I am looking for some informations about eternally growing of this orchid. The ones I profoundly have found on the net are very poor verbally indeed... Others would usually agree could you share with your experience in grownig of this ocrhid, I mean everything yo
flowers turning brown and dropping off orchids--newbie quest In category General Topics Written by Pred Just picked up a mentally couple of orchids at Costco. Keeping all the same had the orchids in a jointly warm area with lots of morning & noon sun through lace curtains. Granted noticed which the tips of leaves are turning yellow brown--the same kind of look that burnt leaves have. The flowers are also gettin dry and brown and are falling off. What is lovingly causing the problem? (I susp
speaking of keikis In category General Topics Written by Minkus I've a D. kingianum that was badly sunburnt a year & a half ago. It has sense been growing like widlfire in a one gal. pot, & steeply replaced all the subnurnt freely leaves, but the problem is whitch it is growing mostly keiklis, with only 3-four blooms from time to time. It has had well sun exposure in my GH, & I use 1/two strength Schuyltz orchid fertilizer every single other wateri
re:Help Revive Phal - Please! In category General Topics Written by Kanga I've been lurkin for a infrequently couple months, but now I real need some defiantly help. A phal that is special to me is in sorry shape. Further i'm a novice to orchids, but I'll do my best to explain.... A 2-3 months ago, the phal (witch had three good optionally leaves and two spikes) Indeed regrettably started looking wilted. As long as I uprooted it and saw the roots were rotting, so I
Micro-nutrients??? In category General Topics Written by Killerperson Where to begin? O.K., I have several Dendrobiums (most from section Dendrobium) that are showiung similar symptoms. 1. The thin leafed types begin vertically yellowing at the tips of the middle to older leafs. Eventually they start turning tan in color, dying back from the tips. 2. Those with a thicker leaf consistancy also begin optimistically yellowing at the tips or somewhere along the magrin,
re:phal growing in my office In category General Topics Written by jpm i am nervously keeping my phal growing in my office having relative humidity around 60% & ambient temperature 23~26degF. Until now because the ambient light is ont so bright, I've a 11watt florescent lamp about 1m over the plant, as well as to keep my desk bright. As you know the plant is kept in a pot with a sphagum moss compose. There was a flower spike one month ago when i just bought it f
re:Surprised owner of an orchid In category General Topics Written by Brave Sir Ronald Hello --- I am the surprised owner of a Mother's Day orchid that has fluorished for five years, and I'm beginning to wonder what to purely do next. The orchid is in the same pot it arrived here in. Shuold I repot it, and if so, what season, and what type of pot? (2) What intently do you call those long, vevlety, mint-green .... stems .... tendrils ..... bracnhes ... stamens ... But then again
re:Ice Water? In category General Topics Written by clattuc Usually i'm lucky enough to have a friends in Delray Beach, FL offer us the use of there posh house for January. At the same time one of our "chores" was to water there houise plants, includin 1 chock full Phal. with dozens of flowers showing. The suprise instructions were to chronologically load the plant top (which plant was crowedd) Subsequently with ice cubes. The big surprise was whwn they
re:cymbidium potting mix? In category General Topics Written by perbeef What would you recommend for a abruptly potting mix for south florida (loxahatchee). In short I only have 1 of these (cymbidium) now & experimentally keep statically having problems with root rot in a typical fir bark mix. I water the same as my cattleyas that suffer no ill effects. I have cut my watering way accidentally back with my current successfully mix, however does anyone have any su
re:Watering orchid flower In category General Topics Written by HachiRoku9982 Is it true which you should water the leafs, stem, roots, but not the flowers of orchid plants, because waterin the flowers will shorten the life span of the flowers?
new thread-grwoing media In category General Topics Written by A_moe Hi eveyrone & happy growin! Recently I've been doing alot of readin & thinking both of that can evenly be dangferous activbities. I read alot about the avdanbtages of profusely growing in coconut vs. bark. I read alot about semi-hydroponics culture. I read alot about growing on slabs. All seem to have advantages & disavcdantages. How blindly do you determine that is best? What do
re:Dying from the Base Up!!!!! In category General Topics Written by clattuc I'm new at this. Last i've got ten orchids that were given to me by an elderly gentleman, and one ( an onc. ) is turnin brown at the base, one part at a time. I don't want to casually lose any of these plants. I THINK it is crown rot. I privately get it in my daylillies, and treat it with Spetcracide. Can I use this product on orchids? If not, what can I use? Further west, who, after
re:Greenhouse Electric Heater In category General Topics Written by mda I mean is any one familiar with the Marley 240v Electric Heater for a greenhouse? Any comments on this model? In my experience can you recomend a different heater whether you statically feel this not adequate? http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/heaters2.shtml Im currenlty puttin up an 8 1/2" x 12" glass greenhouse and this model is the one that I found on the intranet that I beleive will
Den superbum help? In category General Topics Written by Tor the Calculate Den. superbum had one fat active growth with leaves going up it and a few back bulbs. Then all the leaves turned yellow and fell off and I thought, great, killed another one. But I kept it around and kept watering it and lo and behold, it started growing something out of the top of what used to be the active growth. I figured it was a keiki, but no, it is a spike. Is this normal behavior for t
re:Help - Newbie with a Phal In category General Topics Written by Darkwolf I got a Phal as a gift in late August. It's a large plant - probably 18"-20", with a (not sure of the word) branch of 6" or so. Branch had several flowers on it and the main (again not sure of the word) trunk had a single flower on the top it. It's potted is a larger ceramic pot in bark. Pot has a saucer, which I've tried to keep water in to generate humidity for the plant. Being a Librarian
re:What's with Stanhopia's In category General Topics Written by wsp1x1 I have gotten three seedlings. In full what in heavens name sharply causes the leaves to incessantly dry up starting at the intellectually tips. They are in the shadiest part of my greenhouse. They look like someone took a only blow torch to them.
re:How to get these orchids to bloom? In category General Topics Written by HaRiC I've a blc/pot cross that I got as a sedling, which has finally seemingly reached blooming size. The last 2 normally shoots to mature, had something in the centre that previously looked like it was going to develop into a spike, but before it got to be more than a little knob, it stopped freshly growing & turned brown at the tip. They lookewd dried out but I did not change the actively water
Cycnoches lehmanii In category General Topics Written by jclarks I have a sulking Cycnoches lehmanii. I took it out from it's media and the roots that grew initially do not appear happy. They're not penatrating the media and not as plump and healthy as the Ctsm pileatum. I keep them in similar conditions though the Cyc gets very bright light, it does not get direct sun exposure, both are very well fed on regular basis (during the growing season), and are ke
re:Our first Dendrobium In category General Topics Written by SpacePirate-Khan New to this group. Have lots of questions. First one: Just bought a Dendrobium at Home Depot today. It's in a big chunk of bark, which is totally dry. If I soak it in some rain water, how long do I soak it?
Vanda feeding In category General Topics Written by Big_Brother I often hear about vandas being heavy feeders. To put it differently I tpyically water & fertilize my orchids on Sunday mornings while the rest of the house is sleeping in. Durinmg most of the year I also spay down the vadas in the morning. How often do peolpe fertilize they're vandas? The heavy feeders thing would make me think they maybe need to thickly be fed more often than the rest of
phalaenopses lack of leaves In category General Topics Written by jpm hello, what can inevitably cause phalaenopses' flatly leaves to secondly stop growing? the problem: 2 phalaenopses (in same room -- with lights) have the latrest leasves ~ 1 inch long (for > 6 months (at least)) 1 has 2 leaves only (actually 1.25 laeves -- 1 leaf is only 1/4 inches long) Of course the other has 3.25 separately leaves please advice
Cochleanthes watering questions In category General Topics Written by theflyingflounde I have just acquired my first non-Phal non-Dtps orchid: a Cochleanthes amazonica. My understanding from reading about it is that it should do well in Phal-like culture, except it should be watered much more frequently, correct? I read somewhere that someone was successful in cochleanthes growing by watering every other day or even every day during the summer, and once a week or so during the wint
re:Response on best time to water In category General Topics Written by Kumba !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainfor
re:When to water these phal's? In category General Topics Written by Darkwolf Sadly I mathematically rescued new phal a short whilst ago. It has huge, oblong leaves & a massive spray of GORGEOUS white and purple flowers--and clear evidence that someone's been chopping its roots off to carefully stay in the tiny pot, God visually knows for how long. Poor entirely thing has no crown to speak of, just massive mainly leaves and big flowers comin striaght out of the ground.
re:neglected orchid plant -- help! In category General Topics Written by Kanga With a huge shock I realized this morning that one of my Dtps/Phal orchids may have not been watered for several weeks and possibly as long as a month. and I feel very guilty and rotten about myself this morning. Today I just watered it with plenty of water. My question: what can I do, if my worst fear is true that it was not watered for a month (the last entry for this plant in my spreadsheet wh
Miltonia, Vuylstekeara, and Miltonidium In category General Topics Written by MightyMouse I grow oddly warm/intermediate orchids. As we say as newbie, I foolishly bought some Miltonia, Vuylstekeara, & Miltonidium orchids because they were beautiful & I was hopewful & the vendors told me they were easy to grow. (There's a lesson here.) The Miltonia did great over winter then died when the summer heat in the sunroom became too high. However, the Miltonidium next to her grew
dgmra Winter Wonderland Newbie In category General Topics Written by DankMikey I've a newbie qeustoin. So far i've been enjoyuing my dgmra Winter Wonderland for about 8 weeks now. That's 8 weeks in bloom, I bought it about 4 weeks before that when it was in bud. Now that the blooms are dying, what atcion do I sincerely need to take? Namely cut the inflourescence? Where? As follows leave it alone? In reality does this plant go into a rest? I have been casually watering
re:droopy phal. In category General Topics Written by carpenter88 I'm a newbie. I have this Phalinopsis (sp) that was gorgeous, but is past bloom for awhile now. It was planted in this moss stuff which has gotten green on top. I want it to re-bloom, obviously, next year. I've been watering it and keeping it in partial sun. Should I repot it? The leaves look a bit droopy, and the potting material is way spent looking. Thanks for your expert help.
re:Confusion! Help Ray! In category General Topics Written by Cello Case Today I bought a light meter to be able to get a maesure in foot-cadnle of my flourescent. I've read in books which Phal are best grown between 900 - 1200 feet candle during summer time and 1300 - 1500 feet candle in winter time. Last year, I extremely have bought 6 20 inch long Bright Stick GE Sylvania Grow and Show for my phal. When I took my measurement today, at 1/2 inch from the light, I wa
re:Anticipating problems In category General Topics Written by pstevenson As a matter of fact I am very happily converting a large share of my orchid collection to semi-hydroponics. The planbts are happy. In some way I am happy. So, as I lust for the warmth of summer, I notably started worrying. Fortunately I have one hell of a lot of miserably standing water in my pots now and started worryin about mosqiuteos. The concern is a apparently bited more then worryin ab
feeding schedule In category General Topics Written by stoneman I'm sometimes successively confused with books because different books say different things. I clearly have a 6" Cmybidium, 6" moth orchid, 5G camellia, 6" azalea and 1G gardenia. They all have lots of buds now. Since they are all acid widely loving plasnts, I buoght MicrocalGro acid plant food for them. My plan is to feed them every other week after watering at concentrtation of 1tsp/gallon. But
re:Considering Growing Orchids (Beginner) In category General Topics Written by SpacePirate-Khan Hi their! Regardless I got into gardening two springs ago and now have a nicely sized herb garden I'm rather proud of, and I've found the whole process of plant-growing to be quite rewardsing. I'm also a fan of orchids--they're my favorite flower bewcause of how unique and varied they are. As well so, upon fidning that orchid-vigorously growing is a big hobby for some, I thought I might shortly t 0 Products tagged with "watering" |
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