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Search: Posts Made By: Kaykay
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-05-2012, 03:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 912
Posted By Kaykay
The keiki or the mother plant? The keiki has...

The keiki or the mother plant? The keiki has about 8 roots, all around 1" long. The zombie mother plant probably has more, but we're not talking a fabulously healthy root system here! My main...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-02-2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 912
Posted By Kaykay
Should I remove Keiki from struggleng Den phal?

I have the original zombie Den phal- it has gone to the brink SO many times and bounced back, refusing both to die and to thrive. It has also thrown a load of keikis, most of which I have removed to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-16-2011, 06:31 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 671
Posted By Kaykay
Cymbidium spike rotted. Now what?

So, my first Cym spike has rotted (not first ever, it bloomed last year, I mean first to rot.) I've pulled it out and off the plant, but is there anything else I should do? I don't want the rot to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-20-2011, 07:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,040
Posted By Kaykay
thanks all for the suggestions. Yes, it did grow...

thanks all for the suggestions. Yes, it did grow outside during the summer (not that it seemed to do much other than stabilise the decline)
The roots, that are there are OK. It's potted in course...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-18-2011, 11:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,040
Posted By Kaykay
Dendrobiums- what am I doing so wrong??!

I seem to kill any Den I go near. I'm left with one which has pulled back from near-death twice over the past 2 years, but is once more on a slide downhill. It's a Den phal type, kept warm and...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-12-2011, 07:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,589
Posted By Kaykay
Thanks- I'll return and report. By the way, what...

Thanks- I'll return and report. By the way, what sort of remains will the scale leave on the leaves when they are dead and gone? Do they stay clinging, fall off, leave the munched pits that they...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-10-2011, 04:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,589
Posted By Kaykay
Thanks Joann, The problem has been obvious for...

Thanks Joann,
The problem has been obvious for about 6 months, but I think that it must have started with the introduction of one of the Phals from someone else's collection about a year ago. When I...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-07-2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,589
Posted By Kaykay
Boisduval scale :(

I just can't get them off! I have 3 phals infected (all kept together) and have tried rubbing with q-tips and meths, spraying with bayer all in 1, and they are no cleaner. Is it possible that they...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 05-27-2011, 06:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,883
Posted By Kaykay
I double pot anything that grows outside for...

I double pot anything that grows outside for reasons of stability (not always successful with my cym, think I'd have to put that in a tank to stop it blowing over sometimes...) and to make sure that...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-23-2011, 08:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,334
Posted By Kaykay
Bifoliate Cattleya hybrid

Can someone just clarify the growth order on this. It's a first gen. Catt. bowringiana hybrid (Epicat.plicaboa)- I've read contradictory things about when the root growth starts, is it before or...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-23-2011, 06:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,193
Posted By Kaykay
Another couple of chunks taken out of other...

Another couple of chunks taken out of other plants today.
This is war!
Please, any ideas as to how to get rid of these mice...

Kay (and if they could speak, my orchids would also be pleading for...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-21-2011, 07:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,193
Posted By Kaykay
I do hope not! I would have thought that rabbits...

I do hope not! I would have thought that rabbits would take bigger chunks out of the leaves, there seem to be definite nibble marks. I found another chunk taken out of one of them this morning on my...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-19-2011, 02:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,193
Posted By Kaykay
Mouse-proofing my seedlings...

At least I assume that is what has got to them. 4 large chunks taken out of 2 Cattleyas. If you've had a problem in the past what did you do? I already had traps down, but clearly that didn't do...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-12-2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,411
Posted By Kaykay
Half dead Dendrobium chrysotoxum?

First of all, I just want to say as a disclaimer that I'm not very good with Dens.

I have a young Den. chrysotoxum which I assumed was on its way out- the pbulbs are getting yellow, and it dropped...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 02-25-2011, 09:56 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,389
Posted By Kaykay
NOID green leaf paph culture

2 years ago I bought a pair of paphs in Ikea. I thought they were a good chance to experiment and see if I could offer them what they liked. One was mottled leaf, and is a very happy, twice a year...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-17-2011, 02:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,741
Posted By Kaykay
rot following probable cold damage.

So, I went on holiday after Christmas for 2 weeks, and something clearly went very wrong with my heating system.:_( My warm-growers are almost all (exceptions being 2 hardy NOID phals) showing signs...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 12-12-2010, 06:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,418
Posted By Kaykay
I'm not convinced it's the light that's the...

I'm not convinced it's the light that's the problem, but you are right, I guess it's the most usual cause. I have them growing outside on a South Western roof during the spring, summer and early...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 12-11-2010, 05:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,418
Posted By Kaykay
Miltoniopsis and Brassia hybrid problem bloomers

:hello Sorry it's been a while! I hope you're all well!
I've been thinking long and hard recently about what to do with 2 'problem plants' of mine. A Brassia Chieftain (longissima x verruccosa) and...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 10-23-2010, 06:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,467
Posted By Kaykay
Carol, Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't...

Carol,
Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't repotted, and it's in the media from the nursery- a fine seedling bark/ shredded sphag mix it looks like to me. The plant looks otherwise healthy and...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 10-23-2010, 06:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,467
Posted By Kaykay
Decreasing pseudobulb size Bulbophyllum Jersey

Can anyone give me a hint of what I'm doing wrong? This is my only Bulbo. I bought it around this time last year as a young plant, and since then it has put out 3 new growths (there was a 4th but the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-20-2010, 02:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,260
Posted By Kaykay
It depends entirely on what sort of orchid you...

It depends entirely on what sort of orchid you want to use it for! People will tell you a line of disaster stories for when it's been used for Phals (mainly). I've used it for seedling Catts very...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 10-10-2010, 04:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,751
Posted By Kaykay
Thank you all! To answer the culture questions, I...

Thank you all! To answer the culture questions, I did a bit of a treasure hunt through the parentage of a Blue Magic, and when I realised that it was in the region of 80% Vanda coerulea, figured that...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 10-09-2010, 12:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,751
Posted By Kaykay
Vanda Blue Magic

It's been a year, but worth the wait! There is still another spike on the way to maturity, so may well post again when both are fully in bloom!
In the meantime, I'm proud to say that this Vanda is...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-24-2010, 06:31 PM
Replies: 84
Sticky: DUH!!!
Views: 32,344
Posted By Kaykay
Just bringing my outdoor orchids in for the...

Just bringing my outdoor orchids in for the colder weather and... knock cleanly off the spike on an oncidium- by trapping it in the sliding door.:(( How could I be so stupid. So frustrating, and it...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-21-2010, 07:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,074
Posted By Kaykay
What type of Den is it? I have a Den phal cane...

What type of Den is it? I have a Den phal cane which I twisted off a very sick plant (totally rotten at base) and just propped up in a sunny spot it has sprouted a keiki from the top, which is now in...
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