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Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-14-2020, 09:49 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 12,056
Posted By jmrathbun
Prevention Info

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Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-12-2020, 04:37 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 12,056
Posted By jmrathbun
Local Show Cancelled

The North Carolina Arboretum, under guidance from the University of North Carolina, just cancelled their big show scheduled in early April. Sad for the Western North Carolina Orchid Society, but the...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-11-2020, 08:27 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 12,056
Posted By jmrathbun
Currently Trending via NYT

A ‘global pandemic’ that could go two ways

The coronavirus outbreak is not just an epidemic, it’s also a global pandemic, the World Health Organization declared on Wednesday.

The W.H.O....
Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-11-2020, 02:12 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 12,056
Posted By jmrathbun
Coronavirus: NC governor declares state of...

Coronavirus: NC governor declares state of emergency (https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/03/10/coronavirus-nc-governor-declares-state-emergency/5010702002/)
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-11-2020, 02:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,209
Posted By jmrathbun
I tried various doses, higher and lower than...

I tried various doses, higher and lower than recommended.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-09-2020, 10:58 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 12,056
Posted By jmrathbun
Covid-19

Our local club is winding up for its annual show and sale next month. It's the biggest in the SE US outside of Florida and attracts exhibitors, judges, and attendees from all over. Several large...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-09-2020, 10:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,209
Posted By jmrathbun
Blc Sea Swirl 'Whirlpool' HCC/AOS

I normally post here because some of my collection is having problems, so I thought I'd break precedent and talk about recent improvements. I'll attach a picture of the most magnificent Catt in my...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 10-11-2019, 06:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,962
Posted By jmrathbun
HID 400W Distance Advice

It will soon be time for me to move my collection indoors for the winter. I have a 400 W Warm Deluxe HID bulb that I can adjust from three to five feet above the plant table. I usually put my Blc...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-19-2019, 09:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,254
Posted By jmrathbun
To continue the above helpful discussion, a...

To continue the above helpful discussion, a particularly stark divide has emerged in a group of Phals that I purchased nearly three years ago. Some were in moss and some in bark. Three got repotted,...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-25-2019, 07:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,464
Posted By jmrathbun
Propane Heater Causing Bud Blast?

A friend tells me he sees a lot of bud blast on his phals, especially in the winter months. The room has an unvented propane fireplace with a slight chemical odor when he first lights it. Could toxic...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-11-2019, 08:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,822
Posted By jmrathbun
Follow-on

Since I last posted here, I've been using 1 tsp of MSU-RO formula in a gallon of water weekly. Mos of my Phals get an additional weekly watering without additives, but the Catts seem happy with...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-14-2018, 08:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,942
Posted By jmrathbun
Cattlianthe Basics

I was interested in the December Orchids article on Cattlianthe hybrids (begins on page 920). I also noticed, in the same issue, several Rhynocattlianthe hybrids got awards recently.

I've had good...
Forum: Identification Forum 08-28-2018, 10:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,170
Posted By jmrathbun
Moleyarrow?

This mysterious plant is shown growing in fields and marshy areas throughout a rather sophisticated computer game called The Witcher. Most of the plant and bird species shown in the game are...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 04-19-2018, 05:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,109
Posted By jmrathbun
Catt-astrophe

Below is my Blc Ronald Hausermann 'Carl' AM/AOS, purchased in bloom in 2015 and bloomed again in 2017 with two spikes, one of which had four perfect blossoms. This year, despite abundant root and...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-26-2018, 11:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
I was very interested in the K-Lite idea, which I...

I was very interested in the K-Lite idea, which I read about a couple of years ago in Orchids. I wasn't very happy with the outcome: my spikes seemed stunted compared to before and after. It may be...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-25-2018, 08:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
And the winner is...

The new bag of MSU-RO from Jim's Orchid Supplies in Ft Pierce, Fl, appears much more homogeneous than what I had before. It has exactly the same analysis and ingredients as posted above, just finer...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-25-2018, 12:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
Thanks! I did some more research and found that...

Thanks! I did some more research and found that available formulations of the MSO-RO vary in how finely the particles are milled, with one source asserting that the finer-milled products are less...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-17-2018, 09:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
Thanks for info!

Thanks for info!
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-16-2018, 09:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
I guess if it's only calcium species, which is...

I guess if it's only calcium species, which is certainly what it looks like, I won't miss it since I'm using mostly Orchiata which is calcium heavy to begin with. I don't have a convenient two-gallon...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-16-2018, 06:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
Battle of the Experts

Now I'm REALLY confused! Please see previous discussion:
Fertilizer In Solution vs Dry Mix (http://www.orchidboard.com/community/advanced-discussion/90758-fertilizer-solution-vs-dry-mix.html)
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-15-2018, 01:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By jmrathbun
Acidic MSU-RO Solution Precipitates

Following recommendations from this forum, I recently mixed a pound of MSU-RO fertilizer with a gallon of RO water (pH 6.8) and got a very intensely green solution with a pH of 3.5 and about 5 mm of...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-15-2018, 01:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,844
Posted By jmrathbun
Asheville Orchid Festival

Since you're so close, you don't want to miss Asheville's annual orchid festival this March 24 and 25 at the North Carolina Arboretum. They normally have exhibitors from all over the SE and numerous...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 10-15-2017, 05:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,384
Posted By jmrathbun
Paph Rooting Question

Arboreal orchids I know of seem happy in clear plastic pots because their roots are adapted to open-air living. Is the same true for Paphs and other terrestrials, or would their roots be happier in...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-15-2017, 09:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,138
Posted By jmrathbun
I don't see any indication of ongoing...

I don't see any indication of ongoing fermentation or other chemical reactions in the clear glass jug I'm using to hold the KelpMax diluted with RO water. That leaves a welter of possibilities that...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-13-2017, 03:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,138
Posted By jmrathbun
It's not cheap but it was prompt: ordered two...

It's not cheap but it was prompt: ordered two days ago and here it is.

Is this stuff prone to fermentation? I mixed up a gallon with some RO water that was cool room temperature and within minutes...
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