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Forum: Hybrids 12-13-2023, 04:31 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,032
Posted By Shawna
DORITAENOPSIS COLOR FADE

Hi All,

I got an orchid today where it looks like the color fades on it. Opens darker colors and the gets lighter color. I don't know the hybrid name for this does anyone know about the color...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-07-2021, 01:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Ray, Thank You

Ray, Thank You
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-06-2021, 07:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
I don't know how to do grams. Can we do this in...

I don't know how to do grams. Can we do this in teaspoons or ounces? And I do the 1.5g just to a 1 liter bottle instead of a gallon container?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-05-2021, 06:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Ray, I understand a lot more about the ph and...

Ray,
I understand a lot more about the ph and the tds now then I did before. Do you sell the K-Lite fertilizer?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-05-2021, 09:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Ray, Does the 133 ppm my true TDS or is that...

Ray,
Does the 133 ppm my true TDS or is that 133 Nitrogen? I always hear people growing with example 150 ppm is that their nitrogen level or just all of the dissolved solids they have?

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Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-04-2021, 08:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
My tap water is PH 7.8 and TDS 267. I don't know...

My tap water is PH 7.8 and TDS 267. I don't know what I would get with adding my tap to distilled. I would just have to do it and then measure. I liked Ray's advice about trying the k-lite fertilizer...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-03-2021, 08:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Sounds Good. Thanks a lot for the help

Sounds Good. Thanks a lot for the help
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-03-2021, 11:46 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Ray, I took your advice but I guess I better...

Ray,

I took your advice but I guess I better study some more on how fertilizer actually works. The results of your test both PH and TDS has risen. The PH was 6.6 and the TDS was 138 so is that...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-02-2021, 06:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
I am growing mostly in semi hydro. I believe the...

I am growing mostly in semi hydro. I believe the leca is pretty much neutral so I guess I could try it and then catch some water when I flush the pot. I guess this fertilizer is not made for...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-02-2021, 06:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Posted By Shawna
Orchid Pro Fertilizer

Hi,

I am confused about the PH of my fertilizer. I mixed just 1/8 of a teaspoon into 1 gallon of distilled water. I used my Ph meter and my Tds meter to measure this. The results are 4.5 PH and 73...
Forum: Identification Forum 12-03-2020, 05:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 889
Posted By Shawna
Yes I know but was just hoping someone had the...

Yes I know but was just hoping someone had the same plant.

Thanks
Forum: Identification Forum 12-03-2020, 03:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 889
Posted By Shawna
Dtps. Orchid

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone knows the hybird name of this orchid? I was just trying to find some parentage on it.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-17-2020, 11:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 616
Posted By Shawna
I can't really remember specifics right now but i...

I can't really remember specifics right now but i think it was in the cattleya family right before they flower or so that it would aid in producing flowers besides the temperature drop. Also after...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-16-2020, 05:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 616
Posted By Shawna
The Term Harden off

Some of the orchids i grow i have read that after the Pseudobulbs have matured to let them harden off. Does that mean withhold watering or what is the meaning of harden off?
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-16-2020, 05:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Posted By Shawna
I may not be watering enough. Usually 1x per...

I may not be watering enough. Usually 1x per week. It is growing under led lights. I will try the watering more and put it in my south windowsill.

Thanks
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-15-2020, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Posted By Shawna
Dendrobium Leaf Problems

Hello,

I was wondering what to do to get my leaves on my new canes to grow correctly. This is Royal Wings. This year it grew 2 new canes but the leaves are kind of twisted and floppy. This plant...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-05-2017, 02:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,192
Posted By Shawna
Thank You Sonya. I was just hoping someone could...

Thank You Sonya. I was just hoping someone could share their success or failure with this plant. I had seen this on Marble Branch Farms website with a lot of info.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-03-2017, 07:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,192
Posted By Shawna
Sergioara Yokosuka Story "AraKaki

Is anyone out here growing this? Epc. Rene Marques x Rth. Free Spirit
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-02-2017, 06:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,698
Posted By Shawna
I don't know who the vendor is. It just had a tag...

I don't know who the vendor is. It just had a tag with these written words:

D.Thongoh-D. Splash.

I googled those words but didn't really come up with anything. I Believe that the word Thongoh...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-01-2017, 12:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,698
Posted By Shawna
Thank you Sonya. I have never seen a Den flower...

Thank you Sonya. I have never seen a Den flower with just 3 petals and a strange looking lip
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-30-2017, 06:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,107
Posted By Shawna
Thank you for starting a new post. I guess I...

Thank you for starting a new post. I guess I should have done that. I believe wait until done flowering to repot. When I do so do I center the plant in the new pot or place old growth against 1 side?...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-30-2017, 12:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,528
Posted By Shawna
P. S. I guess since i grow mostly Catts. and...

P. S.
I guess since i grow mostly Catts. and Dends. A few Vandaous. I was not used to seeing a spike coning from so low on the psbulb.
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-30-2017, 12:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,528
Posted By Shawna
I got this one from Carter and Holmes also. I...

I got this one from Carter and Holmes also. I liked it because it is small. Thought about doing semi-hydroponics but maybe down the road. They have this planted in their cypress blend. It does seem...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-30-2017, 12:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,698
Posted By Shawna
Newly Aquired Dend.

I was wondering what kind of Dend. this is? See Picture attached.
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-30-2017, 11:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,528
Posted By Shawna
Hello, I was hoping maybe you could give me...

Hello,
I was hoping maybe you could give me some info regarding this cymbidium dayanum i just received. It looks like the flower spike grew from dead psuedbulbs. Maybe they just look dead because...
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