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Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-22-2019, 02:15 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,366
Posted By floradude
Interesting. I was 10 years before you. I think...

Interesting. I was 10 years before you. I think I did hear this once eons ago.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-21-2019, 05:30 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,366
Posted By floradude
Where and how do plant use oxygen. As you...

Where and how do plant use oxygen. As you pointed out the plants take in carbon dioxide with the air through their stoma and this along with the sun and chlorophyl convert it to sugar (food for the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-21-2019, 03:29 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,366
Posted By floradude
Since plants do not use oxygen, in fact it is a...

Since plants do not use oxygen, in fact it is a waste product of plants, and thankfully so, why bother with hydrogen peroxide. We just want enough good old air in our potting medium.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-25-2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 880
Posted By floradude
Thanks, that is what I wanted to know.

Thanks, that is what I wanted to know.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-24-2014, 03:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 880
Posted By floradude
Scaphyglottis

I am wondering where the Scaphyglottis fit in the orchid family.
Specifically Scaphyglottis imbricata which I have blooming now.
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 03-30-2014, 04:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,225
Posted By floradude
Thanks for feedback

Thanks for the feedback....all worthy comments.

I live in Mexico at an elevation of 5,200 feet. It is a semi arid plateau (most all of central Mexico). Except during our rainy season the...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 03-29-2014, 08:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,225
Posted By floradude
S/H giving up

After trying the S/H method on a variety of species (mostly cats.) for 2+ years I am giving up. With very few exceptions I found that the plant roots were kept too wet and we know what happens with...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-10-2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,573
Posted By floradude
I need plastic containers much larger than soup...

I need plastic containers much larger than soup or one gallon ice cream containers. These are for those cattleyas that love to sprawl. I have exhausted all the plastic food containers that have the...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-08-2013, 02:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,573
Posted By floradude
For those of use who cannot work with glass what...

For those of use who cannot work with glass what do we use for plastic containers for those large plants. I get them growing SIH and then they outgrow my plastic containers.
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 06-30-2011, 02:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,061
Posted By floradude
I use the crushed red lava rock for my...

I use the crushed red lava rock for my dendrobiums. They do well in it and the weight from the lava rock helps keep the pot upright.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 05-16-2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,237
Posted By floradude
I just planted my first orchid using the s/h...

I just planted my first orchid using the s/h method with hydroton. It is a small LC Wrigleyii 'Blue Lagoon'. It has only been one month but there was no transplant shock and it looks very happy. I...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-23-2011, 08:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,237
Posted By floradude
Thank you Tucker85. That all makes good sense. ...

Thank you Tucker85. That all makes good sense. I am eager to try it on my next cat. that needs repotting.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-23-2011, 04:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,237
Posted By floradude
Hydroton

Having finally located a source of Hydroton here where I live in Mexico I am eager to try it.
Which types of orchids are people potting with Hydroton?
Do you use only Hydroton or do you mix it...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-31-2011, 04:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
Posted By floradude
Thank you June Bug. Your plant is green. My...

Thank you June Bug.
Your plant is green. My smaller plant is purple (not red) with only little green on older leaves. The plant is healthy so I am not going to worry.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-30-2011, 07:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
Posted By floradude
The plant in question is Rhynchostylis Gigantea...

The plant in question is Rhynchostylis Gigantea 'Burgundy Wine' I purchased it in Jan. 2010. It bloomed 2/14/10 and 8/12/10. The new leaves are dark purple top and bottom. Older leaves have some...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-29-2011, 05:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
Posted By floradude
Sorry, but I have never mastered posting a...

Sorry, but I have never mastered posting a picture.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-29-2011, 03:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
Posted By floradude
Purple Leaves

Does purple leaves on a rhynchostylis indicate too much light?
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 09-26-2010, 07:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,660
Posted By floradude
picture of brown leaf tips on Vanda

I will try to take a picture tomorrow but then I have to figure how to get it on the website.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 09-26-2010, 05:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,660
Posted By floradude
Cool Brown leaf tips

While my V. Sansei Blue currently has 8 gorgeous flowers it also suffers from brown tips on some of the leaves.
Eventually the leaf dies. Could low humidity cause this?
Other cultural problems?
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