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Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 03-29-2010, 12:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,495
Posted By Randy
Hi Fisher, When I repot my Cyms. I use a mix...

Hi Fisher,

When I repot my Cyms. I use a mix that has a lot of organic material in it. No manure, but a good amount of peatmoss and some well broken up coconut husks in a regular potting mix. Once...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-29-2009, 02:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,053
Posted By Randy
Great List!!

Thank you!:thankyou :thankyou

I do have a Catt. intermitiata which actually suvivied being outside in temps below 30 degrees F. It had scales and I wanted to see if the temps would kill off the...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-27-2009, 03:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,053
Posted By Randy
Cool/Cold growing plants wanted

Greetings,

I posted this on the "Greenhouse" forum as well. Well, my new greenhouse turns out to have some problems with keeping the heat. Now I did a bunch of things to keep the heat in that the...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 04-27-2009, 03:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,499
Posted By Randy
Cold/Cool greenhouse

Greetings,

Well, my new greenhouse turns out to have some problems with keeping the heat. Now I did a bunch of things to keep the heat in that the contractor didn't do correctly (like using the...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-20-2008, 11:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,252
Posted By Randy
Thanks for that! I won't repot it until it...

Thanks for that! I won't repot it until it flowers!

Randy
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-17-2008, 10:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,686
Posted By Randy
:blushing: It was one of my first orchids and...

:blushing:
It was one of my first orchids and I WAY over potted it (I did know that they don't like to be disturbed once established which is why I decided to go with a larger pot, :roll:), then I...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-16-2008, 10:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,326
Posted By Randy
Cool Many Thanks!

:hello & :thankyou:

I already have a tracyanum. I wanted to keep it growing as one huge plant but a friend gave me a Night Blooming Cyrus and I promised him a piece of the tracyanum so I divided...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-15-2008, 02:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,326
Posted By Randy
Smile Fragrant Cymbidiums

Greetings fellow orchid lovers :waving,

I have a couple of species cymbidiums which are fragrant. And it's easy to find out more about which species are fragrant. What I'd like to know is about...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-15-2008, 01:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,686
Posted By Randy
I killed one once! :_( Haven't tried to grow it...

I killed one once! :_( Haven't tried to grow it again.

Randy
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-15-2008, 01:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,252
Posted By Randy
Hi Jerry, You noted that this plant was easy...

Hi Jerry,

You noted that this plant was easy to flower. I've had mine for years and it hasn't flowered once. However, I did stop fertilizing it in winter like I did with the cool growers. I will...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-01-2008, 09:47 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 246,521
Posted By Randy
OMG!!!!

:drool: :drool: :drool:
Trung, I LOVE that Den. antennatum! I was wondering how big it is. How big is it w/o flowers and how big is it w/flowers? Species Dendrobiums are a favorite of mine, even if...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-04-2008, 11:59 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 246,521
Posted By Randy
:lol: Howdy & Wellcome to the group!:hello ...

:lol:

Howdy & Wellcome to the group!:hello

I can't say about all of what you have w/o photos, not knowing all the names. However, I do recall the Burana's are the Den/Phal types. These are...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-04-2008, 11:44 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 246,521
Posted By Randy
I get the best flowers on my Den. aggregatum by...

I get the best flowers on my Den. aggregatum by giving it a full rest for only 2 months. I slow down watering in October. Allow it a full dry rest in November & December, then begin watering it again...
Forum: Identification Forum 09-04-2008, 09:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 824
Posted By Randy
Thumbs up THANKS!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! :bowing :bowing :bowing :D

Randy
Forum: Identification Forum 09-03-2008, 10:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 824
Posted By Randy
Help further ID this Lc for me please

Greetings,

I have had this plant on our show table twice and both times I have gotten a first place, The first time it had 3 flowers on 1 spike, this time it had 5 on 2. Thank you. :D

When I...
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 08-22-2008, 12:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,646
Posted By Randy
I'll do my best to answer your questions. 1....

I'll do my best to answer your questions.

1. All I have is an inverter and a second dial like the electirc company uses to guage your usage, but this measures how much I generate so I can get...
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 08-22-2008, 10:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,646
Posted By Randy
July Electric Bill

Well it still isn't zero, and they still aren't paying me, that probably won't happen because of the site location and the fact that my entire roof isn't covered. However, I just got an electric bill...
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 07-25-2008, 11:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,646
Posted By Randy
Hi Tindomul, They are working to make solar...

Hi Tindomul,

They are working to make solar panels more efficient all the time. They are certainly more efficient today than they were even 5 years ago. As far as upgrading goes, that will all...
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 07-25-2008, 11:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,646
Posted By Randy
Cool Rural

Hi Ross,

I live in a township with a lot of growth going on around me, but I still have a 5 acre lot. My saying for my place is "being in the middle of nowhere and in the middle of everything"....
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 07-23-2008, 04:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,646
Posted By Randy
Cool "Green" home electric bills

Greetings all,

When I got my house built I decided to go with solar pannels (not cheap but oh so worth it!) and geothermal heat & AC. It sure has been worth it. The most expensive months for me...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 07-23-2008, 04:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,273
Posted By Randy
Greenhouse almost done

Greetings everyone,

My greenhouse is almost finished. YEAH! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bananaslide:

Janco still has one part backordered, since FEBRUARY!!! :scratchhead: That part works the...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 07-22-2008, 03:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,196
Posted By Randy
Wowy Zowy Jane!!!

:clap: Wow Jane,

That is a beauty!! :biggrin:

I have a Bulbo. lobii Katy's Gold mounted on a 6" treefern pot stuffed with sphagnum moss. It loves it and is crawling all over it. Soon it will...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-03-2008, 02:04 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,677
Posted By Randy
:iagree: Nick, Orthene is one of the...

:iagree: Nick,

Orthene is one of the smelliest products I have ever used. :gasp:

Randy
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 06-02-2008, 12:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,113
Posted By Randy
Not done yet!

:hello

Well it's not yet completed because there were some critical parts missing for the ventilations system that kept Steve from working. Plus, he had a deck to finish elsewhere. He should be...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-02-2008, 12:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,677
Posted By Randy
Systemic pesticides

:hello
Systemic means that it gets into the plants system. Indeed it is usually strong, but not nessecarilly. A systemic is usually taken up by the root system and goes throughout the "veins" of...
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