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Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 10-14-2018, 05:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,815
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Yeah, you don't necessarily have to mess with...

Yeah, you don't necessarily have to mess with them too much just to pull it out of the pot and check them, so I'm inclined to agree
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 10-13-2018, 09:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,815
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
I think probably if it is squishy it may be best...

I think probably if it is squishy it may be best to remove it, preferably without unpotting it because zygos can be fussy b*****ds about root disturbance. A picture would help, see what other people...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 10-13-2018, 06:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,815
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Is the brown bulb squishy and wet to the touch or...

Is the brown bulb squishy and wet to the touch or harder and dry? Is there a bad smell (rotting bulbs smell kinda cheesy in my experience)? How do the roots look? Have any leaves been lost? You...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 09-23-2018, 09:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,136
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Thought I'd give another update! Little guy is...

Thought I'd give another update! Little guy is doing great, loving the light where I've put him, some purple freckles on the most exposed leaves but no real burning. Both new growths have grown a lot...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 08-29-2018, 03:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,136
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Update! So I watered sparingly and waited until I...

Update! So I watered sparingly and waited until I saw new roots. It's hard to see but there are three on the larger growth, which has grown a lot, and when I unpotted it I was pleased to discover the...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 08-16-2018, 10:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,153
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Hey, I know this post is several months old, but...

Hey, I know this post is several months old, but any updates on this plant? How's it doing? :D
Forum: Potting & Repotting 08-15-2018, 03:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,136
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Thanks for the advice both! I'll water as you say...

Thanks for the advice both! I'll water as you say until I see some roots, and then I think I'll stick it in bark with either seramis or a little sphag for moisture. Thoughts?
Forum: Potting & Repotting 08-15-2018, 06:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,136
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Cattleya jungle beau in very tight sphagnum moss

Hi everyone! I've just bought my first Cattleya (I've grown Epidendrums before though) from orchid garden UK and it looks like a terrifically happy little plant! Plump pseudobulbs, healthy roots, got...
Forum: Propagation 07-25-2018, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,247
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
I'd say those first three pics were keikis, they...

I'd say those first three pics were keikis, they don't look like flower buds to me. The other one is probably a new branch yes. Hard to tell at this stage though, keep us posted! Xx
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 07-20-2018, 08:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,306
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
So I thought I would give you all an update! This...

So I thought I would give you all an update! This little guy now has a total of seven new growths, some of which look more likely to amount to anything than others. The biggest three I'm pretty sure...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-29-2018, 05:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,243
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Just don't use commercial leaf shine on oncidium...

Just don't use commercial leaf shine on oncidium type orchids because I've learnt the hard way that they hate it!
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 06-26-2018, 02:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,306
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Currently it is staked lightly so hopefully...

Currently it is staked lightly so hopefully that'll hold it until the roots grow in - It does currently have a thin layer of sphag on top but I think I'm gonna top it up on one side because right now...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 06-25-2018, 07:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,306
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Thanks Ray, I really want them to do well so all...

Thanks Ray, I really want them to do well so all advice is appreciated! :)
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 06-25-2018, 05:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,306
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Hi everyone, thanks so much for the advice! I...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for the advice! I think it could well be the temperature - normally the UK is pretty cool until about now, but we've had a really warm spring and are currently in the...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 06-21-2018, 09:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,306
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Zygopetalum won't grow roots?

Hi everyone,
I bought a Zygopetalum around March, not sure what cultivar. At the time it had a beautiful root system despite the gross rotten medium it was in, and as it had two new growths forming...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-06-2017, 12:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 826
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Blc. chian-tzy "General Samuel" care?

Hi folks,
I am hoping to get a Brassolaeliocattleya chian-tzy General Samuel some time soon, and I was wondering if anyone who has one could let me know about its particular habits/care before I get...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 02-05-2017, 06:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,085
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Thanks guys! I can't wait for those buds to open...

Thanks guys! I can't wait for those buds to open XD
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 02-04-2017, 07:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,085
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Dendrobium kingianum and Epidendrum noid in spike!!

Hey guys!

I'm really excited because this will be the first time these two have bloomed for me. I received them both free as lil keikis when I visited a hydroponicum a couple of years ago, and...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 02-18-2016, 04:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,281
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
how humid is the area? if it's wet enough for...

how humid is the area? if it's wet enough for Zantedeschia it may be humid enough for you to grow Cattleyas mounted on that palm thing (some kind of yucca?) but mounted orchids are pretty...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 02-18-2016, 12:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,340
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
I think that's probably it - thank you! Xx

I think that's probably it - thank you! Xx
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 02-18-2016, 11:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,340
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
Sorry, by 'the pale green band at the base of the...

Sorry, by 'the pale green band at the base of the leaves' I'm not quite sure which bit you mean! I'm sure it's just me, since other people all seem to understand you, but do you think you could post...
Forum: Windowsill Growing 02-14-2016, 10:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,541
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
I also have a vanda (noid), which in a last ditch...

I also have a vanda (noid), which in a last ditch attempt to save it I have recently put in vase culture. Roots in about the same condition as yours - I hope both our vandas take to this!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-30-2015, 01:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,101
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
thanks! that's the one then.

thanks! that's the one then.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-30-2015, 12:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 797
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
I agree, although if you're gonna cut the leaf,...

I agree, although if you're gonna cut the leaf, remember to use a clean blade and to dust the cut with cinnamon after you make it to prevent infection!:)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-30-2015, 12:51 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,100
Posted By Miri the Wildmage
The phal sounds like it might have been...

The phal sounds like it might have been dehydrated before you put it on the mount, in which case, it's gonna look sad for a while. However, if the state of the little leaf has improved since you...
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