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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-24-2024, 08:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 515
Posted By james j
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Forum: Auto Generated Threads by Classified System 06-15-2022, 06:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,160
Posted By james j
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Thank you
Forum: Potting & Repotting 05-08-2021, 11:15 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,520
Posted By james j
I picked up a bag a few months ago after reading...

I picked up a bag a few months ago after reading an article in AOS magazine. I put some Phrags, Oncidiums, and a few other things.
I don’t have enough time with it to have much of an opinion yet. I...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-30-2021, 05:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,907
Posted By james j
I’ve read that you can make a substitute for...

I’ve read that you can make a substitute for Vanilla extract with these. Any one ever try or know someone who did?
I have one in a wooden basket with a few buds. The flowers seem to develop...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-07-2021, 09:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,163
Posted By james j
The stems themselves are green so they contain...

The stems themselves are green so they contain some chlorophyll, they probably also contain some starches and sugars to produce growth.
It’s not unusual at all for a plant to produce a Keiki from a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-11-2021, 08:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,771
Posted By james j
There is also a book called “ What a plant knows...

There is also a book called “ What a plant knows “ that looks into surprising ways plants interact with their environment. It’s been a while since I read it but I recall something about plants...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 02-07-2021, 10:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,202
Posted By james j
Mine is 5 gal. I think it was listed a 4...

Mine is 5 gal.

I think it was listed a 4 gal. but I use a 5 gal Poland spring jug to transport water from my rain barrel to fill it.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 02-07-2021, 10:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,202
Posted By james j
I’ve been using the PSE unit for a few years and...

I’ve been using the PSE unit for a few years and it has made watering indoors easier. Since I only use it indoors, I took out the battery and wired it to a transformer so I could plug it in.
It was...
Forum: Propagation 01-31-2021, 10:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,189
Posted By james j
I posed about a month ago on some Bletilla i...

I posed about a month ago on some Bletilla i germinated in my terrarium. I also tried some on damp sphagnum moss but didn’t get anything.
I noticed most of the growth happened on leaf litter at...
Forum: Propagation 12-20-2020, 09:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,276
Posted By james j
Bletilla germination?

I had a few seed pods on my Bletilla this fall. I harvested one of the pods and brought it inside, when the pod split open I shook it inside my terrarium just to see what would happen. It’s been...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 11-25-2020, 12:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,019
Posted By james j
They are part of the Cattleya alliance

They are part of the Cattleya alliance
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-17-2020, 12:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By james j
I was thinking the same thing as Roberta, maybe a...

I was thinking the same thing as Roberta, maybe a tarp over a patio table with the plants underneath with a shop light would keep them a bit warmer and sheltered from rain and wind.
I’m in NJ just...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-16-2020, 05:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By james j
Can you get temporary heat somehow? Extension...

Can you get temporary heat somehow? Extension chords and space heater?
Depending on how big ti is you might be able to warm it up with some lights. For one night you probably don’t need much heat.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 10-16-2020, 03:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,188
Posted By james j
Mini orchids are like mini doughnuts, you can eat...

Mini orchids are like mini doughnuts, you can eat as many as you want because it’s not a whole doughnut.

By the way, Andy’s fall sale is going on until the 18th.
Mini orchids
Free shipping...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 10-01-2020, 07:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,188
Posted By james j
Thanks, I don't know if it's good growing because...

Thanks, I don't know if it's good growing because I didn't know I was doing it, but I'll take it anyway.
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 09-30-2020, 09:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,188
Posted By james j
Sphagnum moss growing?

I have a some random moss growing around my terrarium, some of them get a little out of control so I pluck it out occasionally.
I noticed this odd looking patch taking over one of my plants so I...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 07-22-2020, 06:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,398
Posted By james j
I have the good fortune for living fairly close...

I have the good fortune for living fairly close to Kim and have meet him several times at local shows.

He is a good guy in person too.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-17-2020, 11:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,783
Posted By james j
I bought one a few years ago in the same set up...

I bought one a few years ago in the same set up as yours. I dropped it, basket and all, into a larger wood basket and filled in around it with large pieces of bark.

The roots seem to stay close...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 07-13-2020, 09:21 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 20,292
Posted By james j
I’ve had one of these and an ensifolium ‘ iron...

I’ve had one of these and an ensifolium ‘ iron bone’ for a few years but haven’t been able to get then to flower.
2 years ago I tried to give the golden elf a cool period in the fall, down into the...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-23-2020, 09:27 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,950
Posted By james j
Is it possible that the stake is fired in a way...

Is it possible that the stake is fired in a way that the water is only released at the bottom?

It kind of make sense since the original purpose of the stake would be to deliver water to a lower...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-21-2020, 10:39 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,950
Posted By james j
One thing I noticed when reading the package of...

One thing I noticed when reading the package of my moss was that it said something about the moss being treated with a water repellent to make it last longer. When I saw that I soaked it for a few...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-21-2020, 10:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,950
Posted By james j
So I dug out my Kool logs and made myself 3...

So I dug out my Kool logs and made myself 3 jungle logs. I bought some sheet moss but everything else I had already. I made each one slightly different. I took a lot of pictures, I apologize in...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-10-2020, 06:04 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,950
Posted By james j
[QUOTE][/ Ah, interesting! What part of the Kool...

[QUOTE][/ Ah, interesting! What part of the Kool Logs didn't work out? The plants didn't like them? Too wet/cool? I saw that the Jungle Log included wrapping in moss which the Kool Logs don't...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-09-2020, 05:34 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,950
Posted By james j
There seems to be a lot of interest in jungle...

There seems to be a lot of interest in jungle logs, myself included. After watching the video I dug out some Kool Logs I had abandoned awhile ago. I bought them to try some cool growing plants but it...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 06-02-2020, 07:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,405
Posted By james j
I’ve been working on my set up for a little over...

I’ve been working on my set up for a little over a year and am still making adjustments.
I use a Mist King, 2 nozzles run once a day for only a few seconds. My top is sealed with 1/4” plexiglass,...
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