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Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-24-2017, 12:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,073
Posted By turock
Please help me ID this rot

Hi all, one of my dendrobiums has had yellow, brittle leaves for a while now, and I noticed that the psuedobulbs were brown and rubbery at their base. I decided the plant was a goner and cut off the...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-13-2016, 11:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 681
Posted By turock
Thanks for the info! I was previously doing...

Thanks for the info! I was previously doing business with Matsui, but they raised their minimum order to $500, and I'm just not pushing enough volume to justify that at this moment. I reached out to...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-12-2016, 10:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 681
Posted By turock
Looking for a phal wholesale supplier

I'm currently making and selling phalaenopsis arrangements in my little town and am looking for a wholesale source that supplies decent phal hybrids. The people I sell to aren't interested in tagged...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-02-2016, 11:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,026
Posted By turock
Ha! It sounds kind of like the description of a...

Ha! It sounds kind of like the description of a fancy mixed drink... which I probably couldn't taste properly, either! ;)
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-01-2016, 09:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,026
Posted By turock
Thank you! I actually found a forum posting about...

Thank you! I actually found a forum posting about this very topic: http://www.orchidboard.com/community/dendrobium-alliance/25894-dendrobium-frosty-dawn-wings-gold.html?highlight=wings+gold

To sum...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 08-31-2016, 11:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,026
Posted By turock
Some exciting blooms and a major disappointment (picture heavy)

There are a lot of flowers opening up in my collection right now (now that all my regional shows are over...go figure!), but there are a handful of plants that I'm especially excited about.

First...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 08-31-2016, 10:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,421
Posted By turock
Just gorgeous! Mine's blooming right now, too!...

Just gorgeous! Mine's blooming right now, too! Glad you won the bid on this one. It's quite a star in anyone's collection.


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Forum: Identification Forum 07-06-2016, 03:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 804
Posted By turock
This dendrobium is a fighter! Let's give it a name...

Hi all! I got this plant several months ago from my orchid society's raffle table. The canes are quite small and mostly leafless when I got it. In the car ride home, all the canes fell out of the...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 06-19-2016, 03:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,647
Posted By turock
Bragging about The Orchid Works

My orchid society has now placed two orders with The Orchid Works: The Orchid Works (http://theorchidworks.com/) They are a Hawaii-based wholesale oncidium plug producer. But you can order individual...
Forum: Species 06-19-2016, 01:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,462
Posted By turock
Thanks, guys. I wanted to give you an update. I'm...

Thanks, guys. I wanted to give you an update. I'm not able to afford virus strips right now, but I showed the vendor my orchid, and they tested five orchids from the same batch. All of them were...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-12-2016, 07:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,588
Posted By turock
Thank you, guys, for the insight. I cut off the...

Thank you, guys, for the insight. I cut off the worst leaf and decided to watch it before cutting anymore. The spots did not grow.

The mealies were mostly tucked into the crevices between leaves,...
Forum: Species 06-12-2016, 05:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,462
Posted By turock
Streaks in my phal violacea

I ordered this violacea red x sib a month ago. It arrived in bud, and it opened up for me a few days ago. This is its first flower. I was a little disappointed that it was not the magenta color I was...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-01-2016, 02:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,588
Posted By turock
Brown spots on phal leaves

Hi all, time to play Name That Spot!

I have a large phal hybrid that is one of my healthiest orchids--or was, I should say, until a mealy bug mob moved in. I recently repotted the plant and used a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-19-2016, 05:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,529
Posted By turock
Wow, what wonderful ideas you all have. Now I...

Wow, what wonderful ideas you all have. Now I want to go out and spend money! Gee, thanks ;)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-18-2016, 03:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,529
Posted By turock
I'm glad I found this thread, because I was about...

I'm glad I found this thread, because I was about to ask the same question!

Currently, I reuse plastic yogurt containers and some plastic paint mixing pots, one for each orchid. I soak them in...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 03-16-2016, 02:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,761
Posted By turock
I'm so envious of you! This plant has been on my...

I'm so envious of you! This plant has been on my wish list of nerdy orchids for quite some time ;)


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Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-10-2016, 02:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 651
Posted By turock
He is! He's very precocious, is totally absorbed...

He is! He's very precocious, is totally absorbed in everything he does, and always wears a big impish grin. :D



Good luck! It's wonderful to see kids getting so involved in plants. I wish I was...
Forum: Species 03-10-2016, 01:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,135
Posted By turock
Wow! So gorgeous!

Wow! So gorgeous!
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 03-10-2016, 01:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By turock
I'm in the same boat. The yellows are also such a...

I'm in the same boat. The yellows are also such a nice contrast to the sea of pink and purple!

Thank you :)
Forum: Orchid Lounge 03-10-2016, 01:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 651
Posted By turock
Bragging on my nephew

My 9-year-old nephew came to visit me a few months ago, and I guess his crazy aunt's orchids made an impression on him. When he got home, he asked for an orchid for his birthday. He is homeschooled,...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 03-10-2016, 12:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By turock
Some pretty phals from Carmela's

The phals I received as a Christmas special from Carmela's are approaching full bloom now. None of them are producing as many blooms as I'd like, but that's to be expected. If I was dragged away from...
Forum: Hybrids 02-28-2016, 02:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,083
Posted By turock
Awww! How cute and lovely! My Sogo Vivien is...

Awww! How cute and lovely! My Sogo Vivien is blooming right now, too. Maybe it's the computer monitor, but yours seems to be more blue violet than mine.

Thanks for sharing! Those mini phals are so...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 02-28-2016, 02:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,875
Posted By turock
So strange, yet so beautiful!

So strange, yet so beautiful!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 02-28-2016, 02:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,694
Posted By turock
What a beauty! Love the color.

What a beauty! Love the color.
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 02-26-2016, 11:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,233
Posted By turock
Isn't it nice when our orchids give us pleasant...

Isn't it nice when our orchids give us pleasant surprises, instead of bugs or spots or rots? :P

Congrats! Hope to see bloom pix soon!
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