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Forum: Outdoor Gardening 12-28-2022, 07:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,186
Posted By Selmo
If you sign up for their promotional email. Yes,...

If you sign up for their promotional email. Yes, you’ll get sale promotions, but it does give you a lot of free information and each month you get a some vital Florida Orchid Growing-Month by Month...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 01-05-2022, 11:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,730
Posted By Selmo
Getting great advice, just don’t over think it....

Getting great advice, just don’t over think it. Your greenhouse sqft. isn’t that much. Don’t fill that space with complicated heaters and swamp coolers, unless you really need them. You can probably...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 01-04-2022, 04:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,544
Posted By Selmo
Here is an update on Lou Sneary. It has grown a...

Here is an update on Lou Sneary. It has grown a second plant and now is in bloom with the mother.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-04-2022, 03:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,567
Posted By Selmo
Just updating this thread Here is the plant now.

Just updating this thread
Here is the plant now.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-24-2021, 08:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,086
Posted By Selmo
Just remember that Hydrogen Peroxide is a weak...

Just remember that Hydrogen Peroxide is a weak Bacteria-cide used to treat only bacteria infections (before antibiotics became common). Using it for other purposes, would be a waste of it.

And I...
Forum: Photography 10-22-2021, 11:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 49,226
Posted By Selmo
Just go in your photo library and choose the...

Just go in your photo library and choose the photo you want to upload. Go into edit and rotate the photo 90 degrees, save, then rotate it back and save. Then upload it the same way you have in the...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-06-2021, 11:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,665
Posted By Selmo
This damage happened back when this leaf was just...

This damage happened back when this leaf was just a small shoot. When the shoot was young something took a bite out of side of the shoot. The new shoot has the leaf rolled up inside of itself. And...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-06-2021, 09:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,279
Posted By Selmo
At first I thought it could be hail damage. Small...

At first I thought it could be hail damage. Small hail can cause ‘bruises’ like this. But you said that they are in a screened in porch. And the second picture looks like snail or slug damage. Check...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-24-2021, 10:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 775
Posted By Selmo
Flower spike. It is just stuck. The tip usually...

Flower spike. It is just stuck. The tip usually will grow up the grove of the leaf, but it got pinched. As the spike continued to lengthen, the pinch stopped progress up the grove. So the spike...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-14-2021, 08:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,937
Posted By Selmo
Most of those different waters you named are the...

Most of those different waters you named are the same thing. Distilled water is usually the ‘purest’. It is usually Reverse Osmosis (RO) and is pretty much H2O. Tap water is probably the ‘dirtiest’,...
Forum: Propagation 04-10-2021, 11:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,144
Posted By Selmo
It has been now over 5 months (161 days) since we...

It has been now over 5 months (161 days) since we started this project. Now the pseudobulbs are close to to one centimeter in height and have two leaves. The jar is filling up with plants. The...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 04-10-2021, 10:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,911
Posted By Selmo
Are you sure this is not a Schoenorchis tixieri?...

Are you sure this is not a Schoenorchis tixieri? Some say that they are the same? But tixieri I believe blooms earlier (spring time) than fragrans (summer time) and tixieri has no fragrance.
Looks...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 04-03-2021, 05:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,603
Posted By Selmo
Scales are one of the hardest pests to get rid...

Scales are one of the hardest pests to get rid of. You have a very short window of time (the crawler stage) to effect them. Once they have formed the shell (the scale), they are pretty much immune to...
Forum: Members' Displays 03-23-2021, 10:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,249
Posted By Selmo
Here are the two this year. The first one is a...

Here are the two this year. The first one is a NOID, but one of are oldest. It blooms around Valentines Day every year. It has that wonderful cattleya scent, and mixed with the citrus flowering. It...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-20-2021, 08:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,533
Posted By Selmo
The ‘caves’ are a old limestone quarries used in...

The ‘caves’ are a old limestone quarries used in the building of Kansas City. Now they are underground storage and warehouse space. Used by all kinds of businesses to store their products in a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-20-2021, 10:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,533
Posted By Selmo
Angry I did have to smile at his tips and tricks, he...

I did have to smile at his tips and tricks, he doesn't mention anywhere not to grow in a cave...

Since he tried and failed (big time) I think that should be his number one tip.

Apart from the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-19-2021, 08:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,533
Posted By Selmo
Yes, this was a great loss to the Kansas City...

Yes, this was a great loss to the Kansas City area. We used to take the Hort Club from the local college there every year.
His landlord at the caves, is who started the fire outside, the smoke...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 02-18-2021, 09:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 918
Posted By Selmo
Looks like a couple of things going on. The...

Looks like a couple of things going on. The round holes in the middle back look like slugs or snails. Slugs and snails make holes in the leaves and flowers. And caterpillars and grasshoppers chew on...
Forum: Propagation 01-30-2021, 07:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,144
Posted By Selmo
I, to had heard that Bletilla was fairly easy to...

I, to had heard that Bletilla was fairly easy to germinate and some had success growing them without much lab equipment. We started this with Bletilla, Neofinetia and Sophronitis seed pods. But only...
Forum: Propagation 01-29-2021, 02:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,144
Posted By Selmo
No, rbarata we have never tried to grow them from...

No, rbarata we have never tried to grow them from seeds before. We did try some hybrid cattleyas but none of the seeds germinated.
Forum: Propagation 01-28-2021, 11:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,144
Posted By Selmo
Growing Bletilla striata from seeds

Seem to get a few pods of these every year. 2020 gave us three pods. We have both the standard purple (photo 1) and a white version called ‘innocence’ (photo 2). This year all the pods where on the...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-06-2020, 09:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,591
Posted By Selmo
The thing with doing orchids and planted...

The thing with doing orchids and planted aquariums. Is what is the priority, orchids or the aquarium. The light requirements are completely different for each one. Aquarium plants take much higher...
Forum: Propagation 11-18-2020, 12:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,438
Posted By Selmo
And the best to you and your endeavour Dorchid,...

And the best to you and your endeavour Dorchid, with the Odcdm. Will be an interested bystander. Thanks again
Forum: Propagation 11-16-2020, 09:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,438
Posted By Selmo
Thanks for the encouragement again, I am back to...

Thanks for the encouragement again, I am back to try flasking again. We will try Neofinetia falcata again and some cattleya crosses that we’ve made. I should be starting sometime in the next month...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 07-12-2020, 02:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,424
Posted By Selmo
Neofinetia falcata

Has bloomed around the four of July for the past few years. The scent at night is unbelievable. Everyone needs one of these
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