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Forum: Growing Under Lights 05-01-2020, 01:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,639
Posted By etcherkate
Hi KingKong, Thanks for your feedback. ...

Hi KingKong,

Thanks for your feedback.
Nearly all of my phals and most of my paphs bloom reliably once a year, but some of the others (dendrobiums, laelia, cattleyas) never rebloom. All of the...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 04-30-2020, 03:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,639
Posted By etcherkate
Hi Chris, Thanks for the recommendation! ...

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the recommendation! One of my low wattage Feit lights is purple and doesn't bother me too much, but it's much less bright than the new one.

I'll think about which is the...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 04-30-2020, 01:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,639
Posted By etcherkate
Advice on grow light enclosure?

Hi everyone,

I have a half dozen or so little 19 watt Feit grow lights hanging in my laundry room. Phals, slippers and a few other lower light orchids bloom regularly, but light loving orchids...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-19-2018, 12:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,147
Posted By etcherkate
Whoops! Indeed it is a Phrag and not a paph....

Whoops! Indeed it is a Phrag and not a paph. Thanks for the correction.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-18-2018, 09:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,147
Posted By etcherkate
Paphiopedilum Don Wimber

I had thought the new growth in the center of my Paphiopedilum Don Wimber was another leaf, but yesterday I noticed a shadow on the inside. I’m hopeful that this will be the first of my slippers to...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-20-2018, 10:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,278
Posted By etcherkate
Thanks for the helpful information! I repotted a...

Thanks for the helpful information! I repotted a few months ago but inadvertently bought orchid bark a size smaller than expected. I ordered some larger bark today and will repot as soon as I see new...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-20-2018, 10:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,278
Posted By etcherkate
It does—the tag says (Blc. Waianae Leopard x...

It does—the tag says (Blc. Waianae Leopard x Ctna. Why Not) ‘Orange.’ No idea who the grower or vendor was. It was in bloom and apparently healthy when I bought it, but I suspect I waited too long to...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-20-2018, 10:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,278
Posted By etcherkate
It sounds like this is a problem related to my...

It sounds like this is a problem related to my growing conditions, and not something horrible like a virus that will race through my collection and destroy it?

Maybe I could try to come up with a...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-20-2018, 09:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,278
Posted By etcherkate
This time of year, the temperature is about 60...

This time of year, the temperature is about 60 degrees overnight, and 65-70 during the day, depending on whether anyone’s home. I wonder if the leaves are wrinkled because I waited too long to repot?...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-20-2018, 05:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,278
Posted By etcherkate
Blc. with black spots/yellow leaves

I don’t like the looks of this at all! Some time in the last week, my Blc. has developed sunken black lesions on a new growth. The rest of the plant looks fine, and none of my other orchids have the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-24-2017, 01:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,218
Posted By etcherkate
All of this information on fertilizing orchids is...

All of this information on fertilizing orchids is great to know--thank you! I've often heard the advice to fertilize "weakly, weekly" but assumed that the dilution instructions on the fertilizer...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-23-2017, 03:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,218
Posted By etcherkate
Hi Estacion! I'm using 1/2 teaspoon of...

Hi Estacion! I'm using 1/2 teaspoon of fertilizer diluted in 1/2 gallon of water. I water this plant about every seven days, and the roots outside the media probably get pretty dry inbetween...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-23-2017, 02:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,218
Posted By etcherkate
Dendrobium spectabile roots turning brown

In June I adopted a cat who is absolutely determined to eat every plant in the house, with the exception of the catnip I grew especially for him. In the last few months, I've moved most of my plants...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-29-2017, 05:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,248
Posted By etcherkate
All of my cats over the years have ignored my...

All of my cats over the years have ignored my plants as long as I kept the plants at an appropriate distance from the floor. I brought the new cat home two weeks ago and he immediately tore a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-28-2017, 09:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,248
Posted By etcherkate
Have you figured out a way to keep the cats away...

Have you figured out a way to keep the cats away from the plants? I thought I'd moved all the plants to a shelf that was too high to reach, but the very persistent cat proved me wrong.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-28-2017, 07:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,248
Posted By etcherkate
I've been telling my stepdaughter she can't have...

I've been telling my stepdaughter she can't have a dog until I have an outdoor greenhouse. The cat was her consolation prize.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-28-2017, 07:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,248
Posted By etcherkate
Cats vs orchids

I've read on the web that orchids aren't toxic to cats, but thought I'd ask the experts. Any thoughts?

My new feline friend overcame many obstacles in his quest to destroy my plants. He must be...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-27-2017, 07:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,066
Posted By etcherkate
Thanks for sharing more information on the...

Thanks for sharing more information on the Pleurothallis! I'll know, in the event that the next leaf is smaller, that this is perfectly normal and not cause for alarm.

I'd like to know how the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-26-2017, 12:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,066
Posted By etcherkate
Pleurothallis gargantua

Now that most of the vegetable seedlings have been transplanted outdoors, I've moved a few of my orchids under my little LED grow light as an experiment.
My little Pleurothallis gargantua has been...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-07-2017, 01:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,368
Posted By etcherkate
Your experience with mites sounds a lot like what...

Your experience with mites sounds a lot like what my plants are enduring. I'm only encountering the mites on the plants potted in sphagnum, not in the ones in bark mixes. I treated a plant with...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-06-2017, 09:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,368
Posted By etcherkate
This sounds exactly like the bugs on my plant,...

This sounds exactly like the bugs on my plant, except there's no way I'm letting them attack my finger!

Not knowing what to do, I sprayed the moss with hydrogen peroxide after noticing the bugs. ...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-06-2017, 08:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,368
Posted By etcherkate
Tiny brown bugs in sphagnum moss

I wonder if someone can help me identify my orchid pests? At least two of my plants have tiny, almost microscopic brown bugs scurrying around in their sphagnum moss. I have a very young...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-14-2016, 11:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,067
Posted By etcherkate
I'll keep an eye out for the Dockrillias--this is...

I'll keep an eye out for the Dockrillias--this is the first time I've heard of that genus. It's a much more dramatic looking flower than most of the Dendrobiums I see in my local nursery.
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-14-2016, 11:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,067
Posted By etcherkate
It's really quite a strange looking Dendrobium! ...

It's really quite a strange looking Dendrobium! Thanks for the estimate on how long I should expect to wait for flowers. So far, so good!

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Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-14-2016, 03:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,067
Posted By etcherkate
My first Dendrobium

I bought a half dozen baby orchids at a show in April. The price was right, but I may have gotten in over my head as a beginner orchid hobbyist. So far I've only managed to kill one, but I'm not sure...
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