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Forum: Pests & Diseases 11-06-2018, 09:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,403
Posted By Mountain Kat
UPDATE: I bought an inexpensive mini-microscope...

UPDATE: I bought an inexpensive mini-microscope and found the little beasties!

Please help ID - I think they are false spidermites?

I tried spraying a mixture of water/mineral oil/drop of soap...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-16-2018, 05:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,403
Posted By Mountain Kat
2% mineral oil in water? Other? I’m not against...

2% mineral oil in water? Other? I’m not against insecticides.
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-16-2018, 05:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,403
Posted By Mountain Kat
Spider mites on dendrobium?

Spider mite damage? I don’t see any webs. On dendrobium noble and microchip. My tolumnia are also yellowing. Help!
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-24-2018, 07:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,194
Posted By Mountain Kat
That's it! Thank you. And looks like they are...

That's it! Thank you. And looks like they are happily feeding on algae and no need to worry.
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-24-2018, 10:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,194
Posted By Mountain Kat
Tiny fly? In semihydro

Help! I have some critters that have taken up residence in my SH pots. What are they? They are so small I cannot get a pic on an iPhone. They have not damaged my plants (Yet?).

I really don't...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 01-26-2018, 01:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,709
Posted By Mountain Kat
The blasted-blasting continues... I had one mini...

The blasted-blasting continues... I had one mini phal in spike, each bud began to swell, then one by one blasted. Now at the tip of the spike, it is growing keiki! Grr.

I have a new cattleya that...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 01-16-2018, 06:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,201
Posted By Mountain Kat
I’ve been eyeing the Orchids Ltd website- but...

I’ve been eyeing the Orchids Ltd website- but haven’t made it there yet... only a six hour drive LOL. Funny thing, there is an article in the latest AOS magazine that, I swear, has a picture of that...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 01-15-2018, 10:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,201
Posted By Mountain Kat
Hello from Billings, Montana

Hello! I have made a few posts already - and thanks for the help and advice. I wanted to introduce myself and also see if I could connect with others in my area. So any growers near Billings Montana?...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 12-26-2017, 10:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,572
Posted By Mountain Kat
I think I have learned my lesson on winter...

I think I have learned my lesson on winter purchases. I did buy from two other sources that pack with heat packs and while those orchids look pretty good - time will tell. They were definitely cold...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 12-26-2017, 02:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,572
Posted By Mountain Kat
Some more photos. Really don't capture the color...

Some more photos. Really don't capture the color well.

Thoughts on how to keep humid? I've seen things like plastic bag around the roots, strings of micro fiber. Any suggestions?
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 12-26-2017, 12:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,572
Posted By Mountain Kat
Frozen vanda

I did something foolish... Maybe someone can help. Or maybe I will serve as a cautionary tale.

Context: new orchid grower, never owned a vanda, lives in cold and dry climate. Discovered eBay...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-24-2017, 01:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,709
Posted By Mountain Kat
Dollythehun, do you mean humidity?

Dollythehun, do you mean humidity?
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-22-2017, 10:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,709
Posted By Mountain Kat
Interesting that you mention cold drafts. I rely...

Interesting that you mention cold drafts. I rely on the normal house heater over night, so temps dip down a little (which I thought the plants like to induce spiking). But one night, the heater was...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-22-2017, 06:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,709
Posted By Mountain Kat
bud blast on oncidium and phaleonopsis

I am new orchids (8 months?), so needless to say I was very excited when three of my orchids started to spike. My first spikes. Then two of the three bud blasted :(. The third is still developing....
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 11-16-2017, 07:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,176
Posted By Mountain Kat
Well the Sharry Baby decided to start some new...

Well the Sharry Baby decided to start some new growths - so into SH she went. I grow indoors and have heat mats for the new SH plants, so even with Montana winter upon us, I think she will do well....
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 09-24-2017, 03:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,429
Posted By Mountain Kat
Thank you so much - I appreciate the advice and...

Thank you so much - I appreciate the advice and the link was super helpful too!
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 09-22-2017, 06:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,176
Posted By Mountain Kat
Repotting Oncidium Sharry Baby with lots of aerial roots

Planning on converting the Sharry Baby I purchased into SH. Flowers have just faded and I am really not sure if she is actively growing new roots. Her pot is a bird's nest of swirling roots and algae...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 09-22-2017, 06:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,429
Posted By Mountain Kat
Dendrobium Nobile - out of season? When to repot?

Purchased a dendrobium Loving Memory Fizz in bud . the flowers have now faded and some of the older canes are dropping leaves. There are several immature growths and a keiki that bloomed with an...
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