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Beginner Discussion
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wall of orchids
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ArronOB
In post 49 I think you are asking about whether...
In post 49 I think you are asking about whether the light levels are suitable for your plants. My response is we could guess but it makes far more sense to measure them. You should be able to find on...
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Beginner Discussion
Yesterday, 08:49 AM
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wall of orchids
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ArronOB
Did you mess up ??? Well, let’s see. Here’s...
Did you mess up ??? Well, let’s see.
Here’s my take on what you bought
The 4 coelongyne species I’m not sure about. I think they are mostly altitude species so should be ok. Glad you avoided...
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Beginner Discussion
05-11-2024, 06:29 PM
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wall of orchids
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ArronOB
Hey Martin. I sent you a long reply about my...
Hey Martin. I sent you a long reply about my thinking on best potting medium for us. May have lost it?
Let me know if you didn’t get it.
Cheers
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Introductions - Break the Ice !
05-11-2024, 06:27 PM
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Hello!
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ArronOB
Welcome. And nothing wrong with loosing your...
Welcome.
And nothing wrong with loosing your first few orchids. Everyone does.
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Beginner Discussion
05-09-2024, 08:43 AM
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wall of orchids
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ArronOB
Hi Martin. I grew orchids at our home in Epping...
Hi Martin. I grew orchids at our home in Epping (the Sydney one) for many years. Without knowing roughly where in Sydney you are it’s harder to advise - as you know the extremes of temperature...
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Advanced Discussion
04-05-2024, 07:03 PM
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Device for logging temp, humid wanted
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ArronOB
Unfortunately my watering system users spinners...
Unfortunately my watering system users spinners which fling the water out almost horizontal, so everything gets drenched.
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions of the Govee and the other brands....
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Advanced Discussion
04-04-2024, 05:10 PM
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Device for logging temp, humid wanted
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Because I don’t want a ‘heat island’ effect...
Because I don’t want a ‘heat island’ effect building up around the sensor.
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Advanced Discussion
03-27-2024, 03:26 AM
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Device for logging temp, humid wanted
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ArronOB
Thanks Ray. Can you clarify just how waterproof....
Thanks Ray. Can you clarify just how waterproof. Could it handle getting soaked once every day or two?
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Advanced Discussion
03-26-2024, 02:12 AM
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Device for logging temp, humid wanted
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ArronOB
Device for logging temp, humid wanted
Hi. I want a device which I can set up in our shadehouse which will do the following:
1. Measure temperature and humidity.
2. Record these readings every 30 mins. (Other schedules like every...
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Cattleya Alliance
03-04-2024, 03:57 AM
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Rlc. Mahina Yahiro 'Julie'
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ArronOB
Yes, the one with the dark picotee is very...
Yes, the one with the dark picotee is very special indeed.
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Member Projects
01-26-2024, 04:35 PM
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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ArronOB
Speculation on my part. I’d say most are...
Speculation on my part.
I’d say most are exported.
They sell online through their website.
And they sell on EBay.
They may do shows - I rarely get to orchid shows so I don’t know.
I think as a...
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Member Projects
01-26-2024, 03:49 PM
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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Actually I don’t have access. No-one does. Barita...
Actually I don’t have access. No-one does. Barita doesn’t allow visitors, has no sales outlet, doesn’t do open days. Strictly wholesale, online or export. It’s also rare to see them for sale locally....
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Member Projects
01-25-2024, 06:43 PM
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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ArronOB
And it’s out
Now it’s open.
Unseasonal is good. There isn’t much else flowering here.
A couple of leaves on the left have some issues. I’m hoping it’s just sunburn, though they are tough little plants and I...
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Introductions - Break the Ice !
01-21-2024, 04:18 PM
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Hello from Australia
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ArronOB
Welcome, from the Central Coast in NSW. I...
Welcome, from the Central Coast in NSW.
I imagine Miltonopsis will grow well in your climate, or any hybrid with a lot of Miltonopsis in it. Also any of what used to be classified as Ondontoglossum....
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Member Projects
01-13-2024, 08:31 PM
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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ArronOB
I looked at my plants a week ago and got a nice...
I looked at my plants a week ago and got a nice surprise. One of them has a spike. The photo is a week or two old and it looks now like it’s about a week short of flowering. It’s a surprise because I...
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Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance
12-22-2023, 04:03 AM
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Oncidium (?) struggling
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ArronOB
When I’m rehabilitating dehydrated Oncidiums I...
When I’m rehabilitating dehydrated Oncidiums I put a few strands of sphagnum moss in the mix - not much so as not to impede air movement. Then I wind quite a bit more on the surface. Once it’s...
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Introductions - Break the Ice !
12-11-2023, 06:09 AM
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Greetings from Barcelona
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ArronOB
Welcome. I’m pleased to see your passion for...
Welcome. I’m pleased to see your passion for plants survives what you have been through.
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Pests & Diseases
12-08-2023, 08:41 PM
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So caught in the act
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ArronOB
Thanks for that. It makes me feel much better....
Thanks for that. It makes me feel much better. I’ll get some.
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Pests & Diseases
12-08-2023, 02:46 PM
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So caught in the act
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ArronOB
So caught in the act
For the last few years every Oncidium spike in our shadehouse has been monstered by something. Sometimes the cattleyas cop it as well. It eats just the actual flower bud, ignoring the spike and the...
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Cattleya Alliance
12-08-2023, 01:58 PM
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New to Cattleyas and hybrids…
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ArronOB
Ditto. I never cut open sheaths. After many...
Ditto. I never cut open sheaths.
After many years of growing cattleyas I find the more you leave the developing buds alone the better the result is like to be.
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Beginner Discussion
11-12-2023, 09:52 PM
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dgmra. winter wonderland 'white fairy' and does distilled water need fertilizer
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ArronOB
I think if you do a search by the member name...
I think if you do a search by the member name ‘Dirty Coconuts’ you’ll get a good idea of what grows well in Florida.
Most (or maybe all) of his growing is outdoors without any excessive pampering....
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Beginner Discussion
11-10-2023, 06:45 PM
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dgmra. winter wonderland 'white fairy' and does distilled water need fertilizer
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ArronOB
I grow several plants of Winter Wonderland White...
I grow several plants of Winter Wonderland White Fairy. In our conditions it is a prolific grower, very hard to kill, no pests or diseases, and flowers regularly. I have a few Oncidium alliance...
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Pests & Diseases
10-10-2023, 10:23 PM
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Removing excess salts from media
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3,210
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ArronOB
If you are potting in organic media like bark...
If you are potting in organic media like bark then this probably won’t be of much concern to you. The general consensus seems to be that the bark will break down before the fertilizer toxicity...
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Member Projects
10-10-2023, 12:22 AM
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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ArronOB
Yep, new bark can be hydrophobic. I think these...
Yep, new bark can be hydrophobic. I think these need a lot more moisture then one usually gets in bark. I wind sphagnum around the top of the media and that retains the water for a full extra day,...
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Pests & Diseases
10-09-2023, 03:53 AM
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Removing excess salts from media
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3,210
Posted By
ArronOB
Fredfarmer, I am far from a scientist so i read...
Fredfarmer, I am far from a scientist so i read this as a layperson slowly changing over to inert media. I have always wondered just how much truth there is in the need to flush out salts, so what I...
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