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Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-23-2020, 09:08 AM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

That was laughably easier.

That was laughably easier.

Forum: Growing Under Lights

11-19-2020, 12:59 PM

Replies: 76

My Basement Greenhouse

Views: 24,216

Posted By MisterGuy

How many watts were you running and what was your...

How many watts were you running and what was your ventilation and humidity like? T5 tubes, for example, don't seem like they generate much heat until you contain it, but when I had 6 tubes in a...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-19-2020, 12:47 PM

Replies: 18

Horizontal phal?

Views: 1,223

Posted By MisterGuy

Really? I feel like I'd almost surely break them...

Really? I feel like I'd almost surely break them off somehow before they bloom.

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-19-2020, 10:29 AM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

I hear that's what they call, "orchid...

I hear that's what they call, "orchid culture".

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-19-2020, 10:24 AM

Replies: 18

Horizontal phal?

Views: 1,223

Posted By MisterGuy

One of mine that's growing the best is basically...

One of mine that's growing the best is basically a table cloth in shape. I'm sorta having to grow the flower spikes in a big "s" shape to stake them, because they are growing from stem that's...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-19-2020, 10:11 AM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks, going to give those a try. Obviously,...

Thanks, going to give those a try. Obviously, I'll be needing new vases sooner than later.

I really kind of love the terrarium of orchid effect with the big fish bowls and I wish I had more space...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-19-2020, 09:30 AM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

I suspect we are arriving at the core of my...

I suspect we are arriving at the core of my incompetency. I have bits that are labeled as glass/ceramic available from the big box hardware store. I don't think they are diamond, and looking on...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-18-2020, 12:21 PM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

Also dull bits, impatience, and choosing really,...

Also dull bits, impatience, and choosing really, really cheap glass with fun shapes like my beer glasses and wine glasses :) I think the dull bits part is the most critical, I don't know how often...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-16-2020, 08:59 AM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

If I got hung up on every glass vase I got from...

If I got hung up on every glass vase I got from Goodwill that I've sent to recycling, I'd probably start having to count the number of orchids I kill...

I probably break a third of the vases and...

Forum: Members' Displays

11-16-2020, 08:53 AM

Replies: 2

My Collection, mostly in Semi Hydro

Views: 2,078

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks, they weren't showing up and I wasn't sure...

Thanks, they weren't showing up and I wasn't sure the pictures I was linking directly were in a permanent place other people were going to be able to see.

https://i.imgur.com/02l7owz.jpg
...

Forum: Members' Displays

11-15-2020, 09:26 PM

Replies: 2

My Collection, mostly in Semi Hydro

Views: 2,078

Posted By MisterGuy

My Collection, mostly in Semi Hydro

I needed to test some camera equipment and organize my stuff, and I took the opportunity to start something I've been meaning to start for a while. Most of them are NOIDs, and a few are from random...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 09:18 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

I took a group shot to compare colors. ...

I took a group shot to compare colors. Definitely not as much difference between the darkest of the Oncidium and the Phals. I'm going to rearrange a little bit and adjust the supplemental winter...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 03:26 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks! I suspected that might be the case,...

Thanks!

I suspected that might be the case, but as I've had these plants for a couple years, and they've been subjected to transplant to semi hydro, changes in light and environment, and some...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 02:49 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

Somewhat tough answer, because they are in semi...

Somewhat tough answer, because they are in semi hydro candle jars. In looking at them closely to try to answer in a useful way, the one pictured is only an inch or two above it's reservoir, and has...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 02:31 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

They've been growing in fairly dense shade...

They've been growing in fairly dense shade outside in my new living arrangement, and only recently come window space for the winter. Their colors range from dark hunter green, such as the phals, to...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-15-2020, 01:08 PM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

This is definitely going to be a problem sooner...

This is definitely going to be a problem sooner than later. As in, probably before spring, but we'll see how well it shoves the older bulbs around as the new ones grow.

I'm probably going to need...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 12:56 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

There's definitely been cycles of neglect leading...

There's definitely been cycles of neglect leading to horizontal water wrinkles. I *think* I'm passed the danger areas there.

This Max. Ten. really went through some cycles of abuse but seems more...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-15-2020, 12:48 PM

Replies: 19

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

Views: 2,588

Posted By MisterGuy

Least effort job resulting in favorite look

So when I bought this rescue, it had so badly overgrown and crammed itself into moss and bark mix it was growing in, it was basically just a tangled root mass with almost no medium left.

I wasn't...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 12:26 PM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

How about we start with the beauty shots of the...

How about we start with the beauty shots of the orchids that I've been working on :)

I closed down my photography business before moving, and decided this week to go through my gear and make sure...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 10:17 AM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

My worry is that I both gave them unsufficient...

My worry is that I both gave them unsufficient light AND insufficient nutrients, so they are sorta healthy, but in a sloooooow growing small way.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-15-2020, 09:47 AM

Replies: 15

Length of spikes/size of plants

Views: 1,440

Posted By MisterGuy

Length of spikes/size of plants

I have a bunch of rescue discount orchids, and I have a few small orchids that were ordered as grab bag baby plants. Other than the couple that were bought in bloom, I don't really know much about...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-08-2020, 12:16 PM

Replies: 4

First spikes for rescues!

Views: 1,149

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks, I'm pretty excited about it, and now I...

Thanks, I'm pretty excited about it, and now I need to be very patient. I actually bought a Sharry Baby in spike to replace a younger one that I killed, so I'm looking forward to a lovely December...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

11-08-2020, 09:29 AM

Replies: 4

First spikes for rescues!

Views: 1,149

Posted By MisterGuy

First spikes for rescues!

I've had a rough couple years, and so have my orchids. I converted almost all my orchids to Semi Hydro before my life blew up in 2019, and then unfortunately my orchids suffered from a little benign...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-14-2020, 01:48 PM

Replies: 6

Cold Treatment - Phals - when to warm?

Views: 818

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks, I definitely remembered that as them...

Thanks,

I definitely remembered that as them needing a 10 degree difference in days and nights, and didn't realize it was an average temperature thing. That's probably why several of ones I...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-14-2020, 10:30 AM

Replies: 6

Cold Treatment - Phals - when to warm?

Views: 818

Posted By MisterGuy

Thanks! By Southern Boy standards, it's freezing....

Thanks! By Southern Boy standards, it's freezing. In reality, it's hit the 80s except for a few stormy days. I'll go ahead and bring them in this week, I just didn't like doing it until they were...

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