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Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-28-2020, 03:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,000
Posted By orchidjunky
Yes I do provide all you’ve mentioned though I’ve...

Yes I do provide all you’ve mentioned though I’ve had it for 2 weeks so I don’t know how it was treated before and the purpling came on real quick almost within a week of being under the grow light....
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-28-2020, 12:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,000
Posted By orchidjunky
Vanda leaves purpling.. ok or not?

Hi all, I received a Vanda from a friend that is in vase culture. I am not sure what the light was like at her house but I think she had it in a window indoors. I grow my orchids under a grow light...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-04-2012, 12:59 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,314
Posted By orchidjunky
Seedling Mat for newly transplanted Masdie, Paph & Phrag

I've been reading on the board that a warm seedling mat may help with Phals that are newly transplanted in s/h due to them being more warm growers but what about paphs, phrags and masdies? Any input...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 03-27-2012, 03:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,028
Posted By orchidjunky
^^ it's funny because the guy from the first...

^^ it's funny because the guy from the first store recommended a fertilizer to me that he uses for weed that my orchids have been doing so well with!
Forum: Growing Under Lights 03-27-2012, 03:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,028
Posted By orchidjunky
Omg I kept thinking this the whole time! I hate...

Omg I kept thinking this the whole time! I hate being stereotypical but he looked like he would and I hear a lot of their clientele do just that.. This is the 2nd hydroponics store I've been to in my...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 03-27-2012, 02:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,580
Posted By orchidjunky
2ft vs. 4ft T5 fixtures

I have a relatively small collection. 4 paphs, 1 phrag, 2 noid phals, a noid onc and den. I really only care about my paphs and phrags since the noids were more or less gifts that I'm just...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 03-26-2012, 11:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,028
Posted By orchidjunky
Yes see... I was trying to get the point across...

Yes see... I was trying to get the point across that you don't really know for sure what will bloom unless you try it. It seems like the person was more of a vegetable grower.. But insisted that you...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 03-26-2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,028
Posted By orchidjunky
No flowering with T5 lighting..?

Hi all,

I recently stopped by a hydroponics store today just to browse at the lights they might have. To make a long story short the person who helped me kept insisting that I would not get any...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 03-24-2012, 08:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,409
Posted By orchidjunky
Mixing bark with some Sphagnum Moss?

Has anyone used Bark medium and sphagnum together to help the bark retain water? I'm talking about a primarily bark dominant mix with strands of sphagnum inter mixed.. The other day I visited a...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-17-2012, 03:19 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,216
Posted By orchidjunky
Pleurothallids in water culture

Has anyone attempted water culture for pleurothallids? Anybody have success with it?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-15-2012, 02:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,434
Posted By orchidjunky
Do you run fans as well?

Do you run fans as well?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-15-2012, 01:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,434
Posted By orchidjunky
Indoor growing: humidifier vs humidity trays?

For those who grow indoors under lights .... What works best for you to get better humidity? Humidifier or humidity trays or some other setup? I'm just asking because I'm trying to weigh out the pros...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-05-2012, 11:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,307
Posted By orchidjunky
Would physan 20 work?

Would physan 20 work?
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-05-2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,307
Posted By orchidjunky
^^ Thanks bill... Believe me I've lost a few...

^^ Thanks bill... Believe me I've lost a few paphs to erwinia which usually destroys the plant in a week.. This one not so sure what it is because some of these edges have been like this for a year...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-05-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,307
Posted By orchidjunky
Erwinia, Fungus, Sunburn or Mineral Damage?

Hi all,

I have noticed some brown "rot" along the tips and edges of some of my paph Michael Koopowitz and another hybrid I have. The pictures are below..

Pretty much this edge effect has been...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 03-03-2012, 08:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,021
Posted By orchidjunky
I think this is true for most orchids......

I think this is true for most orchids... Definitely need to be in warmer temps to try s/h. Like I said my orchids did best in the window where it got lots of warm afternoon sunlight!
Forum: Identification Forum 02-27-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 678
Posted By orchidjunky
Any ideas on the name of this PAPH?

I am interested in buying this paph which I saw at a store. (They were charging an arm and a leg for it). Anybody have any ideas... I am hoping I can find it on ebay.. but just need a name or...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 02-27-2012, 07:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,021
Posted By orchidjunky
My S/H experience: 4 years later..

Hi all..

I haven't really been on this site in a long time but I'd like to share some pics and my experience with s/h over the past 4 years.

I'll just start out by saying that back in 2007-2008...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-07-2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,202
Posted By orchidjunky
^^ I don't fertilize this plant at all.. .and it...

^^ I don't fertilize this plant at all.. .and it has bloomed for me every summer for three years. I think the tips are from the water supply... but the spotting is more what i'm wondering about......
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-07-2010, 04:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,202
Posted By orchidjunky
^^^ It's weird cause it's only on this...

^^^

It's weird cause it's only on this particular pseudobulb's leaf. I don't think it's spidermites because I did not see anything after wiping... or any webbing.... It's bizzare because a week...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-07-2010, 12:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,202
Posted By orchidjunky
Yellow spot on miltoniopsis.... virus? or bacteria?

So what do you guys think this spotting is... Is it a virus, a bacteria or a fungus or insects? Its a shame cause it's blooming... BTW it's a miltoniopsis. Should I toss it? What to do.. what to do?...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-12-2009, 12:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,972
Posted By orchidjunky
I thought about this... cause they sell coyote...

I thought about this... cause they sell coyote and bobcat urine as a rodent repellant... but i live in an apartment complex that has a lot of dogs.... dogs urinate everywhere as well as leave their...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-11-2009, 07:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,972
Posted By orchidjunky
After reading this I got the idea of putting BBQ...

After reading this I got the idea of putting BBQ skewers (the kind with the sharp end) and sticking them around the edge of the pot (at least 1 1/2 inches apart from each other...is that too wide??)...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-11-2009, 03:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,972
Posted By orchidjunky
Well for my orchids I think im gonna build like a...

Well for my orchids I think im gonna build like a "fencE" to fence off the squirrels...

As for the soil potted plants.. i'll try your method...


Just curious what did the squirrels do to your...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-11-2009, 02:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,972
Posted By orchidjunky
Interesting... i'm a little cautious of this...

Interesting... i'm a little cautious of this because does the wire interfere with the growth of the plant. I have mostly circular clay pots... did you cut the wire into "donuts" with the hole in the...
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