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Forum: Propagation 05-13-2024, 04:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 248
Posted By Johndeaux22
Lots of information in these two Cattleya...

Lots of information in these two Cattleya Symposium videos:

https://youtu.be/ePl-c6W8ywQ?si=6UzIiqDl7aV_44RW

https://youtu.be/MAOsYLLCLIM?si=DmtUbrncvKC5DfMH

The first one mentions more than...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-13-2024, 04:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 171
Posted By Johndeaux22
Aside from other plants you have, not having...

Aside from other plants you have, not having similar damage; what makes you think this is NOT sunburn? Different species and hybrids all have different needs, and tolerances. If this is a white...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-13-2024, 04:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 161
Posted By Johndeaux22
What you do depends on what you’re hoping for. If...

What you do depends on what you’re hoping for. If this is as big as you’re willing/able to grow it, then you should divide at the next repot, if bigger is ok, I would set it, pot and all, in another...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-26-2024, 10:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By Johndeaux22
I’ll give it a try! Thank you

I’ll give it a try! Thank you
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-26-2024, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 519
Posted By Johndeaux22
It’s hard to say which media will work best in...

It’s hard to say which media will work best in your conditions and the amount of care you want to give, and time you have to water etc. Hot summer doesn’t tell us much; hot summer in coastal Florida...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-26-2024, 12:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By Johndeaux22
It looks like I will hopefully have 4-5 spikes in...

It looks like I will hopefully have 4-5 spikes in full bloom before the first starts to wither.
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-26-2024, 12:31 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 203
Posted By Johndeaux22
Odontoglossum cristatellum in bloom

I’ve had this Odontoglossum cristatellum for a few years now, and it reliably blooms in the spring and fall for me. Currently 2/10 spikes are blooming with a third that should start to open in the...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-25-2024, 01:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By Johndeaux22
I know, I’m probably getting greedy! ...

I know, I’m probably getting greedy!

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It may be a cold growing plant in its natural habitat, but that...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-25-2024, 12:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By Johndeaux22
Blooming multiple Odontoglossum spikes simultaneously

I have an Odontoglossum cristatellum that has bloomed pretty reliably spring and fall for me for the last few years. It generally puts out multiple spikes, 1-2 per growth. It currently has 10 spikes...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 04-15-2024, 11:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By Johndeaux22
Thanks for the input Ray! I’m going to leave it...

Thanks for the input Ray! I’m going to leave it alone, but not display the plant in the house on this blooming.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 04-15-2024, 01:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By Johndeaux22
Sedirea japonica putting out new spike, cut or let grow?

I have a Sedirea Japonica that blooms like clockwork in late February through much of March, it just completed it’s bloom cycle, and was a bit worse for the wear after being on display in the house...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 03-23-2024, 12:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 737
Posted By Johndeaux22
I have not used those, but I suspect they’d be...

I have not used those, but I suspect they’d be difficult to keep upright without some kind of support or outer pot of some kind.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 03-09-2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 944
Posted By Johndeaux22
Thank you for the ideas. I’m not ready to make...

Thank you for the ideas. I’m not ready to make the change to s/h exclusively, but am considering moving a few plants over eventually.

I already only repot when I see new roots, unless something...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 03-08-2024, 11:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 944
Posted By Johndeaux22
Inorganic media

For the last few years I’ve been repotting in various mixes of bark/leca/large perlite/coconut husk “croutons” depending on the needs of the plant I’m repotting. I’ve had good luck with the mixes...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 02-22-2024, 10:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 482
Posted By Johndeaux22
Mine just bloomed for the first time this year,...

Mine just bloomed for the first time this year, and was about 4 years from purchase to get there on what started as a seedling with 5 bulbs. Definitely worth the wait, but painful to watch it send up...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-14-2024, 11:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 566
Posted By Johndeaux22
I grow most of my collection in a grow tent in my...

I grow most of my collection in a grow tent in my basement, and generally bring plants to the main part of the house when they bloom with a minimum of drama. Everything dries a bit faster, but I...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 02-02-2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 698
Posted By Johndeaux22
There is a lot of great cymbidium cultural...

There is a lot of great cymbidium cultural information from Casa De Las Orquideas at Casa de las Orquideas Online (http://orquideas.com/) . You may be able to keep them outside in the PNW longer than...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 02-01-2024, 02:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,802
Posted By Johndeaux22
It depends on the medium for me. Sphagnum is...

It depends on the medium for me. Sphagnum is always wet before potting, straight Orchiata I generally pot dry. Mixes with coconut husk or coir I tend to wet first. Mixes of bark and perlite or LECA I...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-25-2024, 01:47 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 410
Posted By Johndeaux22
D. topaziacum (bullenianum)

Here’s one I’ve had for a few years, that has consistently bloomed several times a year for me. Next time I see root growth it’s getting a bigger basket. As best I can tell there’s no media left,...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 01-23-2024, 04:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 750
Posted By Johndeaux22
The coffee may take a while to completely clear...

The coffee may take a while to completely clear out. I recently had a problem with snails as well, and coffee provided good control. Unfortunately some of the moss with some of my plants still hasn’t...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 01-19-2024, 12:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 742
Posted By Johndeaux22
Mas. rolfeana culture questions

Every few years I tell myself "get some Masdevallia, you can get them to grow"....I've now done that again. I recently acquired a couple of hybrids that seem to be doing fine - new growths on both...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 01-15-2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 26,761
Posted By Johndeaux22
…and I was concerned about the space my standard...

…and I was concerned about the space my standard Cattleya plants take up!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-15-2024, 12:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,635
Posted By Johndeaux22
Always fun to see big flowers on little plants!

Always fun to see big flowers on little plants!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-10-2024, 12:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 810
Posted By Johndeaux22
Rhyncholaelia digbyana first bloom

I purchased this Rhyncholaelia digbyana as a seedling in late 2020, and it’s finally giving its first show! It didn’t do much its first couple of years in my care, one or two growths per year, then...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 01-10-2024, 12:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 439
Posted By Johndeaux22
I do see a plant that’s too deep, and overpotted.

I do see a plant that’s too deep, and overpotted.
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