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Forum: Terrarium Gardening Yesterday, 12:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 137
Posted By Canadienne
Thank you,I loved making it, first time for me...

Thank you,I loved making it, first time for me too.. I do not have a misting system, but as it is now I water at night with a spray bottle, have learned how much by placing a hygrometer near the...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 05-24-2024, 08:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 137
Posted By Canadienne
From aquarium to orchidarium

I’ll start by thanking kcpi3141 for putting a fantastic photographic layout of his Orchidarium built on this forum.
His step by step photos and explanations were the key for me to attempt a built...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 05-24-2024, 07:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 709
Posted By Canadienne
Hmmm. Not sure why pic 2 and 4 are such poor...

Hmmm. Not sure why pic 2 and 4 are such poor quality. But I guess you’ll get the drift. I have several more of these stands with cats, phrags, and the styrofoam box with young cyms is slated for a...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 05-24-2024, 07:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 709
Posted By Canadienne
Here’s the pictures from my set up outside. My...

Here’s the pictures from my set up outside. My husband made the stands with random 3, 4and 5 “ holes and a set of wheels on the bottom, so I can drag and move them at will, in or outside. You can see...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 05-09-2024, 06:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 709
Posted By Canadienne
Re picture; I would but am currently traveling...

Re picture; I would but am currently traveling for several weeks.
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 05-08-2024, 11:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 709
Posted By Canadienne
Hi I’m in southern Ontario as well. My issue was...

Hi I’m in southern Ontario as well. My issue was low humidity, lower than 50 percent in the house at times.
Poorly growing roots being the main issue. Mine winter in garage that doesn’t go below 10...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 05-05-2024, 01:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,139
Posted By Canadienne
I bought a phrag grande in the spring last year,...

I bought a phrag grande in the spring last year, young plant. It had 2 new shoots in September and currently 5 more are just peeping out of the medium.
It is a drier growing phrag, I grow it in...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 05-05-2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 484
Posted By Canadienne
My Orchidarium is gonna be up and running next...

My Orchidarium is gonna be up and running next month, and I will use springtails, they eat mold ( if it gets that far). I have built it in a large aquarium, has fans and led grow lights. Now hope...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-01-2024, 09:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,120
Posted By Canadienne
Hi, I absolutely love the color! I happened to be...

Hi, I absolutely love the color! I happened to be back in the Netherlands last summer/early fall and indeed it was hot!
En de cattleya’s in je kas zien er prachtig uit!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-29-2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 319
Posted By Canadienne
I hope you have some heating in your greenhouse...

I hope you have some heating in your greenhouse as the temps here in southern Ontario have been pretty cold through the nights. Tonight your looking at -4C yet.
I have mine in a sunny south window...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-24-2024, 08:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 388
Posted By Canadienne
I’m up in southern Ontario, my den Nobelis is...

I’m up in southern Ontario, my den Nobelis is becoming a great big bush. It had the cool nights for at least 6 weeks in the fall, lots of long light hours and supplemental light once back indoors and...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-01-2024, 09:51 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,639
Posted By Canadienne
The Orchidarium is stunning! Does the moss you...

The Orchidarium is stunning!
Does the moss you have in the Orchidarium only grow on the cork? Or on the foam wall in the back too?
If so, how did you attach it to the wall? And do you know if...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-21-2024, 01:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 521
Posted By Canadienne
Specific orchid

Hi there, there are quite a few lookalike Catts with the colors of the Catt you’re looking for. They come up with new names all the time. Maybe there are cattleya suppliers in Europe where you can...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-21-2024, 12:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 666
Posted By Canadienne
Hai, I use marinis seaweed concentrate from...

Hai, I use marinis seaweed concentrate from rubicon. Available at Canadian tire and Home Depot.
It seems to work fine, have been using it for years. Use Wilson’s liquid ( gel) for root stimulation,...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 02-15-2024, 05:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,110
Posted By Canadienne
Tolumnias

@ frannington bear: Here’s a pic of how I grow the tolumnias. I don’t find them the easiest to grow. They are in clay balls, pumice, bits of bark with a bit of live moss on top. Placed currently in a...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 02-10-2024, 07:34 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,639
Posted By Canadienne
I’m not inmediately looking for a water feature,...

I’m not inmediately looking for a water feature, and will be building a hard scape from lava rock, other inorganic materials and maybe some driftwood.
I’m lucky to live in a rural area with fields,...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 02-06-2024, 10:18 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,639
Posted By Canadienne
Thank you, that’s a lot of usable information! I...

Thank you, that’s a lot of usable information! I will take you up on your offer to ask more questions as soon as I have a bit more time, hopefully this week yet.
Wanda
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 02-05-2024, 05:27 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,639
Posted By Canadienne
How do you keep algae, mould and mushrooms under...

How do you keep algae, mould and mushrooms under control? What kind of mosses are the best? Can moss from outdoors be used?Thank you for any information you can give me, I am planning to start an...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 02-05-2024, 04:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 808
Posted By Canadienne
Thanks Ray, I have the tolumnias about 4-5” under...

Thanks Ray, I have the tolumnias about 4-5” under the lights. It is my first winter grow8ng under lights. Should the distance be less?
Thank you for all your thoughts, they’re very much appreciated!
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 02-05-2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 808
Posted By Canadienne
Toumnia folding several leaves

I have had this tolumnia for a couple of years, and it has grown well. Currently there are several leaves (on the photo on the right a larger leaf, on the bottom right another larger leave that is...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 02-02-2024, 07:20 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,639
Posted By Canadienne
Wow, soooo cool! You’ve got quite the skill set...

Wow, soooo cool! You’ve got quite the skill set to built it and to make it look like that. How large is your tank?
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 01-28-2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 583
Posted By Canadienne
Welcome from Ontario! You sure can grow orchids...

Welcome from Ontario! You sure can grow orchids in Canada, all kinds of them. To help you along maybe look for online information from a fellow that grows them in his apartment, he’s on Facebook and...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-27-2024, 07:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 584
Posted By Canadienne
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I move mine around the house all the time, they summer outside then in late fall they go down in the...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 01-21-2024, 03:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,764
Posted By Canadienne
Paph Doll’s Bebe

This is Paph Doll’s Bebe. Cross from Hellas Orange Delight x WOC 19 Lippewunder. It’s a first flowering, bloom is quite big.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 12-31-2023, 09:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 965
Posted By Canadienne
I am in the London, Ontario area. My dens summer...

I am in the London, Ontario area. My dens summer outside from June till end of september into October, and grow like weeds. I water heavily, let them dry out for 3-4 days till potting mix is dry....
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