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Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! Today, 05:35 PM
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Posted By Roberta
Welcome!

Welcome!
Forum: Off Topic - Totally Today, 10:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 99
Posted By Roberta
Spectacular show! The sort of tree that is...

Spectacular show! The sort of tree that is beautiful on somebody else's property and not where you have to park your car. Where I live, Jacaranda has a similar role - beautiful clouds of purple that...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom Yesterday, 01:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 804
Posted By Roberta
Last post in this thread was in 2021. You should...

Last post in this thread was in 2021. You should start your own thread.
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum Yesterday, 01:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,105
Posted By Roberta
Note that this thread is nearly 5 years old.

Note that this thread is nearly 5 years old.
Forum: Beginner Discussion Yesterday, 12:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 99
Posted By Roberta
Do you have a bathroom where you don't need the...

Do you have a bathroom where you don't need the bathtub or shower that you can convert to "Vanda City"? Here's what I did for the Vandas when I was living in a condo, to protect them for the winter....
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-09-2024, 01:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 172
Posted By Roberta
That sure looks like spidermite damage to me. ...

That sure looks like spidermite damage to me. They are very tiny, you may need a hand lens to see them.
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 05-08-2024, 11:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 123
Posted By Roberta
Weird. Works for me both in Chrome and in...

Weird. Works for me both in Chrome and in DuckDuckGo. What browser are you using? Maybe try coping the link and pasting in browser address line?
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 05-08-2024, 11:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 226
Posted By Roberta
You mentioned that you repotted after new growth...

You mentioned that you repotted after new growth has started. Were there any roots then? If so, another source of "movement" that could have damaged them. I only repot Catasetinae when they are...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-08-2024, 01:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
rePotme does have some really nice pots. I don't...

rePotme does have some really nice pots. I don't use nice pots for my orchids, though... when they get to the point of needing repotting, it's often necessary to sacrifice the pot to save roots (and...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-08-2024, 12:59 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
Cymbidiums are super-easy where you live. ...

Cymbidiums are super-easy where you live. However, not small. Can be beasts, actually. Very rewarding - lots of flowers, last up to two months and typically bloom in the winter/early spring when...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 11:24 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
Here you'll find lots of encouragement. Most of...

Here you'll find lots of encouragement. Most of us have learned from experience, trial and error, fatalities... Most of us have learned that even when you think you know, the plants may say...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 11:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
We're all enablers here. :biggrin:

We're all enablers here. :biggrin:
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 11:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
If you have outdoor growing space, use it! You...

If you have outdoor growing space, use it! You live in a great climate for so many orchids. Outdoors, they get the light and air movement that are ideal - and you don't have to work at providing ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 07:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
For what it's worth, I was in Sydney rather...

For what it's worth, I was in Sydney rather briefly several years ago, was wandering in a botanical garden, seeing many familiar plants. I had the thought, "I spent 12 hours in an airplane, and it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 07:36 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
Take a look at my website (in my signature) I am...

Take a look at my website (in my signature) I am in the northern hemisphere, but about as far north as you are south, also coastal. many similarities in climate. The orchids do their thing based on...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 07:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
Noooo... don't cut roots! Orchids can only take...

Noooo... don't cut roots! Orchids can only take in nutrients and moisture through their roots (unlike some succulents that can do it though leaves) Take a look at the Root Porn thread Root porn!!...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-07-2024, 06:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 514
Posted By Roberta
Orchids tend to grow verrryyy slowwly. And tend...

Orchids tend to grow verrryyy slowwly. And tend to not be particularly attractive when not in bloom. You might consider plants that expand more rapidly, then add in some orchids, maybe change them...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-07-2024, 06:43 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,605
Posted By Roberta
Ewwww... I'd rather step on it. That is...

Ewwww... I'd rather step on it. That is satisfying.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-07-2024, 04:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 136
Posted By Roberta
A caution on Hozon injectors... they are...

A caution on Hozon injectors... they are sensitive to water pressure and length of hose (less than 50') So you need to make sure that the concentrate is actually being drawn up. (I could never make...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-07-2024, 11:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 136
Posted By Roberta
Don't worry about the water in general, most...

Don't worry about the water in general, most orchids don't care. For your fertilizer solution, you can check the pH after you mix it up (fertiliaer formulations like 20-20-20 may have enough...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 05-06-2024, 07:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 122
Posted By Roberta
See what it does. Don't depend on just...

See what it does. Don't depend on just programming and ignoring... observe. The plants will benefit from a day-night differential in both temperature and humidity. Programming can be useful once...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 05-06-2024, 06:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 122
Posted By Roberta
If the temperature drops, the humidity goes up -...

If the temperature drops, the humidity goes up - cool air holds less water than warm air, that's the "relative" part of "relative humidity". So when the lights go off, I think you'd have to go to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-06-2024, 06:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 115
Posted By Roberta
The reason that foliar feeding is rather useless...

The reason that foliar feeding is rather useless on orchids is that they tend to have a water-repellant cuticle on the top side of their leaves.(For epiphytes - which most of these are - it's a way...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 05-06-2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 400
Posted By Roberta
Alas, I think it is gone. I just checked, the...

Alas, I think it is gone. I just checked, the Cloudflare error is gone, replaced by a "domain expired" screen from the domain registrar. Very likely the domain will be bought for cheap by the...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 05-06-2024, 10:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 130
Posted By Roberta
Ah... quite different...

Ah... quite different...
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