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Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 11-06-2008, 04:34 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,561
Posted By missann
ZYGOSEPALUM "This genus of seven species known...

ZYGOSEPALUM
"This genus of seven species known from Columbia, Venesuela, Peru and Brazil. The genus is characterizsed by the elongate rhizome with pseudobulbs of a single internode with one to four...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 11-06-2008, 04:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,561
Posted By missann
I have recently purchased one of these from the...

I have recently purchased one of these from the same place, only mine just arrived today. I have "THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORCHIDS" where I found the following info.
Sorry about the all...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-25-2008, 04:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By missann
Keeping Nobiles rootbound?

Ok, so I bought this great d. nobile from maui orchids for 8 bux, and I love love love it. I know that nobiles like to be root bound, but it came in a 3.5 inch pot, and it is top heavy, so I want to...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-05-2008, 12:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,937
Posted By missann
The trick to keeping healthy roots is to repot...

The trick to keeping healthy roots is to repot every year. Also, after I have repotted an orchid into a new mix, I will take it out and look at how the roots are doing about 2-3 months after I...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-05-2008, 10:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,785
Posted By missann
The book suggests that you leave the lights on...

The book suggests that you leave the lights on longer to make up for the fact that they are not getting as high of intensity light as they would be in nature, thus making up for the light difference....
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-29-2008, 02:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,785
Posted By missann
Cattleyas under lights?

I just recently read that with certain species of cattleyas-the one mentioned is c. trianaei- that you can get them to bloom twice a year simply by adjusting the day length with artificial lights. ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-12-2008, 06:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,970
Posted By missann
Hi, I am new, and I don't know how much you know...

Hi, I am new, and I don't know how much you know about orchids, so if I tell you something you already know, please excuse me. I am just being thorough. :)
They reccommend that because the bacteria...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-12-2008, 04:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,099
Posted By missann
Onc. in coir-my experiment

So I have this onc. sharry baby that I put in a coir mix in a stupidly large pot with poor drainage. It has been in there for maybe a month and it is growing like crazy. I don't understand how I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-12-2008, 04:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 828
Posted By missann
I love you guys in FL. You guys have perfect...

I love you guys in FL. You guys have perfect orchid weather, but you never want to grow your plants outside. There was someone from FL looking for a way to cool their greenhouse, or someone from...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-11-2008, 03:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,741
Posted By missann
I have re-mounted it on a piece of cholla cactus...

I have re-mounted it on a piece of cholla cactus and it looks very nice there.

Ross-yes I do understand root structure. To clarify what I mean by "crappy roots" I mean, they have been dead so...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-09-2008, 02:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,741
Posted By missann
THanks you guys, no one would help me on this...

THanks you guys, no one would help me on this other site. They just posted links and then yelled at me for not doing research, but I have 4 orchid books in my house that do not tell you how to grow...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-09-2008, 04:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,741
Posted By missann
Oh yeah, they said this is a blooming size plant,...

Oh yeah, they said this is a blooming size plant, but how big do they get? I always thought they would be bigger than that. Also, how big are the flowers.

Oh-it is a pure brassavola nodosa.
...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-09-2008, 04:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,741
Posted By missann
Here are some pics:

Here are some pics:
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-09-2008, 03:14 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,741
Posted By missann
brassavola in coir?

I am brand new to this genus, brassavola, and I got a plant mounted on a board in sphag. The plant is very small, like the size of a dollar bill. I want to pot it in coir in an appropriately small...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 08-01-2008, 11:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,821
Posted By missann
Well, I called the orchid supplies supplier that...

Well, I called the orchid supplies supplier that I got the moss liner from and the lady said she had never heard of the pee smell before. She said she would ask around and see if anyone knew what I...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 08-01-2008, 05:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,821
Posted By missann
The moss is very loose just laid around the...

The moss is very loose just laid around the roots. I live in a desert, so it dries out completely every day. I know that usually vandas like to just dangle their roots in the air cause they are...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 08-01-2008, 05:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,653
Posted By missann
Utah, have you considered getting 3 little...

Utah, have you considered getting 3 little greenhouses-the 75 dollar kind that you can get at lowes or fred myer? I bet you could jam 150 plants in there. Maybe even into one greenhouse if you use...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-01-2008, 05:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,213
Posted By missann
I would get it out of the moss, cut 1/4 inch into...

I would get it out of the moss, cut 1/4 inch into healthy tissue on that leaf. Soak in hydrogen peroxide 3% solution like you get at the drugstore. Seal the wound with cinnamon, and maybe most...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 08-01-2008, 02:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,821
Posted By missann
moss PEE SMELL

I am really new to the use of moss and I have noticed a strange pee like smell in the moss that I have wrapped around my vanda's roots. I thought it was because it was hanging directly over my bunny...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-31-2008, 05:10 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 19,393
Posted By missann
I personally would do what everyone else has...

I personally would do what everyone else has said, and then I would starve them 9thoe with pseudobulbs) of water for a while.-maybe a week to 2 weeks.. If you have been watering them the same all...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-31-2008, 02:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,854
Posted By missann
Personally, I would test a buch of things on one...

Personally, I would test a buch of things on one leaf. Get a sharpie marker and draw circles around a few spots and then test one spot with physan, another with cinnamon, and another with sulphur. ...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-30-2008, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 831
Posted By missann
ear wig control?

Hi I am new to posting here, and I didn't make any intro, so this is it, but back to the subject-earwigs, gross.
I have these climbing up my greenhouse sometimes and they get all over the deck. I...
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