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Forum: Terrarium Gardening 08-31-2011, 04:07 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
If you cannot find an autoclave, you may...

If you cannot find an autoclave, you may sterilise the potting medium in a microwave in batches to take care of requisite quantity of medium. This method effectively kills spores of algae. There are...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 08-31-2011, 03:52 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
I must accept your word for your turtle being a...

I must accept your word for your turtle being a grinding mill and offer a way out. Barricade the planting area or have clusters of vertical rocks with pockets of medium to house your orchids. As...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 08-30-2011, 02:18 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
My dear you seem to have a terrible phobia of...

My dear you seem to have a terrible phobia of your pet turtles making a meal of the green line above the water mark in the terrarium. Most of these hand reared pets know their masters hand that feeds...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 08-30-2011, 12:20 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
That is a reasonably spacious container for both...

That is a reasonably spacious container for both your turtles and plants. In a strict sense this cannot qualify to be terrarium as the turtles need continuous circulation of fresh air other than a...
Forum: Contests & Polls 02-10-2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,703
Posted By R Srinivasan
This is a vandaceous orchid. There are several...

This is a vandaceous orchid. There are several species of Acampe, Arachinis flowers that are fragrant and sport similar barred design. But all have prominent spur which is absent in this photograph....
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 02-10-2009, 12:57 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
There are varieties of compact and dwarf...

There are varieties of compact and dwarf cultivars of selegenellas, mini-African violets, variegated ajuga reptans , mini bamboos, dwarf hybrid spathaglottis bearing short spikes of deep prple and...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 01-24-2009, 08:06 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
Doritis pulcherima should be ruled out for the...

Doritis pulcherima should be ruled out for the spikes can grow over a meter. You may try a variety of Ascocentrums, Asconopsis, Neofenitia and other mini but floriferous angraecums, aerangis etc.You...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-11-2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Congratulations. I am happy you made it. That...

Congratulations. I am happy you made it. That also underlines the very essence of growing orchids- "patience".
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-21-2008, 09:47 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Smile Photographs sought by Mr Green 61.

Thank you for enlightening me about the name of this primary hybrid. I have forwarded the photographs received from my niece who grows this hybrid in Chennai. I hope the snaps are good enough for...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-10-2008, 11:55 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Dear Green 61, I am forwarding an e mail...

Dear Green 61, I am forwarding an e mail received from my niece containing photographs of the hybrid I had written about between Brassavola nodosa and Cattelya bowringiana. This particular plant is...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-03-2008, 01:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Brassavola nodoasa's habitat is basically...

Brassavola nodoasa's habitat is basically equatorial where the photo-periodicity ( i.e. the day-length) does not play any role in initiating blooms. It is the maturation of every healthy new shoot...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-03-2008, 01:09 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Smile Regardless of where Oncidium cebollata grows with...

Regardless of where Oncidium cebollata grows with how much ever rainfall it gets in a year, its description as xerophytic come entirely from its terete shape. Quill-like leaves give such plants...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-03-2008, 12:28 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Smile Dear Green61, You may contact the supplier of...

Dear Green61, You may contact the supplier of Agronet at Welcome to Home Of Shadenet (http://www.shadenet.com/) . I have in use one of their agronet cutting down 75 per cent of sun for my foliage...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-27-2008, 02:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
Karachi is a little cooler than Mumbai but...

Karachi is a little cooler than Mumbai but enjoys the same coastal moist sea breeze. You may expose your Brassavola to full sun during winters, i.e.,from mid October till mid march. This will enable...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-06-2008, 03:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
You have rightly observed that Brassavola nodosa...

You have rightly observed that Brassavola nodosa was one of the xerophytic orchild. The others with similar terete leaves are Oncidium cebollata, Stultitia steelii, Vanda teres, Aerides vandarum. In...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-06-2008, 03:10 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,522
Posted By R Srinivasan
I had one growing on corky bark. It flowered...

I had one growing on corky bark. It flowered regularly. I think a good exposure of roots that ramble all over the bark showing countless number of green root tips did all the magic. This plant cant...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-17-2008, 01:12 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
Wink My comments on Toumnia is entirely limited to its...

My comments on Toumnia is entirely limited to its being considered for a terrarium for which we run an exclusive thread. What we can grow in an orchidarium is a different subject altogether. You do...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-15-2008, 01:36 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
It is a good idea to use fish tank as a...

It is a good idea to use fish tank as a terrarium. Your medium is good enough for growing orchids. Once you have planted and given a good spray of water mixed with a mild nutrient such as Schultz or...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-02-2008, 11:55 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
Red face Tolumnia, if I am not wrong, is the rechristened...

Tolumnia, if I am not wrong, is the rechristened old pet equitant oncidium. They are high light demanding and need plentiful of breeze, which I wonder one can provide them in a terrarium. Moreover,...
Forum: Scientific Matters 08-26-2007, 09:33 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 11,220
Posted By R Srinivasan
I have noticed similar self polination in...

I have noticed similar self polination in spathaglottis genus save the newly introduced hybrids and also:banana: in Eulophia genus. There are many tiny orchids which we call botanicals where such...
Forum: Members' Displays 07-07-2007, 03:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,718
Posted By R Srinivasan
But from what I see in these photographs is that...

But from what I see in these photographs is that your orchids are amply reciprocating your love and care for them. What glossy and cheeri looking plants, though grown in unpretentious containers and...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 07-06-2007, 12:07 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
I have been growing this jewel orchid for years...

I have been growing this jewel orchid for years in the open in Mumbai. the stems are succulent and look more likesausages, purplish and creep just above the sandy medium. Roots drop from joints to...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 07-06-2007, 01:40 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 191,354
Posted By R Srinivasan
Much as I suspected Ludicia is Haemaria(I had...

Much as I suspected Ludicia is Haemaria(I had misspelt it in my previous mail) is from Malysia like many other jewel orchids from south and south-east Asia. Most of them are grown entirely for their...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-05-2007, 12:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,821
Posted By R Srinivasan
Thats an absolute beauty! Was that one of those...

Thats an absolute beauty! Was that one of those Yamamato cultivars? From the shape of flowers I am reminded of an alba form of D. nobile that I saw in a nursery in Sikkim recently.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 07-05-2007, 12:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,333
Posted By R Srinivasan
I stand corrected regarding the status of you...

I stand corrected regarding the status of you vanda and thank you for the same. I must compliment you for possessing such a good specimen. However, my observation about vandas offsetting was more ...
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