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Search: Posts Made By: monna lisa
Forum: Pests & Diseases 02-14-2011, 06:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,725
Posted By monna lisa
Maybe your plant is a bit distressed by the...

Maybe your plant is a bit distressed by the sudden change of growing condition. I think it's only a matter of time and she will adapt to her new life.
Anyway, I don't know if It could help: I...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 01-12-2011, 04:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By monna lisa
Hi from Florence!! :welcome:

Hi from Florence!!
:welcome:
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-09-2011, 02:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,221
Posted By monna lisa
Hi, thanks very much for your reply. What makes...

Hi, thanks very much for your reply.
What makes me think they're not sheaths is also their length...they're quite as long as the leaf!! And at the moment I don't feel any thickness at the base, but...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-09-2011, 01:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,221
Posted By monna lisa
Sophronitis acuensis: what's in it?

Hello, my S. acuensis is putting out two new growths, but as the leaves have unfolded, something strange is showing inside: something like sheaths!!! I know that genus Sophronitis doesn't make them,...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 12-02-2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,249
Posted By monna lisa
Thanks for your very interesting comments. My...

Thanks for your very interesting comments.
My main doubt is: having this kind of lights a beam angle of 38 degrees, and behaving as spot lights (no diffuse light) how many Led lights would I need to...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 11-30-2010, 01:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,249
Posted By monna lisa
new Led lights

Hello, is there anybody who is already triyng this kind of ligths?
Orchid Web: LED Wide Spectrum Grow Lights (http://www.orchidweb.com/detail.aspx?ID=2428)
I live in Italy and they are still not...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-29-2010, 01:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,002
Posted By monna lisa
Hi, :) Just a few question to be sure you're...

Hi, :)
Just a few question to be sure you're doing the right thing for your Paphs:
1) did you measure the electrical conductivity of your solution? Too much dissolved salts would be dangerous for...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-27-2010, 10:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,392
Posted By monna lisa
You're right kavanaru, leaves are smaller than...

You're right kavanaru, leaves are smaller than normal, but I found that the issue was the too long lasting photoperiod (when I had the CFL lamp, I set the photoperiod on 16 hours of light, and when I...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-27-2010, 10:27 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,392
Posted By monna lisa
I forgot to tell you that what you see in this...

I forgot to tell you that what you see in this old picture is a CFL light...I've been switching on MH light since one year and naturally I've raised the lighting device a bit...otherwise my C....
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-27-2010, 10:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,392
Posted By monna lisa
When I mist, I always try to wait for roots to...

When I mist, I always try to wait for roots to get from white to green, in order to be sure they are filled with water. But maybe it's not enough...
I add fertilizer only once a week, otherwise I'm...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-27-2010, 08:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,392
Posted By monna lisa
Hi, thanks for your kind replies. My Catts are...

Hi, thanks for your kind replies.
My Catts are kept in a big orchidarium, under a 200 W MH light.
R.H. is usually 65-80%
They are mounted on cork slabs and their roots look fine.
I water them...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-26-2010, 08:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,392
Posted By monna lisa
leaves that don't open

I wonder if any of you has the same problem with Catts and Laelias: leaves that don't open...
I must open them with my fingers, but they don't stay flat anyway. I think light is good, since most of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-11-2010, 04:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,000
Posted By monna lisa
thanks very much for your reply!!

thanks very much for your reply!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-11-2010, 03:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,000
Posted By monna lisa
Cattleya intermedia with three leaves

Hi everybody,
my Cattleya intermedia is doing something strange this year: no buds at all and the new growths show three leaves...what's happening????
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-15-2010, 08:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,040
Posted By monna lisa
Finally I got a "happy end"....:biggrin:

Finally I got a "happy end"....:biggrin:
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-13-2010, 06:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,040
Posted By monna lisa
Already done...there's one more bud...

Already done...there's one more bud developing:let's see what happens...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-06-2010, 07:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,040
Posted By monna lisa
Hi,thanks for your reply. Roots were...

Hi,thanks for your reply.
Roots were healthy,and two other buds have been blooming without any problem since last time I wrote.I only moved the plant away from the blowing fan.Maybe this was really...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-10-2010, 02:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,040
Posted By monna lisa
Restrepia elegans:withered flower buds

Hello,I was waiting for my Restrepia's two flower buds just to open,and they really were about to,when they suddenly shrinked up...I can't figure out what can be happened...
The plant is looking...
Forum: Hybrids 10-25-2009, 04:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,340
Posted By monna lisa
:bowing really gorgeous!!! One of my...

:bowing really gorgeous!!!
One of my favourites...but mine hasn't bloomed yet.
Could you tell me how do you keep it?
Great job!!!
Forum: Growing Under Lights 10-25-2009, 04:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,232
Posted By monna lisa
small and narrow leaves

Hi everybody,
I grow under a 200 W CF 6700k bulb (added by a reflector),and my orchidarium is 120cm x 100cm.
I bloomed a Vanda and a Cattleya intermedia,both placed at 10 cm from the bulb,and a...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 06-18-2009, 06:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,299
Posted By monna lisa
mmmmh...I'm really loving it!!!!

mmmmh...I'm really loving it!!!!
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 05-14-2009, 05:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,655
Posted By monna lisa
thanks for sharing!!I like it very much!!!Grazie!...

thanks for sharing!!I like it very much!!!Grazie!
Mine didn't smell at all...but maybe it's a matter of temperatures...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 05-11-2009, 03:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,298
Posted By monna lisa
very wise philosophy,Natasha!!!

very wise philosophy,Natasha!!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-10-2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,156
Posted By monna lisa
thanks very much to all of you! After two...

thanks very much to all of you!
After two freaky flowers,here's the last of the season for my intermedia.Fortunatelly this one is normal :whew:whew:
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 05-10-2009, 05:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,655
Posted By monna lisa
I like both very much! Maybe you could add...

I like both very much!
Maybe you could add another pic of P. delenatii when wide open...I'd like to see it!!
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