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Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-11-2020, 03:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,720
Posted By orchidsamore
I use hundreds of pounds of slow release every...

I use hundreds of pounds of slow release every year.

It never burns nor does it ever over-dose.

I dropped an entire handful (water release) on a 2 inch seedling and it was not worth the time to...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-11-2020, 03:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,554
Posted By orchidsamore
Actually the reason and results are very simple. ...

Actually the reason and results are very simple.

Orchids have a certain amount of strength. To survive they first grow roots and then leaves and if there is any strength left they grow flowers.
...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-11-2020, 03:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,755
Posted By orchidsamore
I have experimented with everything here in Fort...

I have experimented with everything here in Fort Myers.

100% lives and flowers but the leaves on a strap leaf look rather poorly Terete and semi-terete take full sun well.

I have many in 70%...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 12-24-2017, 10:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,690
Posted By orchidsamore
I have mounted thousands of orchids and Rl....

I have mounted thousands of orchids and Rl. digbyana is one of the few I never mount.

All mounted orchids grow slower than pots or baskets. They do not get as much water and fertilizer.

In a...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-24-2017, 10:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,488
Posted By orchidsamore
I grow a lot of these, they are very easy and...

I grow a lot of these, they are very easy and take no special care. Laturia Dens can drop buds in temps under 45 degrees.

All my greenhouse are not heated and temps go into the low 30s. Still...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-24-2017, 10:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,014
Posted By orchidsamore
The confusion comes from thinking that too much...

The confusion comes from thinking that too much water causes rot. It does not. Rot (pythium fungus) grows when the alkalinity of the medium gets too high When it gets past about 8 nothing wants to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-24-2017, 09:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,478
Posted By orchidsamore
The roots are growing out of the pot for two...

The roots are growing out of the pot for two reasons.

First the roots normally grow up NOT down. In nature the Phals grow on branches hanging down. This allows the (bottom of the leaf in an...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-24-2017, 09:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,499
Posted By orchidsamore
Vanilla are one of my favorite plants. I have...

Vanilla are one of my favorite plants. I have one that is growing in a pot up and down a trellis. Stretched out it is probably 40 feet and the vine is almost 1 inch thick. It has produced up to...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-23-2016, 07:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,690
Posted By orchidsamore
I can not post the photos directly as they are...

I can not post the photos directly as they are not on a photo sharing site and my web site does not have http locations for each individual orchid.

I have photos of
Den. anosmum v alba
Den....
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-23-2016, 07:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,266
Posted By orchidsamore
you will find that probably all the old name...

you will find that probably all the old name epicattleya were not made with reed stem Epis and most have been reclassified to other sub-families
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-23-2016, 07:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,714
Posted By orchidsamore
I agree with the original statement that orchids...

I agree with the original statement that orchids do not seem to need high humidity. I am in Florida with high humidity most of the year but we just finished a month with ZERO humidity. Frequent...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-23-2016, 07:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,462
Posted By orchidsamore
OK I am a commercial nursery with $250,000 in...

OK I am a commercial nursery with $250,000 in inventory so I put my money where my mouth is.

I grow everything outside with no plastic and no heat. Average temperatures are the same as yours...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-22-2016, 12:05 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,462
Posted By orchidsamore
You did not say where you are and what...

You did not say where you are and what temperature ranges you will face
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-22-2016, 10:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,396
Posted By orchidsamore
First you should never buy plants from Thailand...

First you should never buy plants from Thailand direct. If the custom inspectors had seen the plants they would have been seized and destroyed as shipping without Cities documents is a federal...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-22-2016, 09:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,210
Posted By orchidsamore
Your plant is very young and probably does not...

Your plant is very young and probably does not have enough strength to maintain buds. commercially we cut these buds off to encourage growth rather than have the plant waste strength that would be...
Forum: About this board 12-22-2016, 09:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,818
Posted By orchidsamore
cynoches are not as critical to water as are the...

cynoches are not as critical to water as are the hybrids with the sub family Mormodes. I water Wine Delight year round as well as any Castecetum. An examples is Castesetum tenebrosa which hold...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 06:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,940
Posted By orchidsamore
Most commercial growers and serious hobbyist are...

Most commercial growers and serious hobbyist are using sphag. Bark works but is not traditional.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 06:27 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,876
Posted By orchidsamore
Excess nitrogen produces more keiki with less...

Excess nitrogen produces more keiki with less flowers. So less fertilizer in winter is OK.

We use 6 month water release slow release fertilizer in all our pots. So we fertilize plants as we...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 12:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,876
Posted By orchidsamore
We grow thousands of Nobile types and species...

We grow thousands of Nobile types and species Den. nobile. We grow them with our Vanda outside. That means in Florida heavy rain all summer and fall (10 inches last week alone) and almost daily...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 12:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,194
Posted By orchidsamore
Most of our cattleya last 4-6 weeks, but many...

Most of our cattleya last 4-6 weeks, but many things can shorten the time.

When fall winter flowers open early in the Florida summer I lose them in 1-2 days outside (up to 104 degrees) yet the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 11:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,104
Posted By orchidsamore
They can take up to a year to develop roots. ...

They can take up to a year to develop roots.

Removing Nobile keiki requires a different technique. Do not try to cut the keiki off the stem with the roots. It has less chance of success.

You...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2015, 11:50 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,940
Posted By orchidsamore
For those not familiar with the name change, this...

For those not familiar with the name change, this was originally named Neofinita Falcata. It was called the wind orchid or the Samari orchid in early 19 century Japan. It was restricted to the very...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-21-2015, 02:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,075
Posted By orchidsamore
Buds will always continue to reform and bloom. ...

Buds will always continue to reform and bloom.

Less know is that a stem that dries and dies at the tip or a tip that is broken, will often branch at a lower node and begin to flower again.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-21-2015, 02:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,923
Posted By orchidsamore
I would stay away from Schoenorchis fragrans. ...

I would stay away from Schoenorchis fragrans. The best Vanda growers I know still lose this plant a lot.

I have had a couple and flowered them a couple of times but never kept one over three...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-21-2015, 02:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,489
Posted By orchidsamore
You will also get drastic differences in growth...

You will also get drastic differences in growth habits in clones as well as seed crosses.

Out of a thousand seedlings 10% are throwaways, they never seem to grow properly. The rest can have...
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