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Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-26-2018, 06:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,382
Posted By kwarren
Thank you, Shannon. My picture of the blue Vanda...

Thank you, Shannon. My picture of the blue Vanda was taken in early November on a warm day. It had 3 spikes with 24 flowers. I was so proud. In the previous spring it won a trophy and blue ribbon and...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-24-2018, 09:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,382
Posted By kwarren
Well, thank you again for sharing your...

Well, thank you again for sharing your experience. It's good to know that Vandas are tolerant of hard water. I admit I spray the roots with my hose end sprayer sometimes using city water because it...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-24-2018, 07:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,382
Posted By kwarren
:hello Thank you so much Bud! I've heard of vanda...

:hello Thank you so much Bud! I've heard of vanda growers that grow them in a vase but it was hard for me to believe. You're the first to advise the important point to completely refresh the water...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-21-2018, 07:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,382
Posted By kwarren
Thank you gentlemen for taking the time to share...

Thank you gentlemen for taking the time to share your experience with Vandas with me. I really appreciate it. I feel much better now!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-20-2018, 09:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,382
Posted By kwarren
Question Did I overwater my Vanda?

My large Vanda "Pachara Delight" flowers well twice a year. I spray it well twice each morning with very dilute fertilized rainwater. Even when the roots are dry to the touch they are a dark green...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-20-2017, 05:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Posted By kwarren
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I...

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I appreciate your help.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-20-2017, 02:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Posted By kwarren
Thank you both for suggesting KelpMax. It must...

Thank you both for suggesting KelpMax. It must work well to get such good reviews. I'll google it and buy some.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-20-2017, 09:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Posted By kwarren
Very nice! It's very healthy and I see a new...

Very nice! It's very healthy and I see a new spike coming along. It's an advantage that you live in zone 9b but even though I live in zone 7 in Oklahoma City, mine looks just as nice except that...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-19-2017, 11:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Posted By kwarren
Thank you, Ray, for your advice and I will check...

Thank you, Ray, for your advice and I will check out KelpMax. And thanks to you, STXorchids 35, for your advice also. I guess I'm on the right track because my Vanda is hanging bareroot and it gets a...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-18-2017, 09:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,981
Posted By kwarren
Just by chance I read your post about indoor...

Just by chance I read your post about indoor lighting for the winter. Though I'm lucky that I have a 14x20 solarium on the south side of my home, I still have a little experience with artificial...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-18-2017, 09:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Posted By kwarren
How do I encourage new roots on Vanda?

I have had a Vanda Pachara's Delight for several years in my brightly lit south facing solarium. It has a large healthy batch of roots at its base and it gets dilute fertilizer every time I soak or...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-09-2017, 10:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,768
Posted By kwarren
Thank you for sharing your knowledgable...

Thank you for sharing your knowledgable experience!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-30-2017, 05:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,015
Posted By kwarren
My initial question was about the newest...

My initial question was about the newest vegetative growths not unfurling and remaining in the shape of a knife blade. But thank you for reminding me that new roots only grow from the newest growths....
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-30-2017, 09:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,015
Posted By kwarren
Thanks for your advice. That makes two of you who...

Thanks for your advice. That makes two of you who have given the same advice. In the beginning years I watered too much as many of us did. Now I think I'm under watering. But I repotted or threw away...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-29-2017, 11:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,768
Posted By kwarren
Thank you, Optimist, for your quick and...

Thank you, Optimist, for your quick and knowledgeable opinion. Yes, I visualize your description to confirm you understand my catt problem. Hmmm, not enough humidity? You may be right. However my...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-29-2017, 11:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,015
Posted By kwarren
New leaf growth problem

Some, but not all of my catts, create new growths whose leaves do not expand and open up and their pseudo bulbs do not thicken. The new unfurled leaf looks like a knife blade. Yet other catts do not...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-29-2017, 11:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,768
Posted By kwarren
Cattleya's new growths no expanding

Some, but not all of my catts, create new growths whose leaves do not expand and open up and their pseudo bulbs do not thicken. The new unfurled leaf looks like a knife blade. Yet other catts do not...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-16-2016, 10:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,644
Posted By kwarren
:)Thank you so much Katrina and PaphMadMan! As I...

:)Thank you so much Katrina and PaphMadMan! As I stated the CFL bulbs are to augment low natural sunlight above my phalaenopsis. I've heard as you stated, Katrina, that it is advisable to replace...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-15-2016, 11:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,644
Posted By kwarren
Thank you both for your responses. And I will...

Thank you both for your responses. And I will certainly look at the links you offered to educate myself further.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-15-2016, 09:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,644
Posted By kwarren
Are CFL bulbs good?

I have recently strung six 100 watt equivalent CFL bulbs 18" apart and 18" above a 9' bench to augment the natural low light in an area in my solarium above my phalaenopsis collection. The bulbs are...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-04-2016, 04:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 830
Posted By kwarren
Thanks for your advice to keep it long enough to...

Thanks for your advice to keep it long enough to at least see the flowers because you said they can vary in their shapes and color patterns. And I'm glad to hear you say they are fragrant. Good...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-01-2016, 08:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 830
Posted By kwarren
Thank you all for your advise. I will not cut off...

Thank you all for your advise. I will not cut off the older canes. I grew it outside with morning sun until late morning and brought into my greenhouse in late fall. Thanks again!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-01-2016, 07:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,122
Posted By kwarren
:hello In the growing season I fertilize 1/4th...

:hello In the growing season I fertilize 1/4th tsp. with every watering and 1/2 tsp. every other watering in late fall and winter. I now collect and use rainwater at all times because our water is...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-01-2016, 06:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 830
Posted By kwarren
Question Can I cut off old dendrobium backbulbs?

Early last spring I won the last plant on our club's raffle table. It was a Den. spectabile. It was bare root and had 4 leafless canes that were 2 feet tall. Got home and soaked it then potted up in...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-08-2014, 08:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,955
Posted By kwarren
Very nice. I really enjoy pics and opinions from...

Very nice. I really enjoy pics and opinions from other growers who have a cultivar that I have bought and has not bloomed yet. Beautiful pictures!
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