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Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 02-22-2024, 08:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 417
Posted By Spiffy
Thanks for the reply and sorry to be slow on my...

Thanks for the reply and sorry to be slow on my side. I guess this comes down to ones growing conditions. Here in the UK it's more like cold and wet season over winter. Temps are low but humidity has...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 02-09-2024, 10:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 417
Posted By Spiffy
Dormancy + spring

Hi All....I have a couple of Angreacums that have a winter rest period. I'm wondering how people go about increasing watering as we head into spring?

I've a viguerii and an aloifolium...both have...
Forum: Auto Generated Threads by Classified System 01-25-2024, 06:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 556
Posted By Spiffy
I'm not sure who maintains this website, but it...

I'm not sure who maintains this website, but it appears to have the current ones: Orchid Vendors in the United Kingdom | OrchidWire Listings (https://www.orchidwire.com/Vendors/1/United_Kingdom.html)...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 12-08-2023, 03:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 827
Posted By Spiffy
I have an ikea rudsta wide that I've converted...

I have an ikea rudsta wide that I've converted into an indoor greenhouse. It uses a raspberry pi and energenie pi-mote to control power.
This blog is very useful and I used this to do 90% of the...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 06-29-2023, 02:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 523
Posted By Spiffy
Nice photos and interesting to read some of the...

Nice photos and interesting to read some of the growing descriptions. I have an Angreacum germinyanum growing in windowsill vase culture in the uk and your post makes me think I could put it outside...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-11-2022, 05:48 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 380
Posted By Spiffy
Pleurothallis shipping + repotting shock

This is a bit of a rant/confession but mainly just to commiserate with fellow orchid enthusiasts!

I've had this happen twice now, but most recently a wish list plant came up (Pleurothallis...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-22-2022, 03:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,109
Posted By Spiffy
I think I went a bit cooler than that...

I think I went a bit cooler than that unfortunately. We went away for 2 weeks in Feb and was probably more like 10-12c, no high. Likely would have been ok if kept drier.
Annoying as I thought I...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-21-2022, 03:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,109
Posted By Spiffy
Thanks for the reply! I think my conditions...

Thanks for the reply!

I think my conditions were likely too cold and wet over winter and that created the initial rot. As we've moved into summer the south facing windowsill is getting decent sun...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-21-2022, 01:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,109
Posted By Spiffy
Coelogyne schilleriana rot rescue!

Hi All....looks like I unfortunately kept this too wet over winter, and there is quite a bit of rot in the pseudobulbs. What are my chances of rescuing this and any recommendations?

The two newest...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-12-2021, 12:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,926
Posted By Spiffy
This here is pretty much all the UK vendors:...

This here is pretty much all the UK vendors: Orchid Vendors in the United Kingdom | OrchidWire Listings (https://www.orchidwire.com/Vendors/1/United_Kingdom.html)

I've ordered from orchidbotanics...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 11-21-2021, 03:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,543
Posted By Spiffy
Thanks for the tips! Yes keeping my eyes peeled...

Thanks for the tips! Yes keeping my eyes peeled on the local facebook for terrarium/fish tank ads. Also I think it may be a fun project to try this: Build a Raspberry Pi Terrarium Controller for...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 11-20-2021, 01:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,543
Posted By Spiffy
@dirtycoconuts - that's pretty good going!...

@dirtycoconuts - that's pretty good going! Unfortunately I live in a 3rd floor apartment and while I wouldn't say no to hanging it outside of the window, likely it's too exposed to wind + sun....
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 11-19-2021, 08:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,543
Posted By Spiffy
I hope people don't mind the thread resurrection...

I hope people don't mind the thread resurrection here!

I'm wondering if anyone has any updates to this method? I have recently moved across a dracula to a similar vase set up, but it's too early...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 09-08-2020, 05:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,119
Posted By Spiffy
Thanks for the tips. Humidity has been 60-80% for...

Thanks for the tips. Humidity has been 60-80% for a few weeks now (since summer here decided to finish early)...maybe it was a reaction to mounting up on the hygrolon from their previous pot? Hmmm....
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 09-07-2020, 12:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,119
Posted By Spiffy
Restrepia Falkenbergii + aborted shoots

Hi - first time growing restrepias. I've had this plant for a couple of months now, growing in a north facing window. We're through the hot summer months and currently between 16-21c daily. I have it...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 08-14-2020, 03:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,104
Posted By Spiffy
As it may not have been obvious from the...

As it may not have been obvious from the photo/desc. - no need for a reservoir on top as it's just a hollow container. I fill so that it overbrims slightly and runs down the side and into the drip...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 08-13-2020, 01:09 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,104
Posted By Spiffy
I've also gotten a bit obsessed with using some...

I've also gotten a bit obsessed with using some of this hygrolon material recently and got into a bit of experimenting!

However, no hygrolon was available in Europe, so taking advice on here I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-24-2020, 05:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,407
Posted By Spiffy
Thanks for the super detailed advice! I will...

Thanks for the super detailed advice! I will water more regularly.

To give some background on this plant, I bought it from an ebay seller last autumn. This ebay seller was another home grower who...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-23-2020, 01:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,407
Posted By Spiffy
Well a somewhat happy ending to this story. My...

Well a somewhat happy ending to this story. My troublesome plant managed to grow a spike and provide a bloom!

Sad as it is, I must admit to being a little underwhelmed. The flower is tiny and...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 07-23-2020, 01:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,669
Posted By Spiffy
Angraecum germinyanum repot advice

Hi All...new species for me. I purchased this one a couple of weeks ago. I'm aiming to grow on my windowsill - eastern facing, temps should be ok.

As you can see from the photo, the plant has...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 06-05-2020, 05:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,330
Posted By Spiffy
Nice! Makes me think I should try some of this...

Nice! Makes me think I should try some of this vase culture myself!
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 05-27-2020, 05:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,380
Posted By Spiffy
Haha. Well that was what google chrome and MS...

Haha. Well that was what google chrome and MS Edge were telling me, so you'll have to take that up with your fellow compatriots Bill and Sergey for the correct lingo. ;)
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 05-26-2020, 05:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,380
Posted By Spiffy
Hi All....actually I think something strange must...

Hi All....actually I think something strange must be happening with how the website gets picked up by my local internet provider.
As an experiment, over the weekend when the website was still...
Forum: News, Updates & Feedback 05-22-2020, 11:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,380
Posted By Spiffy
Website not responding sporadically

Not sure if it's because I'm accessing from the UK, however frequently I will get the message "orchidboard.com took too long to respond" in my web browser (chrome). Seems to be worse on weekends,...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 05-19-2020, 01:00 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,450
Posted By Spiffy
ok thanks for that! Likely I can get away with...

ok thanks for that! Likely I can get away with watering slightly less with it being indoors. She looks pretty happy at the mo so don't think I will change any of my current care. I was thinking I'd...
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