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Forum: Orchids in Bloom 04-22-2024, 05:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 299
Posted By Keysguy
Hey Plover- I went out to my shade house today to...

Hey Plover- I went out to my shade house today to do my weekly pruning and fertilizing and look what I found!
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Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 04-21-2024, 04:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 147
Posted By Keysguy
I just got home from our Key West OS meeting and...

I just got home from our Key West OS meeting and lo and behold I got my first Seidendenfadenia mitrata but it is var. alba which has been on my list for some time. This one is a nice mature plant...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-20-2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 166
Posted By Keysguy
Even the "warmth tolerant" strains are unreliable...

Even the "warmth tolerant" strains are unreliable bloomers. Trust me I've tried everything.

Best orchid lesson I've learned is to stop trying to grow things where they don't want to be.
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 04-19-2024, 07:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 299
Posted By Keysguy
Plover- this is my Carl Hausermann which is 1/2...

Plover- this is my Carl Hausermann which is 1/2 Bob Betts. Not much difference, is there?
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 04-18-2024, 10:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 299
Posted By Keysguy
Boy, if that's not Bob Betts it's a darn close...

Boy, if that's not Bob Betts it's a darn close relative.
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 04-17-2024, 06:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 378
Posted By Keysguy
To Stephen's question, are these arriving with or...

To Stephen's question, are these arriving with or without foliage?
Forum: Hybrids 04-12-2024, 03:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 294
Posted By Keysguy
Phals are epiphytes so if they're happy, they do...

Phals are epiphytes so if they're happy, they do what they do just like yours.
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 04-07-2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 207
Posted By Keysguy
Dendrobiums also thrive on being absolutely...

Dendrobiums also thrive on being absolutely pot-bound. They can go for years in the same pot and be very happy.

What is to be observed from this, I have learned, is they want a very course and...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-07-2024, 12:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 441
Posted By Keysguy
Agree with WW. I'd go 3-5 growths/division. The...

Agree with WW. I'd go 3-5 growths/division. The better shape (actively growing roots each growth has), the fewer per division you can get away with.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-07-2024, 08:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 441
Posted By Keysguy
As Roberta says it all depends on your growing...

As Roberta says it all depends on your growing conditions and culture regimen. I grow where it's hot and humid a good part of the year so I use a coarse bark, sponge rock & charcoal mix for my Catts....
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-06-2024, 08:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 441
Posted By Keysguy
Yup, it's time. Watch this video. ...

Yup, it's time.
Watch this video.

---------- Post added at 08:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:16 PM ----------

For some reason I can't put in a link. It's coming out as gibberish.
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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-06-2024, 09:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 429
Posted By Keysguy
Louie- I also have another skinneri that is...

Louie- I also have another skinneri that is alleged to be var. oculata. My understanding is that "oculata" refers to a deep lavender color way back in the throat with the rest of the flower...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-05-2024, 07:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 429
Posted By Keysguy
Looks alba to me. Nicely grown and flowered...

Looks alba to me. Nicely grown and flowered plant.

I wasn't aware that suavissima was a recognized color form of skinneri.

Every specimen of the alba form I have seen (including on occasion my...
Forum: Scientific Matters 04-05-2024, 01:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,181
Posted By Keysguy
IOSPE has a slew of references within each cited...

IOSPE has a slew of references within each cited species. If that is stated there, I suspect it's in one of those references.

Jay does an outstanding job with that website. It is approached...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-01-2024, 03:58 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,944
Posted By Keysguy
Seriously- if they bloom in the fall in Brazil,...

Seriously- if they bloom in the fall in Brazil, isn't that spring in the Northern hemisphere? Or is it the season which immediately precedes winter?

I ask because mine bloom Feb- now. That's...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 04-01-2024, 12:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 423
Posted By Keysguy
Yes they are. Alan is speaking at New Hampshire...

Yes they are. Alan is speaking at New Hampshire and other New England Societies in June. He's actually staying with my wife and I.

I was just looking at his sale listings last night and he's got...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 03-29-2024, 03:44 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,423
Posted By Keysguy
19 Below- have you tried Kelley's Korner Orchid...

19 Below- have you tried Kelley's Korner Orchid Supply? PJ usually has small and medium fir bark. Multiple size bags.
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 06:25 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 10,629
Posted By Keysguy
Yup, well Mother Nature did not cooperate this...

Yup, well Mother Nature did not cooperate this year. We had a wet and cool (for us) fall and winter this year. I grow in a shade house so it's tough to avoid the negatives when they happen. Normally...
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 03:38 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 10,629
Posted By Keysguy
My climate is sub-tropical which they don't like....

My climate is sub-tropical which they don't like.
Hence the refrigerator trick.
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 01:12 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 10,629
Posted By Keysguy
Nothing for me so far. Plant looks nice and...

Nothing for me so far.
Plant looks nice and healthy with a lot of new roots forming but no sign yet of a spike.
I put it in my wine fridge at 45 degrees every night for 6 weeks back in Nov/Dec.
We...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 03-23-2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 463
Posted By Keysguy
I thought these guys were summer bloomers, no? ...

I thought these guys were summer bloomers, no?
I haven't bought one because I stick to fall to spring bloomers but if they can bloom in March I guess that changes things, doesn't it?
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-15-2024, 07:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 576
Posted By Keysguy
They will drop some old leaves every year when...

They will drop some old leaves every year when the new growth period begins. Growing one of these in the northeast is pretty difficult because they thrive on year round humidity.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-13-2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,034
Posted By Keysguy
I cut back on water and eliminate fertilizer...

I cut back on water and eliminate fertilizer completely from Dec 1 until early March. Although we had a very wet winter down here this year so who knows?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-13-2024, 06:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,034
Posted By Keysguy
Roberta's questions and points are spot on. ...

Roberta's questions and points are spot on.

My speciosum is currently in spike down here in the Keys where I get far less of a diurnal temp change than you do assuming you're up on the peninsular...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-11-2024, 07:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 363
Posted By Keysguy
I have a Louise Fuchs. The thing is a beast....

I have a Louise Fuchs. The thing is a beast. Every time I divide it I throw a chunk on one of my trees. Now it's everywhere.

Unfortunately, the flower spike is sometimes broken by our occasional...
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