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Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-27-2023, 07:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,451
Posted By K-Sci
Last year I had my first encounter with mites in...

Last year I had my first encounter with mites in ~40 years raising orchids - courtesy of Normans Orchids. A phaleanopsis I purchased came with Phalaenopsis Mites (a webless red red mite aka...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-26-2023, 05:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,451
Posted By K-Sci
Leafmite, I'm just getting around to looking into...

Leafmite, I'm just getting around to looking into your suggestions. I have the following to pass along.

I had my first encounter with mites last fall and this winter I did a trial application of...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-24-2023, 06:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,451
Posted By K-Sci
Thanks for the tips. :) -Keith

Thanks for the tips. :)

-Keith
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-21-2023, 08:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,451
Posted By K-Sci
Bayer Rose & Flower Insect Killer

I bought some Bayer Rose and Flower insect spray recently that is different - it doesn't include imidacloprid. (https://www.whatsinproducts.com/chemicals/view/1/1686)The product label now claims...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-04-2022, 09:03 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,611
Posted By K-Sci
I don't care much for yellow bedding flowers, but...

I don't care much for yellow bedding flowers, but for some reason I like the yellow cattleya a lot. This one may have the clearest yellow of any I've seen. Very nice and very beautiful. Elegant.
...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-17-2022, 01:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,611
Posted By K-Sci
You've confirmed what I recently read about these...

You've confirmed what I recently read about these dendrobium. Maybe next year I'll get the big bloom.

Thanks,
-Keith
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-15-2022, 10:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,611
Posted By K-Sci
Vanda Gordon Dillon 'Lea' AM-AOS

Two spikes, 20 4.5" flowers. This may not be an exceptional bloom to some, but it is for me. ;)
-Keith

http://scidmore.com/images/Vanda_Gordon_Dillon_Lea_AM-AOS2.jpg
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-15-2022, 07:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,010
Posted By K-Sci
I see this second part of your question has been...

I see this second part of your question has been neglected. The short answer is "no". Now, the long answer.

You didn't say what fertilizer you use, but MSU 13-3-15 is a good choice if you use very...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-15-2022, 03:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,010
Posted By K-Sci
Potential causes: When a droplet of dilute...

Potential causes:

When a droplet of dilute fertilizer remains on a root tip after fertilizing it will become highly concentrated as the drop evaporates. A high concentration of fertilizer can burn...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 06-04-2022, 07:32 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,952
Posted By K-Sci
This is my experience as well. My dowiana...

This is my experience as well. My dowiana seedlings grew through the winter, albeit very slowly. The winter night temperature in my greenhouse is 65F (18.33C). This is not far below the 20C minimum...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 06-03-2022, 07:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,952
Posted By K-Sci
Having lived in Wisconsin, Washington, and Maine,...

Having lived in Wisconsin, Washington, and Maine, I agree. This is good advice. You probably already know that Cattleya dowiana is notoriously prone to developing stem rot that wipes out the plant in...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-31-2022, 09:30 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,611
Posted By K-Sci
I'm envious. My dendrobium aggregatum bloomed in...

I'm envious. My dendrobium aggregatum bloomed in my care for the first time this year. It never flowered when I was growing it outdoor in the summer / under lights in the winter, though I've had it...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 05-28-2022, 10:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 713
Posted By K-Sci
At that rate you will have 22,500 in another 4...

At that rate you will have 22,500 in another 4 years. ;)
-Keith
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-28-2022, 05:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,122
Posted By K-Sci
Fuji Nishiki

Sorry about the title, but the forum won't let me change it. The title should be Fugi Nishiki.

One of my favorites with chirifu jima. The small front growth is yuuei (100% yellow variegation), and...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-28-2022, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,615
Posted By K-Sci
I do too. It would be nice if they all had...

I do too. It would be nice if they all had stripes that looked like that.

Maybe a selfing if it repeats.

-Keith
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-28-2022, 03:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,615
Posted By K-Sci
Neof. falcata 'Manjushage #3'

I love this...
http://scidmore.com/images/Manjushage%20No%203.jpg
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-28-2022, 03:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,337
Posted By K-Sci
I was just contemplating the possibility that...

I was just contemplating the possibility that this orchid doesn't do well out of the flask unless it has attained a fairly large size owing to a lack of the essential fungi when taken off the...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-28-2022, 11:46 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,337
Posted By K-Sci
This makes some sense b/c it would allow complete...

This makes some sense b/c it would allow complete air movement, though there would be no little or no nutrients from the substrate. Nutrients would have to be provided by another means, such as a...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-27-2022, 11:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,337
Posted By K-Sci
Opionions about Dendrophylax lindenii needed.

It has been decades since I grew this orchid, and when I did I wasn't successful with it. This is probably because it required more heat and light than I could provide in coastal Washington state. ...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-27-2022, 10:46 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,611
Posted By K-Sci
Cattleya tigrina (syn. Cattleya leopoldii) season in Mississippi

Between the nighttime neofinetia fragrance and daytime fragrance of these beauties, it's a pleasure to be in my greenhouse anytime.
Cattleya tigrina 'Sanbar Giant' FCC/AOS (about 20 flowers)
...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 05-26-2022, 09:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,577
Posted By K-Sci
Oncidium glossomystax

This miniature is just a little larger than a quarter, but has 10 flowers and buds, one per spike with the spikes projecting from between all the largest leaves.
...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-20-2022, 01:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,906
Posted By K-Sci
Before I started using it, I potted one neo with...

Before I started using it, I potted one neo with coconut fiber on my potting bench. That was enough. There were fibers in and around everything; the bench, floor, clothing, and supplies. It was a...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-20-2022, 08:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,906
Posted By K-Sci
Sphagnum vs. Coconut Fiber

This last weekend I potted a few neofinetia in this coconut fiber purchased on Amazon. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A18h4Vs-eML._AC_SL1500_.jpg I like the tidy look of the mounds when using...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-13-2022, 11:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,234
Posted By K-Sci
Playing their cards close to the vest,...

Playing their cards close to the vest, apparently. Me? I'm all for sharing knowledge.

I put my neofinetia into 6 groups:


Bright
Bright & withhold fertilizer
Moderate light
Moderate...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-11-2022, 08:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,234
Posted By K-Sci
Optimal light/fertilizer

I have been looking for a comprehensive a list of neos and the growing conditions that result in optimum variegation and other physical characterizations. I use red labels for yellow tigers and...
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