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06-10-2021, 01:24 PM
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Thanks Roberta! you're the best...
I bet we would get along great if we were to meet in person.
: -) Maryanne
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Thanks! What I love about the Board is that I can "meet" people who live far away. One never knows when it might be possible to cross paths... |
06-10-2021, 02:43 PM
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You need to overwater this plant. It grows only in the wettest parts of Florida.
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06-10-2021, 02:50 PM
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E.S - thanks very much. I'll water Miss Tampensis right now, the humidity is lower today than the last few 'pressure cooker' days.
Best wishes,
Maryanne
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06-10-2021, 04:22 PM
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06-10-2021, 09:17 PM
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I've got one of the primary hybrids from Carter and Holmes that ES mentioned earlier in the thread. I grown in eastern MA indoors and I find that my hybrid loves catt-levels of light and also FREQUENT misting. Like, 2-6 times a day. It had been a slow grower but then when the pandemic started I got a little spritzer-happy and would mist it whenever I walk by (which is several times a day). It is THRILLED, it bloomed for the first time ever, and is generally extremely happy. I also grow mine in a clay pot with holes, but I also left it in the plastic pot from Carter and Holmes with the few large bark chunks and just plopped it into the larger clay pot. It seems very happy now that it is getting frequent water.
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I started to mist mine everyday since the pandemic and it's definitely appreciated it too. I have a hard time keeping the roots happy in a pot... doing much better mounted for me.
congrats on your blooms! I'm still waiting for mine... |
06-10-2021, 09:59 PM
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congrats on your blooms! I'm still waiting for mine...
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Thanks! Here's a pic, I think she's a cutie! |
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06-10-2021, 10:19 PM
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Folks:
I just freshly repotted my Encyclia tampensis and Dendrobium tetragonum this evening. Both showed deteriorating media but had tiny new roots showing, so the timing seems to be right. Then I went on to second shift in the vegetable garden...
Thanks for the advice and encouragement.
And Dr. Dawn: we'll have to be sure to meet up at an orchid show : -)
Cheers,
Maryanne
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06-27-2021, 08:20 PM
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FWIW, a gal on YouTube in southern FL. grows many orchids tied to her palm tress, including tampensis, and it thrives. Those conditions and her culture gets her success.
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I'm not sure you can use her as a growing example (I am also from Florida) these plants are native to Florida and grow vigorously from Miami all the way up to Gainesville without any help from humans.
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