Hey, I am new to this board and new to keeping orchids really. My passion "bloomed" durring early this year when I found beauty in an unlikely place... (long story)
So, Since then I have been able to get just 4 Orchids, 2 Phalaenopsis, a Vanda, and a Cattleya... Im not sure of the species, maybe someone else could help me on that..
I got all these from LOWES (which Im sure most of you might frown upon, but here we have Lowes, Walmart, Home Depot and thats IT!) Lowes has always had the best Looking Orchids, so this is why I purchased from them... plus im new so comon' guys gimme a break
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These are all in the same area, they recieve Morning sun from say 7am untill around 11:00- 11:30am. then they are shaded throughout the day until approximately 3 or 4ish, where they then get dappled evening sunlight.
I am concerned about my Vanda which has developed a weird discoloration on one leaf (so I posted that in the Vanda Forum) and I am aware that one of my Phallies has a little bit of sunburn on the edges, It was a rescue orchid from the back of the 50% off wrack at LOWES (yea... nuff said)...
I water with Distilled water and they recieve rainwater when it rains, They are all potted in course mixed grade firbark (ORCHID BARK) and I have not had any problems with it yet.. hopefully I wont...
I add Better Grow Orchid Fertilizers to my distilled water and usually water with 1 tablespoon of Orchid Growth Fertilizer to 1 galllon of distilled water. I water them very other to every third day depending on how dry they get, I tend to let them get a little dry before I water lightly. Once a Month I water them with Bloom Booster (phosphorus fertilizer) one watering at the rate of 1 TBS per gallon.
I havent noticed any problems yet. But please feel free to help me out if you see any problems with my husbandry.
Heres some pictures:
My first Phallie
My Second (rescue phallie)
Leaf Burn on edges
Cattleya
My Vanda and its weird Discoloration that im not sure about yet
And one of my favorite plants I have just for looks
(which is not an Orchid)
Croton
My Orchids, so far so good?
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