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Originally Posted by Ordphien (Post 550114)

Only my two mini oncidiums don't have any wrinkles. They plump right back up when watered...
Oh actually.... it's still fairly new but so far my smaller sharry baby wanna be has remained plump.. and plumps back up when watered...
My brassia looks like a raisin...

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When severly dried, they do look like giant sized raisins. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by james mickelso (Post 550201)

NYOM what is the orchid you show planted in? Is the moss on top or is it all the way through the mix? The color is very good and your environment must be just right. The oncidium sphacelatum in my pic (the tall one) is a piece of one of my first orchids after I started collecting types other than cyms. I think I got that one about 15 years ago. It keeps pushing new growth every year. Usually two per pbulb which is why it is just a piece. What is the oncid you showed us? Do you have a good breeze around your orchids? I have found that to be very important in my beachside environment or they start to get rot. That is the main reason I pot in such a coarse media. Then I can water it much more often without any problems.

I included names and types of mix in my last post, but long text I guess.

They are in peat like mix, which stays moist and great for oncidiums. I grow everything in a sunny apartment. no ocean breeze here. I wish. :biggrin:

As long as watering is done properly, I don't think "breeze" is needed really. Also, what many people do not consider is that without the breeze that we can actually feel, there already is enough air movement in any space we are in. The sun heats up the air, then the air gets circulated. or air comes in from door or window cracks and stuff.
I have never suffered fungal or rot issues other than one phal with crown rot (but came that way from a store) and many oncidiums with leaf spots (also came that way and which is why I do not want to grow oncidiums any more).

So while I don't think my setup ideal, things are doing quite well.

Other than spots, oncidiums are great, nice flowers, colors, usually very floriferous and grow like weed (like the one you mentioned). Once they hit certain size, they just go crazy and you have no option other than divide them and give away. :)