Blooming Balcony - All New Babies Are Home - Finally!

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Hi everyone
finally home after 5 long days of traveling from Miami to Orlando, St. Petersburgh and Key West. I just finished placing 4 new babies I got in St. Pete's Orchid Farm to their new home at my balcony. I did take few pics, new orchids, blooming ones and how balcony looks now, after month of crazy spending frenzy, this is FINAL - 65 babies, over 20 different species. Last added - Encyclia Cochleata, Encyclia Tampensis, Cattleya Morning Glory and Vanda Miss Joaquim. I AM DONE

[butterfly_muse]

Very nice! Did you finally figure out where to put everyone? You only came home with 4? Good job!

[bellini girl]

Neat set up

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by butterfly_muse

Very nice! Did you finally figure out where to put everyone? You only came home with 4? Good job!

I think I did, I even created the corner with sunshade. It is really hard, because I did read and heard from one person that he has that particular orchid on direct sun, other not direct sun, my friend in key west has nearly all that say lot of light in palm shade, and whatever is suppose to be in shade on whole day sun and her plants are doing great blooming like crazy, so I think i will go with my guts and watch how they are all doing now:-) But reorganization is done. and yes, only 4 from st. pete's, I did actually drive there only for the clamshell and vanda, I bought 24 orchids within last 30 days, so i really had to stop for now:-)

[lornaheath]

Proud of ya Young Man.

Nice feeling for you now that your family is complete. No more yearnings and pangs and brooding from you, just get on and look after them Bad Babies. '-'

Job Very Well Done Sir. Mission Completed!

Lorna
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[RosieC]

Looking really good

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Thanks everyone. yap,, just taking care of them now:-) It seems like epson salt might have been a good tip, i did start with it like 2 weeks ago and my den. bracteosum that I felt is somehow stacked is starting 2 tiny little new spikes now, so I guess it did wake him up:-) on the other hand the issue with over watered cattleya got worse even when it was moved more than a week ago and re potted, so I decided to try the last thing and just mounted whatever is left, roots outside, there are 2 pseudo bulbs left, still holding on, and some green roots, will see. Other than this all babies look pretty happy, even with our disgusting summer weather, it is humid like hell, hot like hell and rains pretty much constantly, every years it just gets worse (or at least it seems to me like that:-))))) Hope to share just more and more pictures of blooming babies in the future months. This forum is truly awesome, and thanks everyone once more for all the help and chat!

[FSUOrchids]

Did you buy anything in the Orlando area?

[TOMMYMIAMI]

No, only in St. Pete's, I was driving specifically to visit these guys, found them online and read about them, they have also website and ship, very nice couple and really great orchids:-) Did also Chihuly exhibition and Dali, it was one great day!

[TOMMYMIAMI]

I think I need some kind off detox, I was just working again, till midnight, and than browsing orchid sides and found interesting cross Vascostylis Pine Rivers Orange, and guess what, BOUGHT IT, and on the top one Aerides houlletiana and one Renanthera, and when I bought 3 orchids they will send 4th for free. DOES THIS EVER END :-) But I just could not resist, the Aerides is such an interesting color, I have never seen that one anywhere yet:-))) Ok, I am officially giving up on saying no more:-)))