Stanhopea wardii pbulb propagation question

[rbarata]

I thought you were confused by the term "dish" instead of plate but I think both can be used, as well as saucer.

[estación seca]

Your English is superb. I couldn't see the photo well, so it looked as though the saucer under the container held water.

I don't speak the Queen's English. I don't speak President Bush's English, either. Here in the colonies, something relatively flat, from which an individual eats solid food, is called a plate or a dish. All the serving items together can be referred to as "dishes." A deeper eating vessel made to hold liquid is called a bowl. A saucer is a dish specifically made to fit under a cup or a bowl, to catch spills or hold a stirring spoon. Typically a saucer will have a well molded to fit closely the base of the matching cup or bowl.

So, something placed under a flower pot could be called a dish or a saucer, and both terms are used.

The plural "dishes" is also used to refer to all the cooking and eating utensils for a meal. Example, "I left the dirty dishes from all last week in the sink, because I had to shop for orchids online, and didn't have time to wash them." Or, "I started using paper plates and plastic sporks for meals, because I want to spend time playing with my orchids, rather than washing the dishes." Or, "Honey, would you hurry up and wash the dishes? I really need to water my mounts, and the sink is full."

[rbarata]

Your examples are killing me.

Thank you for the explanation...now I know I shouldn't eat my chicken in a bowl and my soup in a plate.

[Manfred Busche]

The post of 06-29-2016, 06:02 pm comes across as a glorious little piece away from the ever serious subject
of orchid cultivation - though the writer could have topped it by including some of the verbalics of Donald Trump ...

By the way, I have never had success (never had a sprout) when putting plastic foil over leafless Stanhopea bulbs.
So, what is the significance of that 'Kelp product' ??

[estación seca]

I don't have orange hair.

Kelp products contain rooting hormones.

[rbarata]

update:

It seems something was going on underneath...

[rbarata]

Here's an update on my stanhopea...and a question.

I'm going on holidays for a week and I'm affraid about some of my orchids, especially this one 'cause it's too young (you can see the real size of the young shoot by comparing it to a pen).

We are having outside temps around 35 ºC (95 F) and min HR around 20%.
Inside my house the temp have been stable on the 26ºC (79 F) but the HR remains around low 20% if I do nothing.
Starting today, meteo guys are predicting temps above 40ºC (104 F) so I estime an HR of less than 15% inside and a temp around 29ºC (84 F).

My question is: under these conditions what can I do? All my orchids use medium bark and leca. I'm worried with my new shoots since the other orchids I have are used to these conditions (at least this happens every years without any losses so far).

[estación seca]

Place it where it gets bright indirect light, but without any direct sun. Water it just before you leave. Invert a large jar over the plant with the rim in the potting medium. It should be fine.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Place it where it gets bright indirect light, but without any direct sun. Water it just before you leave. Invert a large jar over the plant with the rim in the potting medium. It should be fine.

Seems like a pretty good idea! Just be sure to do this inside and not outside.

[rbarata]

Do you think this "instalation" is ok?
Or is it too small?