Great Looking Catt Foliage!!

[RJSquirrel]

Im going to put these right in the blooming section and give them some ideas on how to do this properly

1st we have a 2 year old BC Makai which bloomed a long long time ago. I cant count the new growths anymore and it has about 50 total I would dare say. It got rained on all day and really enjoyed the rain.


C aclandiae. you know I love these and they grow for me too. Always a plus when you really enjoy a certain flower and the plants grow good for you


Rhyncholaelia glauca. This one was a new one for me and its done remarkably well. The bulbs are so easy to break when they are nubbins. I have broken a few off and to my surprise 2 always came back. If the plants wants to grow its going to grow.


C. lueddemanniana. Another one I got earlier in the year with buds. Its put out a total of 15 new bulbs off the 5 original bulbs. Its going to be a blooming monster I sure hope!!


C. aurantiaca. Bought this one a few months back and it had sheaths. In the light I can see tiny buds in them . Has a few new growths also as you can see


Schomburgkia splendida v cauca. Got this at the HOS in april has one new bulb and is doing very well. These are monster BIG leafs and way too much for my tiny space but Oh well we gotta play this one out now.


The wine nets keep the plants growing straight up instead of wild and willy nilly. I like them to grow nice and tall. They dont seem to mind and it actually makes them more manageable the larger they get.

I have much more. You got to feel these look damn fine though even without blooms. Ive turned orchids into houseplants

[Bill U.]

WOW! All of these look AWESOME!! I can only hope that my catts will do so well!

[Bud]

Good Growing ! Your plants look happy and healthy....some of them are growing to be specimens

[Call_Me_Bob]

they look great! make sure not to eat these ones :r ofl:

[RJSquirrel]

no eat da bulbs!! Ray scared me. I just tasted them I didnt actually eat them like in a salad ya know .

And thank you all. I needed someting to make me feel like I was still alive here ya know .

I love my orchids!!!

I have more!!
c. skinneri here that has not stopped growing new bulbs since I got it. 15 new shoots and still growing. I heard these were easy to grow and make specimen sized plants readily.They were right. Loves being outside.


brassavola 'Little Stars' I bought earlier in the year and it has 2 spikes with 13 buds and 3 more spikes growing. Very nice growing easy care orchid.


I have more still

the walkeriania will be open today when I get home.


thanks you all for peeking at my plants .If you have any questions on how they are grown please feel free to ask me and

[plumania]

Great plants. How do you fertilize? Foliar applications or water the whole plant with fertilizer.?
And how often do you water those pots?

Asking because despite Florida heat and staying out of rain my Cattleyas got root rot. I was not even watering more than once a week. I wonder if out humdity causes problem. I repotted all mine in
wood baskets.

[RosieC]

Great looking plants there

[Lagoon]

RJ, You're getting to spoiled But uhhhh sweet success, everything looks great - Congrats!

[RJSquirrel]

thanks Im not spoiled..My plants are!!!

I fertilize every time I water with 1/4 strength Peters cal-mag. They get watered on mondays and thursdays if they dont get any rain. The secret Im thinking is in the mix Ive adopted. Its 3 parts medium Orchiata brand bark and I say orchiata bark bec its the best bark Ive found. With that goes in 2 parts Dyna Rok which is fossilized fresh water plants known as diatoms. And again Dyna Rok is a brand name. Lastly 1 part charcoal. You cant over water that mix combination very easy and all the orchids I have seem to enjoy it. Once a month they get a full flush with nothing but fresh water. The catts should love the humidity. Be sure and let them dry out completely before you water them again. Roots are like water pigs they will soak up water till they die so you have to make them work for water and not give them too much. This seems to work for me growing outdoors under shade cloth in the texas heat and sun. . If you have them mounted you should be watering them on a daily basis with 1/4 strength fertilizer if not twice a day in the heat. The rot you are having might be more a case of a shriveled root dying from a lack of water and then rot moving in after the fact. Its hard to say sometimes. But these do go thru a rotation of Daconil and Physan to control those very things or at least stop it and give me a chance to catch it. The white powder on the some of the leaves is Daconil. Im not happy with the powder residue but the Daconil works and is safe for most things in can contact other than orchid diseases

[tucker85]

Those are some of the healthiest and best grown orchids I've seen. Congratulations on a job well done.