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Old 08-08-2007, 02:42 PM
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I just saw an old post from marty in the slipper.com, now Im in this forum. I started with 3 orchids (a milt and phals)in May/05, killed a lot, now I have about 40.
I'm growing indoor. Im still trying to find the best environment for the orchids. We have a weird weather over here and, so dry... I just have a flower opened(2 more buds) on paph Delophyllum and a spike on onc. brsdm. Wild Warrior ‘Chieftain’ .
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Old 08-08-2007, 03:09 PM
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Hi starwiz! Welcome to the OB! I have killed about five in my past three years that I have been tryin to grow orchids. I am mostly in to phals for right now and I live in southern AL for right now due to the military, and I am about two hours away from Panama City beach. Where are you from?
I grow outdoors currently and have my ;chids in mostly a course bark mix, and I have transferred two phals into LECA s/h.
Again Welcome!!!!!
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Old 08-08-2007, 03:25 PM
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Where are you located? We'd love to see some of what you're growing

If you need help with anything, let us now
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Old 08-08-2007, 11:42 PM
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Aboard starwiz, its great that you have found the OB....don't hesitate to ask a question when help is needed or merely posting your new bloomers We here love s

When we see a chid that is calling our name and it's survival rate is not what we expect, we learn from the experience that is how we grow. They tell us when they are not happy .... than the game begins

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Old 08-09-2007, 02:13 AM
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Thanks. Im in Colorado Springs where air is dry and humidity is low. I grow indoors as you never expect what's out there, bugs, snow, hail...The hot sun came out in May and it snowed one day. There could be hail sometimes. We now have on and off thunderstorm with strong wind. The place is improving but once in awhile a wild animal may show up in the community.
(a deer, a fox, a racoon or hyeena...)
I used 42w cfl that cost about $7 from a box store and
for more than a year, no reblooming happened. Maybe because I turned it on for about 7 hrs/day. I feed my orchids with 1/2 tsp grow more 20 10 20/gal/week, a drop of superthrive, 1/4 tsp of hormex. And, I use ro water from the store so I sometime add 1/4 tsp of calmag. Do I need to add more fertilizer? I killed a lot of plants already and I have about 40 still alive. I have dend, a phrag, some phals, paphs, catl. onc, cymbidiums.
I placed my orchids near a window with east sunshine
and my cymb in the backyard deck. I hope it survive.

I posted one of my first bloom, paph. delophyllum, a tiny flower with about an inch pouch. The flower opened up today and I feel sad as it is small. and Im not sure if its normal:

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