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Originally Posted by Discus
Welcome, Lotis!
You've come to a good place for more education; lots of knowledgeable members here. But I always recommend a few books whenever someone is trying to learn something new.
You may also find you have an orchid society near you who will have members with years of experience, who are generally only too happy to have a new member join their ranks.
The general advice on potting up Phalaenopsis keikis is "3 inches of roots" - either one root three inches long, or several adding up to three inches, as a rule of thumb. Before they reach that length, just mist them daily as you would aerial roots.
My solution to keeping an orchid diary was to start a blog - it's a good way of keeping track of your trials and tribulations (and victories!). Orchids on a Balcony |
Thank you, I really appreciate the recommendations. I've got "Growing Orchids" right now and am continuing to look into other resources. I can't help myself right now and want to buy a different kind of Orchid. Found out there's Hauserman's Orchids in IL that I could visit when near there soon but I was going to buy from orchids.com tonight! I was planning to buy more than one for this year but...anywho, I'm going to check out your blog too. I think that's a great idea, blogging, and thought about it myself. I currently have a blog for my poetry book, project 365 and general writing so I hesitated adding yet another subject to it but it could be a lot of fun as long as I keep the page well-organized. I'm really excited to grow my collection and knowledge. I think it would be great to propagate as well!
So thanks again for the warm welcome and advice. I'll look into those books you recommended too. And look forward to meeting other orchidists around here!
Cheers everybody!
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Thank you to everyone, so kind already! I can totally see how being a member here will improve my growing capabilities as several of you mentioned. Already I've had great help from so many with regard to my many posts about my compromised Orchids. It hasn't even been a week yet and I'm very optimistic about the future of my plants. I just recently moved them back into the room where they started and while I didn't open the windows yet today, keeping the light at a minimum, I will crack them a bit more tomorrow.
The leaves on my Paph. seem to be a bit more firm than they had been. I may be jumping the gun here but I think I can say the same for my keikis. The mother Phal.'s youngest leaves are still like floppy ears but I'm watching them all closely. The mini 's leaves also seem a bit more firm but still wrinkly. I'm so anxious to be certain of their improvement I've become impatient, I feel like a week has passed since I got on here for help, received a lot of it, and followed the advice...but it hasn't.
So again, thanks. I can't wait to be able to help someone save their Orchids too!
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