Hi from sunny Jamaica

[SimJam]

Hay I'm Simone from Jamaica. This is my first time trying my hand at Orchids. My Mom is always buying orchids which most eventually die so this time I decided to help her by researching everything on thier care so that the poor things would have a fighting chance.

In the process I decided to get a few so I could have some of my own.

I bought them (vandas) bare root on November 1 of this year and have been feeding them weekly with a prepared orchid fertilizer 30:10:10 and keep them in a humidity tray by north and west facing window .... I have no south facing windows.

I cant post pictures yet but I will as soon as I have enough posts to do so. But these are what I have

Kgw. Boon Rubb
V. Merv L. Velthuis x Adisak
V. JVB x Darres' Golden Heritage

Oh ... and they are all potted in clay pots with coconut chips charcoal and old broken up clay pot chips. I only need to water them thoroughly once a week and mist them every other day or so.

Everybody's throwing up some nice roots and seem to be doing well.

[WhiteRabbit]

[Dillon123]

Originally Posted by SimJam

Hay I'm Simone from Jamaica. This is my first time trying my hand at Orchids. My Mom is always buying orchids which most eventually die so this time I decided to help her by researching everything on thier care so that the poor things would have a fighting chance.

In the process I decided to get a few so I could have some of my own.

I bought them (vandas) bare root on November 1 of this year and have been feeding them weekly with a prepared orchid fertilizer 30:10:10 and keep them in a humidity tray by north and west facing window .... I have no south facing windows.

I cant post pictures yet but I will as soon as I have enough posts to do so. But these are what I have

Kgw. Boon Rubb
V. Merv L. Velthuis x Adisak
V. JVB x Darres' Golden Heritage

Oh ... and they are all potted in clay pots with coconut chips charcoal and old broken up clay pot chips. I only need to water them thoroughly once a week and mist them every other day or so.

Everybody's throwing up some nice roots and seem to be doing well.

Welcome fellow jamaican... by the type of plants you have I see that you buy from agrograce, is it true

[SimJam]

Thanks for the welcomes !!!

[SimJam]

Oh and Dillon123 yes I bought trom Agrograce

[RosieC]

Welcome to Orchid Board

[lotis146]

Welcome & Happy New Year!

Good job on your Orchid intervention with mom. How are hers doing? And good growing on your own as well. Sounds like you're off to a good start. Good, good , good.

[silken]

Welcome to Orchid Board!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Welcome and happy growing.

[SimJam]

Hi all thanks again for the welcomes

Im trying to add some pics




This is the kwg. Boon Rubb

Its always been wonky like that. It was more wrinkly when I got it but its improved greatly.

Has 3 thick pencil sized air roots .... but no others