Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[Duane McDowell]

Originally Posted by Izzie

So how long do you guys think these will pout after repotting?

I don't think they need to pout at all necessarily. If the humidity around them is decent and they started out with live roots, they should just keep growing!

One thing with repotting - one reason that so many orchids sulk after being transplanted is that they aren't anchored to the medium. A trick to get around this is to put a stake or two into the pot and tie the plant to it. This acts as a "splint" to prevent any movement of the plant relative to the medium and really facilitates fast recovery from transplanting. It's a good general rule of thumb that you want complete immobility of the plant when you are potting.

Those who are committed to spending money often swear by spraying newly transplanted orchids with SuperThrive once or twice a week for a few months. It can't hurt!

[tcrane]

Arrived!



Root system. It's actually three plants, two cuttings with one bulb each, and one larger plant. All look healthy.



And the buddy which kept it company during shipping..




-Tristan

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Duane McDowell

I don't think they need to pout at all necessarily. If the humidity around them is decent and they started out with live roots, they should just keep growing!

One thing with repotting - one reason that so many orchids sulk after being transplanted is that they aren't anchored to the medium. A trick to get around this is to put a stake or two into the pot and tie the plant to it. This acts as a "splint" to prevent any movement of the plant relative to the medium and really facilitates fast recovery from transplanting. It's a good general rule of thumb that you want complete immobility of the plant when you are potting.

Those who are committed to spending money often swear by spraying newly transplanted orchids with SuperThrive once or twice a week for a few months. It can't hurt!

i just supplement my water with superthrive, when i have newly potted plants.

i have also started [for very unruly plants] to use bonsai wire to wire them gently to the pot, so they cant come out. but normally, for my phals i dont need to do anything, they stay in anyways.

[Jeff9]

Hey Ramon, did you receive your yellow tenuifolia yet? I got a reply from them and they said they will ship me one.

Only one thing got me worried is them asking for my credit card number & security code WTF

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Jeff9

Hey Ramon, did you receive your yellow tenuifolia yet? I got a reply from them and they said they will ship me one.

Only one thing got me worried is them asking for my credit card number & security code WTF

they have to ask for it, because you have to pay for it somehow. unless you were planning on ordering online

[Jeff9]

Originally Posted by help

they have to ask for it, because you have to pay for it somehow. unless you were planning on ordering online

But why would they want my credit card information? They need to provide me with THEIR payment information so i can send them the money either by bank transfer, paypal or their website.

I thought it was odd and suspicious

[Call_Me_Bob]

ohh! i thought it was like the US. you give them your card info, and they charge it.

[Jeff9]

Well i don't know exactly how that works, i barely use my credit card i only use it to pay things with paypal.

But maybe what you say is true.

I wonder if the yellow tenuifolia occurs naturally, it's probably crossed this way or something.

[Call_Me_Bob]

i think the yellow max. is bred to be that way, but i really have no idea

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Jeff9

Hey Ramon, did you receive your yellow tenuifolia yet? I got a reply from them and they said they will ship me one.

Only one thing got me worried is them asking for my credit card number & security code WTF

the plant was shipped today, so it should arrive within the next days... as for the credit card.. well... it normally work like that when your order online sometimes you also have the option paying via Paypal, and also the option to make a money transfer in advance, and they ship the plants after they receive the money...

Credit Card option is normally faster, but if you have concerns, you can transfer the money... you receive that option from them too... I had it! and I decided for the CC option, as I am used to do it that way...