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Nexogen 10-24-2018 06:05 PM

Cattleya walkeriana coerulea
 
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The plant has blossomed today.

isurus79 10-24-2018 09:53 PM

Very nice! Extremely well grown!!

Nexogen 11-04-2018 08:50 AM

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Can you imagine how beautiful she smells in my house?

ELORCHID 11-04-2018 10:13 AM

I'm so jealous. Could you please tell me how you grow your plant. I've had one for a few years and all i get is small growths from it. I have mine mounted on cork and it faces a south window. I water it every day and fertilize it about twice a week when it's actively growing. I recently switched to a balanced fertilizer as opposed to a high nitrogen fertilizer in hopes that it will do better for me. I live in Canada as well. Thank you in advance for any info you could provide.

Nexogen 11-04-2018 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ELORCHID (Post 886102)
I'm so jealous. Could you please tell me how you grow your plant. I've had one for a few years and all i get is small growths from it. I have mine mounted on cork and it faces a south window. I water it every day and fertilize it about twice a week when it's actively growing. I recently switched to a balanced fertilizer as opposed to a high nitrogen fertilizer in hopes that it will do better for me. I live in Canada as well. Thank you in advance for any info you could provide.

I grow plants in terrarium with humidity around 60%, I use RO water mixed with fertilizer (about 30ppm per TDS) I use "mixed" water (Ph around 6.2) about 2-3 times a week in summer and 1-2 times in winter. Fans create a light breeze and work 24/7. The light I built myself and I use DLI around 12 summer and 10 in winter.
DLI - (mol.m-2.d-1)
By the way, I live in Mississauga.

isurus79 11-04-2018 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ELORCHID (Post 886102)
I recently switched to a balanced fertilizer as opposed to a high nitrogen fertilizer in hopes that it will do better for me.

I think you answered your own question! Give it time with the new fertilizer regimen. You might consider cutting the fertilizer frequency back to 2x per month instead if 2x per week.

ELORCHID 11-04-2018 08:16 PM

Thank you all so much for your advice

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Originally Posted by Nexogen (Post 886103)
I grow plants in terrarium with humidity around 60%, I use RO water mixed with fertilizer (about 30ppm per TDS) I use "mixed" water (Ph around 6.2) about 2-3 times a week in summer and 1-2 times in winter. Fans create a light breeze and work 24/7. The light I built myself and I use DLI around 12 summer and 10 in winter.
DLI - (mol.m-2.d-1)
By the way, I live in Mississauga.

Thank you, for all that very detailed info, I'm sure this will help me grow my plant better.
By the way, I live in Etobicoke, small world!
Thanks again, have a good night

Nexogen 11-04-2018 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ELORCHID (Post 886118)
Thank you all so much for your advice

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Thank you, for all that very detailed info, I'm sure this will help me grow my plant better.
By the way, I live in Etobicoke, small world!
Thanks again, have a good night

And one more thing, I noticed that if I changed the pot (I bought few seedling from John Marcotte planted in pots with sphagnum moss and polystyrene) the plant was inhibited, and after a year it started to grow again. You have to be patient. I still believe; light has an essential role.

ELORCHID 11-05-2018 03:17 PM

I bought my plant from John as well. I had it potted up in large bark, and while it was giving me new growths each year, they were small and not much bigger than the previous growths. I contacted John and he suggested growing my plant on a mount because the roots do not like to remain wet for long periods. After taking his advice my plant produced 6 new growths, although they are not as big ad I would like them so far. Now that Fall is here I think I'm gonna supplement their light with some LEDs that I bought from Ray a while back. Thank you for the advice.


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