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Forum: Propagation

09-11-2020, 04:26 PM

Replies: 2

Can keiki be slab mounted?

Views: 1,794

Posted By stever_sl

Can keiki be slab mounted?

I searched but found little on this subject. I unexpectedly got a keiki on a phal several months ago and it's gotten to the size now that I'm about ready to cut it loose, but virtually everything...

Forum: Terrarium Gardening

02-07-2017, 08:18 AM

Replies: 9

Thinking of converting to terrarium growing?

Views: 2,825

Posted By stever_sl

Thanks for the detailed reply! Here in St Louis...

Thanks for the detailed reply! Here in St Louis the summers are hot and humid outside, and even inside our house the humidity is usually around 50% or a bit more. But in winter, with our gas heat, it...

Forum: Terrarium Gardening

02-06-2017, 08:48 PM

Replies: 9

Thinking of converting to terrarium growing?

Views: 2,825

Posted By stever_sl

Can a newcomer jump in here with a follow-up...

Can a newcomer jump in here with a follow-up question? I have a couple of low-tech former aquariums myself, now housing orchids, but I've deliberately avoided adding the glass top because so many...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-14-2010, 08:45 PM

Replies: 7

How do I save my orchids from root rot?

Views: 8,148

Posted By stever_sl

I had a Cattleya hybrid whose roots basically all...

I had a Cattleya hybrid whose roots basically all rotted off in bark mix - if you have too big a container like I did, what's around the outside will look completely dry while what's in the middle...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-21-2009, 11:39 AM

Replies: 3

keeping surface roots moist after repot in bark

Views: 6,733

Posted By stever_sl

I don't know how many orchids I've lost to the...

I don't know how many orchids I've lost to the various bark mixes, but no matter how dry the surface bark looked, what's deep in the middle always stayed wet, and caused just the kind of rot I think...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-01-2009, 02:47 PM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

I finally got the Gallery figured out and put...

I finally got the Gallery figured out and put together an album called "Orchid hospital" in mine that shows the setup. Hopefully others will be able to access it - I'm not the world's most brilliant...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

11-01-2009, 11:49 AM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

Well I tried uploading pix into the Gallery and...

Well I tried uploading pix into the Gallery and it looked like it was going to work, but then the screen went blank and that was that. Hmm...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-27-2009, 05:52 PM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

I used tap water, which in St Louis is pretty...

I used tap water, which in St Louis is pretty hard and alkaline. For several weeks there was no algae, then it started but I left it alone since the plant didn't seem to be bothered by it. I would...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-27-2009, 05:13 PM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

I just did a quick count and found over half a...

I just did a quick count and found over half a dozen good long roots (all but one in the water - one in the air) and at least 15 little nubs where roots are starting to break out. After all the dying...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-27-2009, 07:57 AM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

As to the identity of this orchid, there's a...

As to the identity of this orchid, there's a 50/50 chance it's an Otaara Jane Fumiye "Hawaii" -- I had two that I put in the "hospital", one with that tag and one with nothing, but somewhere along...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-26-2009, 09:21 PM

Replies: 12

Healthy roots at last!

Views: 2,252

Posted By stever_sl

Healthy roots at last!

After losing orchid after orchid to root rot (no matter how infrequently I watered, it seemed) I finally took the advice of some of this forum's fine people about water culture, or semi-water, and...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

07-26-2009, 01:16 PM

Replies: 21

Newly repotted phalenopsis - too much water?

Views: 5,348

Posted By stever_sl

[QUOTE=RosieC;235508]I should have realised when...

[QUOTE=RosieC;235508]I should have realised when I had so much trouble getting it back in the pot that it needed to go up, but it's doing well still in the old pot so it can wait till next time I...

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