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Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-11-2010, 07:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,193
Posted By JenHowlett
Miltonidium Potting Medium

While on "vacation" this weekend, I purchased a Mtdm Rosey Sunset 'Pacific Satin' at Home Depot. I couldn't believe it, but its a huge plant (its bursting out of its 6" pot), has two spent spikes,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-21-2010, 10:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,296
Posted By JenHowlett
I allowed it to soak in the ST/fertilizer...

I allowed it to soak in the ST/fertilizer solution overnight, snipped the spike (that hurt) and baggied it this morning (I know....indecision). I'm not sure all of the roots in the picture were...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-20-2010, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,296
Posted By JenHowlett
Phal dilemma...rescue with bad roots and developing spike

I rescued a mini phal from the Lowe's clearance rack a few weeks ago. I got it home, soaked it, removed it from the dessicated sphag and repotted it in a small terra cotta orchid pot (think...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-19-2010, 03:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,629
Posted By JenHowlett
I'm kinda new to this too, but having that break...

I'm kinda new to this too, but having that break there on the spike and duct-taped over could open your plant up to infection. I guess you have to ask yourself which is more important (plant or...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-08-2010, 02:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,215
Posted By JenHowlett
Orkie, I've got it in my S/E windowsill until the...

Orkie, I've got it in my S/E windowsill until the flowers are done and its warm enough to move outside. You said "full sun"...do you mean full sun as in like tree in the yard full sun, or full sun...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-06-2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,526
Posted By JenHowlett
Purplish spots on Vanda and Ascda

The photos below are my young Vanda and Ascda hybrids. I noticed (along with the yellowing bottom leaf on the Vanda) these purplish spots along the leaf sides of both plants. I know a slight...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-06-2010, 05:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,172
Posted By JenHowlett
I have a Cattleya hybrid whose flowers aren't...

I have a Cattleya hybrid whose flowers aren't supposed to open all the way.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-06-2010, 04:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,215
Posted By JenHowlett
Den Love Memory 'Fit'

I got this plant back in February, with no spikes or blooms whatsoever (I thought it would have to grow for at least a year before blooming for the first time). Low and behold a few weeks later, at...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-01-2010, 10:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 970
Posted By JenHowlett
I've done a lot of reading on here and it seems...

I've done a lot of reading on here and it seems that the biggest issue people have with orchids is root rot which is caused when the roots are too wet or soggy for extended periods. They're not like...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-31-2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,325
Posted By JenHowlett
Woohoo! No news on the sadder looking mini...

Woohoo! No news on the sadder looking mini (except that its still hanging in there), but the better looking one is starting to spike. I noticed it this morning when I was watering everything. ...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-30-2010, 02:16 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,139
Posted By JenHowlett
The dogs (we have three) have done a number on...

The dogs (we have three) have done a number on the yard over the winter and the grass looks like its got some serious acne from the urine.

I just mixed a small can of coconut milk with a two...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-28-2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,971
Posted By JenHowlett
I was actually going to start acclimatizing all...

I was actually going to start acclimatizing all of my outdoors-for-the-summer orchids to real light this week while its supposed to be warm and mostly unclouded. Its only warm enough to have them...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-28-2010, 12:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,971
Posted By JenHowlett
Vanda/Ascda Light Requirements

A couple months ago I purchased a a full Vanda hybrid, a Vanda/Ascocenda cross, and an Ascocenda hybrid. They're pretty small right now (6-8 inches tall, with 6-8 leaves apiece) but otherwise in...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-28-2010, 12:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,139
Posted By JenHowlett
From a google search: "There is a lot of...

From a google search:

"There is a lot of confusion out there about the difference between coconut water, milk and cream. Coconut water is the liquid that comes straight out of a cracked, green,...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-27-2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,888
Posted By JenHowlett
Maybe this is a weird idea. We all know that...

Maybe this is a weird idea. We all know that cinnamon acts as a fungicide. I reguarly use cinnamon sticks to make tea (I go through about one a week). What about saving the used sticks, cutting...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-27-2010, 09:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,139
Posted By JenHowlett
"Coconut water"...hmm...I've got a few whose...

"Coconut water"...hmm...I've got a few whose roots I'd like to see develop a little better. Are you talking about mixing supermarket coconut milk in solution with water? What concentration? Is it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-26-2010, 05:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,325
Posted By JenHowlett
I was about to ask whether I should cut the stem...

I was about to ask whether I should cut the stem or not. It looks to have one viable bud left (it'll certainly open within a week). I'm torn- if I cut the stem, then the plant can focus more energy...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-26-2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,325
Posted By JenHowlett
Mini Phal Rescue(s)

I was picking up a couple of things at Lowe's this afternoon, stumbled upon the clearance rack, and couldn't resist a $5 mini phal. The pot actually had two separate orchids, the sadder one in the...
Forum: Orchid Show Announcements 03-25-2010, 03:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,015
Posted By JenHowlett
Cincy Orchid Show

I was looking at the AOS website this afternoon and saw that there is an Orchid show well within driving distance of me this weekend. I've never been to an orchid show and my husband is in the field...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2010, 12:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,180
Posted By JenHowlett
Well, the flower spike came first, the roots have...

Well, the flower spike came first, the roots have only been developing for the last day or two. Is it common for a flower spike to start turning into a keiki? Any thoughts on whether I should...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2010, 10:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,180
Posted By JenHowlett
Is this a flower spike with roots?

This is my nobile-type Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fit'. From the photos below, you'll see that my baby Den is about to have three flowers on the spike. Yesterday, however, I noticed two little "feet"...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-11-2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 926
Posted By JenHowlett
The hybrids are: Den Love Memory 'Fit'...

The hybrids are:

Den Love Memory 'Fit' (photo left)
Den Oriental Smile 'Fantasy' (photo center)
Den Red Emperor 'Prince' (photo right)

Red Emperor 'Prince' is the one with the yellowing...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-09-2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 926
Posted By JenHowlett
Den going downhill?

I'm wondering if perhaps one of my new nobile Dens is going downhill. Its a young plant (three pseudobulbs with three leaves) potted in coarse orchid bark in a 4" terra cotta clay orchid pot. It...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-06-2010, 10:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,559
Posted By JenHowlett
In relation to zygosity, I would say that its a...

In relation to zygosity, I would say that its a safe assumption (though I'm certainly no geneticist) that many marketed orchids today are heterozygous rather than homozygous. I would argue this...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-05-2010, 02:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 27,323
Posted By JenHowlett
I'm with Connie. I tried using them for regular...

I'm with Connie. I tried using them for regular houseplants and several potted plants outdoors. A few days when it got really hot outside, I'd come out to all of the soil in the pot being dried out...
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