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Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-17-2011, 10:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,241
Posted By Skirril
From what I have read yes you would need it....

From what I have read yes you would need it. Anywhere in the EU is fine though.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-12-2011, 12:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,504
Posted By Skirril
Oh, I forgot to say, first two pics are of the...

Oh, I forgot to say, first two pics are of the flaccida, and the other 3 are rochussenii. I have been keeping them fairly moist, but not soggy.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-12-2011, 12:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,504
Posted By Skirril
Are my coelogynes sick? (yellowed leaf and yellow/brown spot)

Coming up on 2 months now I went to an orchid show and got 9 new orchids, 2 of them were my first Coelogynes, a flaccida and a rochussenii. The flaccida looked good, but the rochussenii didn't look...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-11-2011, 09:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,560
Posted By Skirril
Thank you all for the advice! 2 coelogynes...

Thank you all for the advice! 2 coelogynes (rochussenii and faccida) and a dendrobium primulinum are the names, well outside it would freeze, inside we have the heating on. I might be wrong (I should...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-11-2011, 09:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,859
Posted By Skirril
Hi there, I don't have a lot of experience myself...

Hi there, I don't have a lot of experience myself yet, but I will say that now I always repot immediately after buying, even if the plant is in bloom. I have found that it hasn't harmed the blooming...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-08-2011, 10:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,560
Posted By Skirril
Winter rest without a greenhouse

So I have 2 coelogynes (rochussenii and faccida) and a dendrobium primulinum which need winter rest I believe? When I got them I was under the impression that they only needed a slight drop in temp....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-05-2011, 02:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,804
Posted By Skirril
The buds blasting (shrivelling and falling off)...

The buds blasting (shrivelling and falling off) can happen for a few reasons, but on a newly purchased plant I wouldn't think it's anything to worry about, where you got it it probably didn't have...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-03-2011, 07:16 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,236
Posted By Skirril
Asher, I have found cinnamon extract here (UK)...

Asher, I have found cinnamon extract here (UK) only 1 place, which was in a Lakeland store, and I don't think they sell it online. It really is very rare to see it here, BUT perhaps cinnamon oil...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-20-2011, 09:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,852
Posted By Skirril
I might have missed it, but I didn't read anyone...

I might have missed it, but I didn't read anyone say never let orchids stand in water, always let it all drain out when you water them.
Also, there may be a ball of moss in the middle of the plants...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-20-2011, 08:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,997
Posted By Skirril
I haven't had my air plants long, but I did read...

I haven't had my air plants long, but I did read up a bit about them. I had originally thought of having them mounted with my orchids, but on reading about them I am not sure it would work out, so I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-16-2011, 11:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,224
Posted By Skirril
I got one of these from my local tesco too (on my...

I got one of these from my local tesco too (on my birthday, the 6th Sep, great present!) :D A couple of buds blasted, but it has 2 more spikes coming :)

So glad to see this post as I was going to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-09-2011, 07:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,686
Posted By Skirril
Thank you Kelo, I had already read that thread...

Thank you Kelo, I had already read that thread though :)

And thank you Camille, that's very helpful :)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-09-2011, 02:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,686
Posted By Skirril
Ordered keiki paste how best to use?

Ok, so the orchid which got me hooked on orchids had a terminal spike when I got her :( She is beautiful and I am desperate not to lose her altogether. Perhaps I should be patient and see if she gets...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-04-2011, 06:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,433
Posted By Skirril
Oh thank you so much Camille, that is wonderful...

Oh thank you so much Camille, that is wonderful info!
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-04-2011, 01:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,433
Posted By Skirril
It had already been about a month before I saw...

It had already been about a month before I saw this, but thank you for the tip.

I have some of this already http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clear-Flowering-Plants-Insecticide-Acaricide/dp/B00187TTJM would...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-04-2011, 09:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,433
Posted By Skirril
Help! My first mealies :(

So yesterday I was trying to sort out a kink in a leaf in one of the young plants I bought a few weeks ago, and out came a mealy bug :( I looked at pics and that is definitely what it was, today I...
Forum: Species 09-01-2011, 06:02 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,979
Posted By Skirril
So beautiful!

So beautiful!
Forum: Hybrids 09-01-2011, 05:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,220
Posted By Skirril
I kinda like the look of all those roots, very...

I kinda like the look of all those roots, very arty XD I love the phal colour too, such a soft, pretty pink.
Forum: Hybrids 09-01-2011, 05:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,581
Posted By Skirril
Phalaenopsis Yu Pin 'Natsume' superb acid yellow...

Phalaenopsis Yu Pin 'Natsume' superb acid yellow flower with deep cherry red splodges in random places! (http://www.easyorchids.co.uk/shop/Phalaenopsis-Yu-Pin-Natsume.html) is similar but more...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-31-2011, 12:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,268
Posted By Skirril
Oh damn, I thought basal keikis were only at the...

Oh damn, I thought basal keikis were only at the base of the plant :( I was looking forward to potting up my first keiki (even though I hadn't grown it).
I did google for a pic of it before I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-31-2011, 10:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,268
Posted By Skirril
Phal. equestris gino with keiki

Ok, so on the label it says "phalaenopsis equestris var trilabiata 'gino'", but I read this is just called Gino? Confused by that but anyway, my question is about the apparent keiki (with spike! :D)...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-29-2011, 03:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,504
Posted By Skirril
Sorry to have taken a while to get back to this,...

Sorry to have taken a while to get back to this, thanks for the replies :)

I will try to leave her be. She has 2 flower spikes should I remove them? (forgot to ask this originally), she had 3 but...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-25-2011, 08:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,504
Posted By Skirril
Nelly in a bad way

I got a burr. nelly isler a few weeks ago and posted on the board my concerns about wrinkly PBs a couple of weeks ago. The conclusion was that there might be a moss ball in the middle and I should...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-23-2011, 08:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,316
Posted By Skirril
Thanks all! It wouldn't be possible to grow a...

Thanks all! It wouldn't be possible to grow a catt outside here, so I will be careful with water and repot when the flowers have finished.

If I were to repot while the catt was still in flower...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 08-22-2011, 11:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,316
Posted By Skirril
Should I repot my catt?

I am a bit worried about the Catt I recently got (my first Catt), it's from a proper grower, appears to be in fine bark with moss around the centre under the bark. I got it last Tuesday, so it must...
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