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Forum: Orchid Show Announcements 02-16-2019, 12:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,061
Posted By lusenok
Hi Maryanne, how big is the show?

Hi Maryanne, how big is the show?
Forum: Growing Under Lights 04-15-2018, 07:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,633
Posted By lusenok
Thank you for the advice. I like weird flowers...

Thank you for the advice. I like weird flowers like Encyclia Cochleata but Masdevallia is a bit too creepy. Reminds me of that big-mouthed monster from the Star Wars :biggrin:
Forum: Propagation 04-15-2018, 12:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,246
Posted By lusenok
Dansyr, this totally makes sense though! Phals...

Dansyr, this totally makes sense though! Phals respond strongly to temperature. Thank you for sharing your observation, it's very helpful as my collection seem to gravitate more and more towards...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 04-15-2018, 12:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,633
Posted By lusenok
Orchid greenhouse in a basement - any advice?

Hello fellow orchid lovers. I (as many of us) ran out of a room on a windowsill so I'm thinking about setting up a grow area in a basement. It's somewhat colder than the house, around 17 C / 62 F...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 04-15-2018, 12:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,825
Posted By lusenok
Barbara, there is no need to freak out. The...

Barbara, there is no need to freak out. The "phosphor" in fluorescent bulbs is not the same as phosphorous. Phosphor is just a name for light-emitting material that mostly contains calcium oxide with...
Forum: Propagation 04-01-2018, 08:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,246
Posted By lusenok
I had the same disappointment today after...

I had the same disappointment today after checking the plant I treated a few weeks back. Out of 4 nodes 3 are growing flower spikes and one has no progress.
Saw a comment in a reddit thread...
Forum: Propagation 03-11-2018, 08:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,602
Posted By lusenok
Flasking seems to be the only reliable way....

Flasking seems to be the only reliable way. Orchids seeds are missing endosperm that contains nutrients so in nature they have to rely on fungi to supply nutrients to them. People sow orchid seeds on...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-18-2016, 07:27 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 13,198
Posted By lusenok
Hard to say. I grow my plants indoors by the...

Hard to say. I grow my plants indoors by the window so use only natural lights. Maybe the latitude would be OK but cloud cover matters a lot. It doesn't rain much at your place in winter, does it? ...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-17-2016, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,941
Posted By lusenok
Yes, it gets the same fertilizer regimen as the...

Yes, it gets the same fertilizer regimen as the rest of the plants: about 1 g/L solution weekly in spring/summer/fall.
So more water and light then.

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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-16-2016, 04:50 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 13,198
Posted By lusenok
Yes, there is a difference. In my experience...

Yes, there is a difference. In my experience bifolate cattleyas require warmer growing conditions, higher humidity and quite possibly higher light levels than one can provide indoors in the northern...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-16-2016, 12:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,941
Posted By lusenok
Dendrobium Aggregatum not blooming in 3 years

Hello friends. I have a large dendrobium aggregatum what never bloomed for me and, frankly, I'm losing patience. Please tell me what could be wrong here.
It's a big fat plant with 30 or so...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-05-2014, 11:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,604
Posted By lusenok
It's common. My spring-blooming cattleya grows a...

It's common. My spring-blooming cattleya grows a sheath together with a new pseudobulb in summer. But the buds only appear the next spring, 6-7 month after the sheath.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-06-2014, 10:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,674
Posted By lusenok
I want a vanilla orchid. Please talk me out of it

I know it gets huge, up to 10 meters (30 feet) long before it can bloom; we can manage that. Is there any other difficulties with vanilla?
Also, when does it realistically bloom? Ready to wait for...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-06-2014, 10:00 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 190,610
Posted By lusenok
When your spouse avoids driving past Lowe's...

When your spouse avoids driving past Lowe's because you will ask to stop then make a beeline for a garden center to look at their new orchid on sale.
True story!
Forum: Orchid Lounge 04-23-2014, 10:51 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 48,761
Posted By lusenok
A neostylis orchid

Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird'
It smells like heaven! First spike is gone but it's growing a second one!

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2794/13209723973_30f3dd4b2f.jpg
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-24-2013, 07:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,548
Posted By lusenok
No, they are OK. It's good color, it means they ...

No, they are OK. It's good color, it means they have sufficient sunlight to bloom.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 11-18-2013, 12:09 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,914
Posted By lusenok
My local society meets on Saturdays at 1 PM. ...

My local society meets on Saturdays at 1 PM.
For me it's a "prime time" to spend with my spouse (who is not a big fan of orchids) so I don't join.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-05-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 20,938
Posted By lusenok
Rosie, that's exactly my experience .For me...

Rosie, that's exactly my experience .For me coconut husk chips are not much different from sphag: it's hard to do it right.
Personally I tried to use CHC for orchids with higher moisture...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-03-2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,507
Posted By lusenok
They are worth saving but in my experience phals...

They are worth saving but in my experience phals are very slow to recover. It may not bloom for another 2 years
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-04-2013, 10:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,660
Posted By lusenok
Encyclia cochleata is related to cattleyas. They...

Encyclia cochleata is related to cattleyas. They have buds coming from sheaths in the center of pseudobulb.
But sheaths alone don't do any good especially if the sheath is flat.
I have a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2012, 04:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,678
Posted By lusenok
New growth in winter. Should I increase fertilizer?

It's winter in upstate New York, days are short and cloudy with little sunlight. But my cattleyas and oncidiums put tons of new growth. Growing tissue requires a supply of nutrients, right? Should I...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-24-2012, 12:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,268
Posted By lusenok
I heard another way of activating dormant buds...

I heard another way of activating dormant buds and reducing apical dominance:
hang a plant upside down for a few weeks.
Orchid Questions Answers, St. Augustine Orchid Society, 2010...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 12-10-2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 7,343
Posted By lusenok
This is from P...... Coast Farms in Florida,...

This is from P...... Coast Farms in Florida, right?
I received exactly the same plant in exactly the same condition last winter. I tried to clean it up and repot and it just fell apart into 3...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 12-09-2012, 07:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,433
Posted By lusenok
Slugs?

Slugs?
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 11-20-2012, 06:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,127
Posted By lusenok
How do you water?

How do you water?
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