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Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-13-2021, 02:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,211
Posted By DrDawn
Ah, maybe I missed this further up in the thread...

Ah, maybe I missed this further up in the thread - do your pots have holes on the bottom or not? If they DO have holes at the bottom, then I would just water them until water flows out the bottom...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-13-2021, 01:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,211
Posted By DrDawn
To me it looks like it might be too little water!...

To me it looks like it might be too little water! What sort of humidity are you growing them in? The bark drains quickly and phals don't want to be too dry for too long, so once a week might not be...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-21-2021, 04:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,596
Posted By DrDawn
Interesting question, ES! As a beginning...

Interesting question, ES!

As a beginning grower, I definitely appreciated phals unkillability. :-P (And by that, I mean that if I ignored them for a month, I could more or less get them to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-10-2021, 08:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By DrDawn
Thanks! Here's a pic...

Thanks! Here's a pic (https://www.instagram.com/p/CP187DgpUBN/), I think she's a cutie!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-10-2021, 03:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By DrDawn
I've got one of the primary hybrids from Carter...

I've got one of the primary hybrids from Carter and Holmes that ES mentioned earlier in the thread. I grown in eastern MA indoors and I find that my hybrid loves catt-levels of light and also...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-08-2021, 10:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,927
Posted By DrDawn
Ah, then the reddish tinge on the leaves might be...

Ah, then the reddish tinge on the leaves might be from a bit too much light! It might be fine, just watch out for that. Phals like shade or dappled sunlight, hopefully another one of the FL growers...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 06-07-2021, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,927
Posted By DrDawn
I don't see anything too concerning about the...

I don't see anything too concerning about the "black spots" from your pics. (Maybe I'm not looking at the right part). Some roots dry out, that's ok, I never cut them back (just leave them). ...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-16-2021, 08:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,278
Posted By DrDawn
:biggrin: Yup, we will have to compare...

:biggrin:

Yup, we will have to compare pictures when they flower. If mine ever flower. I've never actually flowered a cattleya! :rofl:
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-15-2021, 12:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,278
Posted By DrDawn
Oh, I went a little crazy. :-P My birthday is...

Oh, I went a little crazy. :-P My birthday is this week, and my last few orders from Fred are growing very happily, so I decided to treat myself! All minis, though, so they shouldn't take up too...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 02-03-2021, 12:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,848
Posted By DrDawn
Stem rot is quite different from rotting roots,...

Stem rot is quite different from rotting roots, and I don't think that the methods work the same in both places. If the poster has already removed the rotten roots, then there is no point in...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-05-2021, 02:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,653
Posted By DrDawn
YESSSSS, I'm already saving my pennies (and shelf...

YESSSSS, I'm already saving my pennies (and shelf space) for the new SVO list in February! :biggrin:
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-04-2021, 08:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,653
Posted By DrDawn
So adorable!!! I just started growing some...

So adorable!!! I just started growing some mini-catts under LEDs a few months ago, I dream that mine might someday bloom like yours! :-D
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-01-2021, 03:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,149
Posted By DrDawn
I think I read somewhere that if you're prepping...

I think I read somewhere that if you're prepping your orchid for a flower show that you should wipe down the leaves with rubbing alcohol. Not sure, I've never done it.

I did have a phase where I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-01-2021, 02:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 847
Posted By DrDawn
Yea, I think that will be challenging. For my...

Yea, I think that will be challenging. For my phals, I have them growing on a shelf in a window in the dining room. I take them off their shelf and display them on the table for dinnertime, and...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 12-30-2020, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,163
Posted By DrDawn
Welcome to Orchid Board! I grow mostly...

Welcome to Orchid Board!

I grow mostly Phalaenopsis orchids, and I buy most of my pots from KKorchid.com. It looks like they have some larger bulb pans here...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2020, 07:18 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 27,740
Posted By DrDawn
Beautiful!!!! What a happy orchid!!!

Beautiful!!!! What a happy orchid!!!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2020, 05:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,660
Posted By DrDawn
Ah, sorry I didn't see this thread earlier! I am...

Ah, sorry I didn't see this thread earlier! I am mostly a phal-grower, branching out to oncidiums now. Here's what I've found so far...

I got a Onc. Kukoo about six months ago in the mail. ...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 12-17-2020, 07:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,433
Posted By DrDawn
Welcome! I'm from somewhat nearby (Boston...

Welcome! I'm from somewhat nearby (Boston suburbs). Growing indoors here keeps me happy to have blooming orchids while snow is flying outside! Feel free to check out the Massachusetts Orchid...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 12-08-2020, 11:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,489
Posted By DrDawn
YAY!!! Thanks so much for this update, very good...

YAY!!! Thanks so much for this update, very good news indeed!
Forum: Hybrids 12-07-2020, 10:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,724
Posted By DrDawn
I also think it looks like a spike. I guess time...

I also think it looks like a spike. I guess time will tell!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-07-2020, 02:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,067
Posted By DrDawn
I can't see the bugs from your picture, but the...

I can't see the bugs from your picture, but the American Orchid Society has a very comprehensive guide to orchid pests here (https://www.aos.org/orchids/orchid-pests-diseases.aspx). Once you figure...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 11-30-2020, 11:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,010
Posted By DrDawn
Fascinating, since I have been fearing that I'm...

Fascinating, since I have been fearing that I'm keeping them too cold/wet currently! I'm in Boston, we turned on the steam heat about a month ago, but then I immediately got the humidifiers going...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 11-30-2020, 06:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,010
Posted By DrDawn
uhoh, SPIDER MITES! what is your fave miticide?

Hi All,

Bad news! I have just discovered my first spider mite infestation! They are tiny, smear easily, and have infected at least two of my mini-cattleyas.

So, time to get some info - what...
Forum: Hybrids 11-29-2020, 01:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,216
Posted By DrDawn
I have Phal. JIAHO'S PINK GIRL this one...

I have Phal. JIAHO'S PINK GIRL this one (https://www.orchidsbyhausermann.com/phal-jiahos-pink-girl-in-bud.html?Session_ID=37bce39882359db7d34374af41a484ff), which is very small. I also have a Phal....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-19-2020, 09:33 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 27,740
Posted By DrDawn
Yea, it seems happy! Sometimes my happy ones...

Yea, it seems happy! Sometimes my happy ones just keep budding out at the end for months. Not sure what makes some do it sometimes and not other times, but it is nice to continue to spread the...
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