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Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-08-2016, 09:31 PM

Replies: 21

I got my first Monkey!

Views: 4,161

Posted By charitysmama

One born every minute.

Yeh, I knew all that when I bought them, but I am a sucker, and after watching the ads on eBay for several months, I bit, something like curiosity killed the cat or whatever. Right now they look...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-08-2016, 06:46 PM

Replies: 21

I got my first Monkey!

Views: 4,161

Posted By charitysmama

HI, Jan, I purchased some monkey orchid seeds on...

HI, Jan, I purchased some monkey orchid seeds on eBay for $.99 with free shipping. The seller says they are Orchis simian. It took forever for them to sprout, and the plants are about 6 inches...

Forum: Identification Forum

02-02-2016, 11:20 PM

Replies: 9

TINY orchid, need help Identifying

Views: 1,977

Posted By charitysmama

I have several Oncidium, but didn't get much in...

I have several Oncidium, but didn't get much in the way of blooms this last winter. I am wondering if they are not getting enough light. I have them in front of a south facing patio door but here...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

12-27-2015, 11:41 PM

Replies: 10

Leaves sprouting from phalaenopsis stem

Views: 3,578

Posted By charitysmama

They grew on a flower spike that I had cut and...

They grew on a flower spike that I had cut and put in water, otherwise, I could do what you suggested. I trimmed a lot of old, leggy flower spikes and since they still had a couple of flowers, I...

Forum: Hybrids

12-27-2015, 10:31 PM

Replies: 17

Terminal spiked Phal two years later (in bloom)

Views: 4,281

Posted By charitysmama

Thank you for clarifying that. I won't keep...

Thank you for clarifying that. I won't keep looking at it to see if it is ready to take it's last gasp. I have one phal that my dau. in law gave me that bloomed and lasted for 9 months, gotta love...

Forum: Hybrids

12-27-2015, 12:26 AM

Replies: 17

Terminal spiked Phal two years later (in bloom)

Views: 4,281

Posted By charitysmama

Oh, so if a flower spike comes out of the center...

Oh, so if a flower spike comes out of the center of the plant, that isn't a "terminal spike"?

Forum: Beginner Discussion

12-26-2015, 10:49 PM

Replies: 10

Leaves sprouting from phalaenopsis stem

Views: 3,578

Posted By charitysmama

They were growing on some cut spikes, I cut them...

They were growing on some cut spikes, I cut them all on to their own little piece of stem thinking they might do better alone, I probably should have left them on the main stem. I have one little...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

12-26-2015, 06:38 PM

Replies: 10

Leaves sprouting from phalaenopsis stem

Views: 3,578

Posted By charitysmama

I have a different question. I have several...

I have a different question. I have several kiekies that started forming on some cut stems. They each have 1-2 leaves and roots about 1/3" to 1/2" long, one root per plant. I have been keeping...

Forum: Hybrids

12-26-2015, 06:27 PM

Replies: 17

Terminal spiked Phal two years later (in bloom)

Views: 4,281

Posted By charitysmama

Rename

I have a phal that developed a terminal spike. I didn't know it until I read about it here and went and looked at all my plants and found one. Very depressing, but the plant bloomed forever and now...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

10-25-2015, 01:08 PM

Replies: 27

Can this be keiki? :O

Views: 3,439

Posted By charitysmama

Gonna be a grandma

I have had keikis on flower spikes that don't do anything, but eventually die. I have a bunch more, and decided to cut the stems to about 2" below and little above. This morning I looked at a...

Forum: Hybrids

09-29-2015, 04:43 AM

Replies: 23

Anyone have experience with a terminal spike? I'm nervous.

Views: 4,131

Posted By charitysmama

Terminal Spike

I have an orchid with a terminal spike and around the base there are other plants starting to grow. I can see at least two. I don't know if I will eventually have to divide the plant and try to get...

Forum: Hybrids

09-27-2015, 09:32 AM

Replies: 23

Anyone have experience with a terminal spike? I'm nervous.

Views: 4,131

Posted By charitysmama

Interesting, I assume that you put the seaweed...

Interesting, I assume that you put the seaweed extract in the water and not on the keiki? Linda

Forum: Hybrids

09-26-2015, 07:36 PM

Replies: 23

Anyone have experience with a terminal spike? I'm nervous.

Views: 4,131

Posted By charitysmama

I have quite a few keikis coming on, even some on...

I have quite a few keikis coming on, even some on spikes that I cut off and put in water. Can I get them to grow roots? Should I put some root tone one them?

Forum: Hybrids

09-26-2015, 01:56 AM

Replies: 23

Anyone have experience with a terminal spike? I'm nervous.

Views: 4,131

Posted By charitysmama

Does Keiki paste promote keiki production or root...

Does Keiki paste promote keiki production or root growth or both?

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-28-2015, 01:34 PM

Replies: 16

First oncidium & clueless

Views: 2,429

Posted By charitysmama

Thanks for the info

Thank you, Turock, that explains so much to me. It also explains why the orchids that I divided in years past aren't producing any spikes (cymbiums). How often should I change the medium? I have...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-20-2015, 02:28 PM

Replies: 16

First oncidium & clueless

Views: 2,429

Posted By charitysmama

Ragshargi: What do you mean by "When you repot,...

Ragshargi: What do you mean by "When you repot, make sure you set the plant in so that the old pseudobulbs are closer to the edge of the pot than the new growth is." I can't visualize what you...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-12-2015, 06:27 PM

Replies: 26

Take a look at my cymbidiums

Views: 2,610

Posted By charitysmama

Thanks, I will look for some as soon as I get...

Thanks, I will look for some as soon as I get over this cold. I have 10 acres and lots of forest above me to look. Of course, I have to watch out for the bear that keeps stealing my apples.:nailbite:

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-12-2015, 05:56 PM

Replies: 26

Take a look at my cymbidiums

Views: 2,610

Posted By charitysmama

sphagnum is what grows here in the Northwest,...

sphagnum is what grows here in the Northwest, evidentally there is quite a business harvesting the stuff, who woodda thought:shock:

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-12-2015, 12:35 PM

Replies: 26

Take a look at my cymbidiums

Views: 2,610

Posted By charitysmama

stuff

Hi, Bil, Thanks for the info. I will look for Mancozeb on line. I know some people use H2O2. I was misleading, I was talking about phals, and the one with the terminal spike. I have them in...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-11-2015, 05:51 PM

Replies: 26

Take a look at my cymbidiums

Views: 2,610

Posted By charitysmama

Thanks

Thanks, Bil (is that short for Bill???, :rofl:), I will. How about a couple of more questions? I have an orchid that has a terminal spike, or at least it did until I cut it off yesterday. It has...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-10-2015, 07:38 PM

Replies: 26

Take a look at my cymbidiums

Views: 2,610

Posted By charitysmama

I brought my cymbidiums in from the green house...

I brought my cymbidiums in from the green house after I sprayed and put them in front of my south facing sliding door. They are loving it, getting lots of new growth. I am excited, but now I...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-17-2015, 08:01 PM

Replies: 18

Potting Mix for Cymbidium?

Views: 3,797

Posted By charitysmama

CHC

Thank you, I will look for that and see if the sons of broccoli will grow and be happy.:rofl:

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-17-2015, 01:51 PM

Replies: 18

Potting Mix for Cymbidium?

Views: 3,797

Posted By charitysmama

On an earlier post I saw that cymbidiums could be...

On an earlier post I saw that cymbidiums could be planted in CHC, I don't know what that is, and it's not in the glossary. Also, is regular orchid bark pine bark? Or where do you get pine bark? I...

Forum: Potting & Repotting

04-14-2015, 05:41 PM

Replies: 21

Mixing bark with some Sphagnum Moss?

Views: 15,628

Posted By charitysmama

Well, I looked all over town for sphagnum moss,...

Well, I looked all over town for sphagnum moss, and couldn't find any. I finally went to a small nursery which has most everything, and asked for sphagnum moss. The man said he didn't have any, but...

Forum: Potting & Repotting

04-08-2015, 12:16 AM

Replies: 21

Mixing bark with some Sphagnum Moss?

Views: 15,628

Posted By charitysmama

Thanks for the info. I figured it might only be...

Thanks for the info. I figured it might only be good for putting on top of plants since it seems to be holding it's beautiful green color. I do have moss on my shopping list. I would probably have...

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