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Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-22-2009, 11:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,017
Posted By sunny
Cool pseudobulbs

i thank you for your response, but it is gone. i got the plant in costa rica in march and it didn't last long. i do not know how to tell the difference between a virus and fungus. can you help? ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-21-2009, 10:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,222
Posted By sunny
help reply

i know what i do. you have to take it out of the pot. there's a good chance the roots and root stem are black. cut off as much as you can, even the stem. scrape as much rot off as you can with...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-21-2009, 10:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,462
Posted By sunny
maureen, it is marketed in this country as a...

maureen, it is marketed in this country as a "polish" because it has not been allowed for anything else. however, other countried believe it is also very good for the orchids. you can get it at a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-20-2009, 05:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,212
Posted By sunny
Cool what to do now?

if you have room, just isolate them from the rest for awhile. a month or more. orchids take forever to let you know they are in trouble. once you see a healthy plant, nice roots and new growth,...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-20-2009, 03:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,249
Posted By sunny
no. i don't think so. i water once a week and i...

no. i don't think so. i water once a week and i have 80 degree weather. the rest of my cats (about 50-60) are fine. i have been doing this for 20 years and have had virus and fungus, but never...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-20-2009, 03:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,212
Posted By sunny
good luck, but make sure they are healthy. you...

good luck, but make sure they are healthy. you could bring a disease into your orchid room.

carol
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-20-2009, 01:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,462
Posted By sunny
frosted orchids

fans, fans, fans, fans etc. try to aim them at each other so you get a cross wind.

also, to make the orchids look better, get some neem oil. add a little bit with detergent to break it up and...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-20-2009, 01:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,212
Posted By sunny
orchid adoption

i have had an amazing lack of success with lowe's orchids. i have been growing for 20 years.

i think they are dead long before lowe's get them. once the blooms are gone, when you go to repot...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-20-2009, 01:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,249
Posted By sunny
pseudobulb that rotted

i had a chia lin that rotted where the bulb meets the roots. it turned black and leaf and all fell off. when i checked the roots, they were rotten. this happened very quickly.

i treated it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-20-2009, 01:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,017
Posted By sunny
Exclamation pseudobulbs that rot

i had a chia lin that is rotting right through from the pseudobulb where it meets the roots. the bulb turned black and then separated at the joint of the bulb and the root. it happened very...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-28-2009, 10:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,815
Posted By sunny
coconuit husks

peter, i would be interested in seeing that too. i really like the coconut husk chips. i used some for the dendodriums and vandas that i put in baskets. once watered, it produced a lot more medium...
Forum: Hybrids 04-20-2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,614
Posted By sunny
minho princess

this is my favorite phaleanopsis. i bought my first one about 4 years ago from orchid.com. they are now about 38.00 each. i have about 6 of them. one thing i do is get them out of the moss as...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-13-2009, 10:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,520
Posted By sunny
leaves broken off

i received wonderful advise from al at al's orchids one day when i was feeling particularly lousy at growing orchids. i had some problems and this was one of them. al told me if you really love...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-08-2009, 02:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,815
Posted By sunny
coconut husks or coconut coir

i have received wonderful reviews from people both pro and con. i finally heard from some one in costa rica who told me that coconut husks (with coconut carved out), and coconut coir (ground down)...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-08-2009, 10:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,425
Posted By sunny
coconut husks

thanks a lot for the last two responses. frosted eyes you have scared me enough to listen. i'll just use it in some of my plants on the deck.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-07-2009, 02:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,425
Posted By sunny
thanks becky 15349. i live at the end of the...

thanks becky 15349. i live at the end of the earth in eastern nc and i have to have everything shipped. the closest orchid place is 3.5 hrs. so ordering diatomite and orchid mix can get heavy and...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-07-2009, 11:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,425
Posted By sunny
sorry, my answer wasn't clear. when i potted up...

sorry, my answer wasn't clear. when i potted up the 2 year olds, i put them in the coconut husks. it's real fine and is labeled to hold more water than peat...that is why i added the dolomite and...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-07-2009, 11:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,425
Posted By sunny
corn husks

it may have just lined the pots in some, but he took one i bought out of the pot to bare root it so i could bring it into the us and this one came out of husks. in answer to the other reply, there...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-06-2009, 03:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,425
Posted By sunny
corn husks or coconut husks as medium

i recently went to costa rica and saw wonderful plants growing in corn husks. i have been trying to find some but can't. i got coconut husks but they are ground real fine. i loosened them up with...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2009, 11:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,429
Posted By sunny
mounting orchids

people say you can use panty hose to mount an orchid. but no one has said how you use it. also, what kind of wire do you use for the hanger. can you cut a clothes hanger wire and screw it in. ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2009, 10:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,429
Posted By sunny
mounted orchids

can anyone advise me on how to mount orchids. i just bought some cats and dendrobiums from costa rica and i want to mount them. i have the mount and the moss but i don't know how to attach them so...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 07-02-2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,881
Posted By sunny
strange and wonderful gift

i would wait until sept or oct or when the conditions cool. your spousal unit has taken care of next year so it would be fine next year.

there is no hurry. your friends would understand your...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-02-2008, 04:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,570
Posted By sunny
wait awhile

i would wait awhile. it seems to me that orchids take forever to show you they are sick. i would isolate it for at least 3 months before i put it back. i have a problem right now and can't tell...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-02-2008, 04:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,262
Posted By sunny
i need help with disease or fungus

i have been growing orchids for 15 years but am not a "pro". i have been disease free for all that time but now i have something spreading from orchid to orchid. started with the phals and has...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-09-2008, 03:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,441
Posted By sunny
and we really like our beer here too. i may be a...

and we really like our beer here too. i may be a female, but give me a good NCAA march madness tournament and i break out the beer and popcorn. and i watch it all by myself, right down to the...
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