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Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2024, 12:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,331
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you Kittyfrex, it will most likely need...

Thank you Kittyfrex, it will most likely need support, the plant has taken off in the last couple of years & has at least tripled in size.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-12-2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,331
Posted By tim abbott
Thanks paphluvr, thats a good idea, it is getting...

Thanks paphluvr, thats a good idea, it is getting top heavy.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-12-2024, 08:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,331
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you estacion seca. Tim Abbott

Thank you estacion seca.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-11-2024, 04:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,331
Posted By tim abbott
Dendrobium question

The experts on this forum have helped me in the past. I live 2 blocks from the beach in Cape Canaveral, Fl. I keep my few orchids outside under a ficus I have a dendrobium very healthy, but it has...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-14-2023, 08:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,731
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you Ray, I will let her know. This board...

Thank you Ray, I will let her know. This board is a wonderful source of knowledge.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-13-2023, 03:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,731
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you Arizona Jeanie. I will pass on this...

Thank you Arizona Jeanie. I will pass on this info

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-13-2023, 10:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,731
Posted By tim abbott
Brown bumps on underside of Phalaenopsis leaves

This is not my plant, I saw it while working at someone's house. I have never seen this condition before & was hoping someone could diagnose what it is. The tops of the leaves were covered in small...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 10-30-2023, 06:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,266
Posted By tim abbott
Thanks for your thoughts. This is a wonderful...

Thanks for your thoughts. This is a wonderful forum. It has taught me what I do know about orchids. I have ignored it for years, always a reliable source for orchid questions.
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 10-29-2023, 09:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,266
Posted By tim abbott
Sorry I messed up the photos.

Sorry I messed up the photos.
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 10-29-2023, 09:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,266
Posted By tim abbott
I did the youtube thing & got some ideas &...

I did the youtube thing & got some ideas & remembered I have an old rugged catface off of a turpentine pine tree I got in Levy county Fl. I used mesh tape & put a clump of orchid moss between the...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 10-28-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,266
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you Keysguy, I live on a barrier island in...

Thank you Keysguy, I live on a barrier island in central Brevard county Florida where the City of Cape Canaveral is located. I have a ficus and a Schefflera tree, I may need to get some orchid...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 10-27-2023, 04:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,266
Posted By tim abbott
Encyclia tampensis

I believe the orchid is an Encyclia tampensis, but I don't know. I found it today walking in some woods. The branch the plant had chosen was dead and had fallen on the ground. This little plant...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-17-2019, 11:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,404
Posted By tim abbott
Wow, I had forgotten about this question. I got...

Wow, I had forgotten about this question. I got some orchid moss shortly after your answers. I like my orchids growing on pieces of driftwood & the moss covering the roots helpos to get them...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-04-2013, 08:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 919
Posted By tim abbott
Hi mnguyen110, I live in Cocoa Beach,...

Hi mnguyen110,

I live in Cocoa Beach, Florida & I have predominantly phals, but also catt, dendro, onc, & encyclia. I leave them out year round, I have done this for years. Temperatures have...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-17-2013, 09:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,421
Posted By tim abbott
I live in east central Fl(Cocoa Beach) & I leave...

I live in east central Fl(Cocoa Beach) & I leave mine outside year round(dend, phal, catt, encyclia, oncidium). It rains a lot in the summer & I never had crown rot, I find I have to water them every...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-16-2013, 06:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,579
Posted By tim abbott
Hi PaulMc, The mix is very chunky, it is...

Hi PaulMc,

The mix is very chunky, it is made especially for phal, oncidium, catt. etc.(Shultz I think) I talked to my sister & suggested cutting back on the water & letting the medium dry out...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-15-2013, 06:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,579
Posted By tim abbott
I can add a little info. The orchid was from me...

I can add a little info. The orchid was from me & is a 2 year old kikei(sp) that had a well developed spike and 4-6 aerial roots about 6 inches long when I cut it off. I soaked the roots in water 2...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-15-2012, 05:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,282
Posted By tim abbott
Hi twostride, They came from the property...

Hi twostride,

They came from the property where I found the "catface" wood. It used to be a turpentine plantation. I have more of these & some Herty cups. I have never seen the one's like I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-14-2012, 06:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,282
Posted By tim abbott
Thank you. The orchids do very well in the old...

Thank you. The orchids do very well in the old masonry pots. I was very happy when I found the "catface". It was a really tough life for those involved.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-14-2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,282
Posted By tim abbott
New Use of Old Materials

The piece of wood is from a stump of a longleaf pine? It is called a "catface" by locals. This came from Cheifland, Fl. & the sap from these trees was extracted by making v shaped cuts(you can see...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-15-2012, 06:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,914
Posted By tim abbott
Hi James, I live in Cocoa Beach, Fl. It is...

Hi James,

I live in Cocoa Beach, Fl. It is east of Orlando on the atlantic coast. Getting very hot now, I have a big shefflera tree that provides shade, I keep mine outside; have phals,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-14-2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,914
Posted By tim abbott
Hey James, have you been sneaking into my yard &...

Hey James, have you been sneaking into my yard & taking pictures...heh, heh heh.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-19-2012, 06:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,474
Posted By tim abbott
Trosk, You should be ok, since you have...

Trosk, You should be ok, since you have addressed the drainage problem quickly, phals are very hardy(I am too embarrassed to say all the ways I have tested mine & they live on). Thanks to this...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2012, 05:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,728
Posted By tim abbott
Thanks so much for your help tucker85. Tim...

Thanks so much for your help tucker85.

Tim Abbott
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2012, 10:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,728
Posted By tim abbott
Encyclia Cindy

This Encyclia Cindy is about 3 years old. I bought at an orchid show & it was a little pee wee about 3 inches tall. I live in Cocoa Beach about 3 blocks from Ocean. I have it facing east under a...
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