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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-09-2024, 11:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,987
Posted By Skippersmom
Thank you for your reply. Just for my own...

Thank you for your reply.
Just for my own education, for Cattleyas, is a drench of CALiMAGic once a month enough?

Is there any benefit to a dusting of maybe a teaspoon of powdered oyster shell...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 10-09-2024, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,987
Posted By Skippersmom
Recurring black spots on Cattleya x Pot cross

My location = ‘high plains’ USA. My orchids are outside May through October. Inside through the winter. I have several other Cattleyas that seem to do well, grow, flower, etc. They do not have the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-26-2023, 11:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,078
Posted By Skippersmom
The initial post -> I live in Nebraska -...

The initial post -> I live in Nebraska - however, the orchid is living indoors (in quarantine) since it arrived July1.

Temperatures here have been close to that of the 'Gates of H311', so no...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-25-2023, 10:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,078
Posted By Skippersmom
F/U on the 'big guy'.

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So I rustled up the courage and teased the orchid from it's pot. I found the roots as in the picture. It's in sphag but the moss does not appear tightly packed. Copious roots....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-23-2023, 11:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,078
Posted By Skippersmom
Beallara Marfitch 'Howard's Dream'- sudden pseudobulb wrinkling during bloom

I have been doing orchids and other plants for years. Posting in Beginner discussion as this type of orchid is new to me.

Live in Nebraska. Orchid is an 'insider' but only in my possession...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 07-24-2023, 09:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,764
Posted By Skippersmom
JMoney & Roberta - than you so much for your...

JMoney & Roberta - than you so much for your comments. There are many scenarios for how this little guy may have started out before it came to the vendor.

Seems that it may be more likely to be...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 07-23-2023, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,764
Posted By Skippersmom
Cycnodes W.D. out of synch? Spike?

:waving
Good afternoon sage orchidophiles.
I bought this little Cycnodes Wine Delight at our orchid club's March 2023 orchid show. Please note the letters.
A. - this little guy (pseudobulb)...
Forum: Hybrids 03-26-2023, 01:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,905
Posted By Skippersmom
Thank you both for your input here. I will give...

Thank you both for your input here. I will give it a try to free up the spike a litte. In a few weeks will send pics w/ how things progress.
Forum: Hybrids 03-26-2023, 12:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,905
Posted By Skippersmom
Phal hybrid spike - stuck and circling.

Good evening,
I live in Nebraska. Plants go outdoors late May though the end of October as long as weather permits. This phal is one that has been thriving both indoors and outdoors.

I...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-20-2022, 11:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,471
Posted By Skippersmom
Moss in the Catasetum medium

Hello Catasetum connoisseurs.

I am in Nebraska. Plants go outdoors when night temps are consistently in the 50s or better. From Mid-Oct until spring we ride the struggle bus indoors but mostly...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-10-2022, 07:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,126
Posted By Skippersmom
Thank you for the replies. I guess all the...

Thank you for the replies.

I guess all the 'living conditions' were lost when my first attempt was dumped by the system.

I am in Nebraska. While some my sturdy orchids live outside in the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-10-2022, 10:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,126
Posted By Skippersmom
Epicattleya Rene Marquis Tyler - progressive leaf yellowing & Drop

Good morning wise ones. I need some advice on 2 Epicattleya Rene Marquis Tyler orchids.
Unfortunately the system dumped my first detailed explanation, so I will endeavor to cover my question with...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 01-01-2022, 07:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,759
Posted By Skippersmom
An additional issue with this plant. By...

An additional issue with this plant.

By the time we actually pulled it into the house for the winter, it had multiple spikes, including one off of one of the keikis. The keikis do not seem to...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 10-06-2021, 10:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,759
Posted By Skippersmom
Thank you

Thank you! That is in keeping with some of what I retained from prior readings but needed some reinforcement before I went chopping away. Also, good pointer about cleaning the pot - yes - would not...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 10-05-2021, 09:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,759
Posted By Skippersmom
We're gonna need a bigger pot - Too Tall Phal

So okay. perhaps I missed a repotting cycle - or six. This Phal was tall about 4-5 years ago when we finagled it into it's current giant pot. It's been very happy. This year had multi-spikes and...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-11-2021, 11:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,139
Posted By Skippersmom
Thumbs up Thank you for your feedback. Our misting ...

Thank you for your feedback.

Our misting was mostly constant but stopped for a bit ( a week or so) while we waited for these little demineralization capsules to arrive, as filling our unit with...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-11-2021, 12:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,139
Posted By Skippersmom
Prob 72 degrees day and night. No real change. ...

Prob 72 degrees day and night. No real change. Since the 2 shelving units sit right next to the windows and it was 10 degrees for a high and -20 for lows in Febr, the interior temps right next to...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-10-2021, 11:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,139
Posted By Skippersmom
Medium problem killing Phals; B4 I repot knowing cause will help

Greetings all wise and all knowing 'orchidistas'!
I live in Nebraska, so 'All My Children' are living indoors, sitting on humidity trays and with occasional warm mist humidity. Watered weekly with...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 11-30-2020, 08:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,688
Posted By Skippersmom
That is what I feared. Certainly need to isolate...

That is what I feared. Certainly need to isolate it while I consider options. Thank you for reaching back.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 11-30-2020, 02:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,688
Posted By Skippersmom
Temperature shock/kill is always a reasonable...

Temperature shock/kill is always a reasonable thought.
All our orchids came indoors just before October 10th. So now they are at a steady 72 degrees with minimal day-night fluctuations. They are...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 11-29-2020, 05:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,688
Posted By Skippersmom
Vanda Jairak Brown - sudden mid-stalk and up leaf death

I have had this Vanda since March 2019 after purchasing at a local orchid show. It was in bloom then. Did not rebloom in March 2020 but it probably was no fed enough the summer of 2019. So this...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-22-2020, 02:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,578
Posted By Skippersmom
Cattleya repotting best medium - ? soaking medium before planting

My Catt- Ric. Chen Ya Lantern 'Ri Rin', is the one I wrote about last week that has been living in water for months but has new growth and nodes.

So I have 2 medium options:
1) RePotMe - All...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 11-22-2020, 02:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,359
Posted By Skippersmom
Thankyou everyone. My poor orchids get generic...

Thankyou everyone. My poor orchids get generic care...heh heh,...They are moved outdoors in the spring and back in about mid-October. Real shade - under trees - OR under whatever I concoct to shade...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-21-2020, 03:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,722
Posted By Skippersmom
Question Kelp Max mix - shelf lifeafter mixing up a batch?

Two questions,
1) would you also give the potting media a long soak in the kelp magic before pottingthe plant in?

2) after mixing up a watering solution of the 'K-M', how long can it be kept...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-13-2020, 11:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,722
Posted By Skippersmom
Thank you

Thank you for sharing your methods. As in most things, it never hurts to 'give it a try'. Nature always finds a way,...(especially if it's a weed!!):biggrin:

I like the reminder to keep the...
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