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Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-29-2022, 04:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I've had little spots like that show up from...

I've had little spots like that show up from spraying spray can pesticide [Orthene/Orthonex iirc] too close to the leaves.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-27-2022, 10:00 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,121
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Broughtonia sanguinea aurea splash

This came in bud from H&R [star splash x aurea]. Blossom height to tip of straightened top sepal is 1.5" on a "seedling" plant about 3" tall.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 07-26-2022, 09:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,440
Posted By TZ-Someplace
The scene is set in the mid 1940s.

The scene is set in the mid 1940s.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 07-26-2022, 09:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,440
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Orchids in movies

Want to see a 1940-50s era Cattleya corsage? The wedding scene in The Godfather shows the mother wearing two semialba blossoms and the bride (Talia Shire) has a bouquet with several big whites.

If...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 07-26-2022, 09:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,188
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I would try what this guy does. HBI,...

I would try what this guy does.

HBI, Producer of Fine Orchids in Flask (http://orchidflask.com/mainpage/orchidflaskscatalog.html#ghost)
Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-19-2022, 05:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,773
Posted By TZ-Someplace
You can get all kinds of critters living in SH...

You can get all kinds of critters living in SH pots (pill bugs, bush snails, fungus gnats, etc). They like the humid environment during the day and crawl out at night to chew divots in your leaves...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 06-22-2022, 12:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,762
Posted By TZ-Someplace
The plant's leading bulb and leaf were full...

The plant's leading bulb and leaf were full length but the pbulb did not "inflate" which I interpret as wilt, and it had visible browning at the nodes and underside that looked like pictures of...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 06-21-2022, 01:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,762
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Sterilizing pellets: what happens if...

What happens if you just stick a pp SH pot (the "light duty" kind deli container) full of pellets in a pressure cooker and cook it on the "beans" (longest) setting? That was today's experiment.

I...
Forum: Propagation 06-17-2022, 11:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,842
Posted By TZ-Someplace
A lot of the complex phals (like miniphals) will...

A lot of the complex phals (like miniphals) will not reproduce because of the genetics they carry. If they are the product of a 2n plant crossed with a 4n plant their 3n chromosome set can't halve to...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 06-17-2022, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,277
Posted By TZ-Someplace
No fragrance, but my nose is not to be trusted. ...

No fragrance, but my nose is not to be trusted. I once had a wide-leaf B. nodosa that I could not detect but everyone else could.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 06-17-2022, 01:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,277
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Lc. Mini Blue Star

First bloom seedling from SVO. I bought two and this one unexpectedly and quickly shot up a flower on the new spring p-bulb, but the same growth on the other was broken off in the move. I took the...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 06-16-2022, 05:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,868
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Howdy.

Howdy.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-08-2022, 09:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,100
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I suspect most virus were spread from plants that...

I suspect most virus were spread from plants that showed no sign in the days of cut flower production for cattleya corsages and dendrobiums for Hawaiian Leis.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 06-07-2022, 05:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,184
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I hope everyone is doing well. I finally...

I hope everyone is doing well.

I finally made it to Florida AND got a new computer. The first buyer pulled out of the deal at the end of January at the last minute (without bothering to tell us),...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2022, 01:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,344
Posted By TZ-Someplace
This idea was based on an incident that took...

This idea was based on an incident that took place in Olichy, Mississippi in 1952. A man was in traction after a freak bus accident and his family brought his favorite spider plant to the hospital...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-08-2022, 06:17 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,163
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I had a large diverse collection in a poorly...

I had a large diverse collection in a poorly designed greenhouse in New York that regularly hit 115F when summer days reached 95F. It had a lot of air flow from big powerful fans so the temps did not...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 03-13-2022, 02:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,575
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I love them sauteed with onions and plopped on...

I love them sauteed with onions and plopped on top of a pork chop.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-11-2022, 11:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,929
Posted By TZ-Someplace
If light intensity is hurting the plants it is...

If light intensity is hurting the plants it is far, far above the level where they slow down photosynthesis to protect themselves. They can even slow down photosynthise in the late morning in...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 02-27-2022, 09:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,897
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Charcoal does absorb water. I am drying out a...

Charcoal does absorb water. I am drying out a bunch now. I make it in the fireplace by shoveling red coals into a bucket of water, or using tongs for larger peices. This batch used to be part old...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-19-2022, 05:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,132
Posted By TZ-Someplace
If I have pictures they are packed away, sorry. ...

If I have pictures they are packed away, sorry.
It looked like an extension cord or skinny garden hose looped over something.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-09-2022, 06:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 877
Posted By TZ-Someplace
Phalaenopsis spikes are a lot like asparagus...

Phalaenopsis spikes are a lot like asparagus stalks. The top several inches will snap off very easily, and then there is a transition into a woody lower stalk. Those 2-3 transition inches can be...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-09-2022, 11:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,127
Posted By TZ-Someplace
The way I learned it was from varieties of...

The way I learned it was from varieties of Cattleya intermedia. Var. aquinii (named after a priest who first found/grew it iirc) is the peloric form with lip color and structure on the two petals,...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 01-31-2022, 09:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,995
Posted By TZ-Someplace
The old nurseries who grew Cattleyas for corsage...

The old nurseries who grew Cattleyas for corsage flowers would have them growing 55-59F in winter and control light duration to time their blooming for the different holidays. The wrong day length...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-31-2022, 06:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 789
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I use a small fan to keep the frigid air from the...

I use a small fan to keep the frigid air from the window off of my plants (55F-65F is OK) and don't worry about the humidity. Leaf pleating in Oncidiums can be reduced by wetting the leaf crotch...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 01-28-2022, 10:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,528
Posted By TZ-Someplace
I don't recall anyone saying the two plants...

I don't recall anyone saying the two plants smelled different.

It reminds me of some of the Mendelian single gene tests from old freshman biology labs such as hitch hiker's thumb, ear lobes, and...
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