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Forum: Potting & Repotting 10-27-2012, 01:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,009
Posted By vyltan
Repotting a large phal with lots of aerial roots...but nothing in the pot

The picture says it all: large phal with 8 leaves, lots of aerial roots but everything rotten in the rotten medium. I know from experience you don't try to put aerial roots in the medium (new zealand...
Forum: Hybrids 07-30-2012, 02:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,125
Posted By vyltan
Thxs Gage. Draft from air conditionning. Same...

Thxs Gage. Draft from air conditionning. Same happened to another phal at same spot :/
Forum: Hybrids 07-29-2012, 02:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,125
Posted By vyltan
about phal Nobby's Little Candy

Hello all. This is an old cross but has sentimental value for me. I have a small plant 8 inches leafspan that just flowered but flowers lasted only 2-3 weeks. Other phals in same environnement last...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-21-2011, 08:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,162
Posted By vyltan
this thread has been remade with much more input...

this thread has been remade with much more input from orchidboard members in the phalaenopis forum for anyone interested.
Forum: Hybrids 03-21-2011, 05:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
lol! Make lots of sense. Thanks again Ben :)

lol! Make lots of sense. Thanks again Ben :)
Forum: Hybrids 03-21-2011, 03:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
Thanks Ben for your input :) Am curious about...

Thanks Ben for your input :) Am curious about your suggestion of witholding sugar: to my knowledge (and I might be wrong), plants do need some form of carbohydrate for energy; I wouldn't use sugar...
Forum: Hybrids 03-15-2011, 03:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
Am bumping myself since there is a difference of...

Am bumping myself since there is a difference of opinion here: M. Poliquin advise to pot in humid medium and wait for new roots, Val suggest potting first in dry medium to help broken root mending....
Forum: Hybrids 03-14-2011, 10:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
Thxs again Val :)

Thxs again Val :)
Forum: Hybrids 03-13-2011, 10:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
WOW! For a beginner you have lot of biological...

WOW! For a beginner you have lot of biological knowledge Val. What's your background before your 35 phals? And thanks a lot for all the tips and rationale behind them :))
Forum: Hybrids 03-13-2011, 03:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
Thxs Rosie. May do that too. Posted in beginner...

Thxs Rosie. May do that too. Posted in beginner forum with no great hep either :/
Forum: Hybrids 03-12-2011, 06:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,652
Posted By vyltan
bareroot phal importation: how to start them well?

In a previous post I explained how a bad habit (soaking plants in a pall for watering) spread out fungal root rot so I lost many phals. My society organized importation from taiwan and I will receive...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-10-2011, 11:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,162
Posted By vyltan
bareroot phal importation: how to start them well?

Beginner or advanced topic? Anyway in a previous post I explained how a bad habit (soaking plants in a pall for watering) spread out fungal root rot so I lost many plants. My society organized...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-03-2011, 10:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,643
Posted By vyltan
lol a google search yielded only you as companion...

lol a google search yielded only you as companion seller. Can u ship to canada?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-03-2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,643
Posted By vyltan
wow and double wow. This is very precious info...

wow and double wow. This is very precious info indeed. Just one thing missing: where do u get that 'companion' product?
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-29-2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,643
Posted By vyltan
Thxs all for your input and suggestions. Still no...

Thxs all for your input and suggestions. Still no one has answered my main query: does physan modify the MSU fertilizer absorbtion? Pretty please? :)
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-27-2011, 05:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,643
Posted By vyltan
physan, MSU fertilizer and demineralized water

Hi all. Well am in the process of loosing my phal collection to root rot (40 of them). They are potted in thoroughly washed many times coconut husk mixed with coarse perlite 50/50, in slotted clear...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-21-2010, 10:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,047
Posted By vyltan
MSU fertilizer vs coconut chips

It is very nice to use a fertilizer (MSU) perfectly balanced for demineralized or tap water. But I read somewhere that some orchid medium (bark) can change the nutrient availability for the plant.
...
Forum: Hybrids 07-18-2010, 11:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,197
Posted By vyltan
I agree with all of the above, but am still...

I agree with all of the above, but am still surprised that at least a meristem of a plant would not have the same smell as the original plant...

And my problem stays the same: i don't live in USA...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-18-2010, 11:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,785
Posted By vyltan
RosieC thxs a lot for the link but it...

RosieC

thxs a lot for the link but it doesn't work. I would have to put half a bottle per gallon and the producer recommend 2ml per gallon for semi hydroponic culture...:(
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-18-2010, 11:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,785
Posted By vyltan
Shirley, I found about fulvic acid in an...

Shirley,

I found about fulvic acid in an article by Wes Addison published in 2008 and reproduced in Big Leaf phalaenopsis forum. This is an exert from the article: 'During my research I also...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-17-2010, 02:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,785
Posted By vyltan
ppm of nutrients vs ml/gallon

Hello all.

I want to add fulvic acid to the regimen i give my orchids at the rate of 125 ppm. The solution I will be using will have the following concentration: 0 - 0.14 - 0.09. Can someone give...
Forum: Hybrids 07-14-2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,197
Posted By vyltan
Well Royal that is why I asked for specific...

Well Royal that is why I asked for specific clones; my reasoning being that if they have same genetic material, they should smell the same (with similar culture condition of course). For example does...
Forum: Hybrids 07-13-2010, 05:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,197
Posted By vyltan
THE best, strongest, nicest scented phal

Ok. So am hooked on scented phals and where I live we only have one phal retailer and 2 expos a year. So waiting to be able to sniff personaly a new phal and decide to add it to my collection is not...
Forum: Hybrids 07-13-2010, 05:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,733
Posted By vyltan
Ben, I've been reading tons of forum on...

Ben,

I've been reading tons of forum on phals evrywhere and you are in all of them, with tons of exquisite photos of zillions differents phals. Am pretty sure u have more than Peter Lin since you...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-12-2010, 04:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,077
Posted By vyltan
info on roots please

If I remember correctly, epiphytic root is made of 2 main components, the velamen witch is the spongy grey/white matter, and the root itself witch is the hard cord-like structure in the middle.

My...
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