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Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 03-01-2025, 06:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 118
Posted By Ale_V
Roots turning brown when entering leca

Good morning everyone,

I have had a Cattleya in S/H for months (repotted after it finished blooming), but I feel like something is not quite right.

The roots seem to be growing properly...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-01-2025, 06:38 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Sorry, I don't know how I haven't seen your...

Sorry,
I don't know how I haven't seen your messages.

Thank you for the advices!
Ok, I thought four seconds where ok as it was enought for the roots to get completely wet and then I thought the...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 02-23-2025, 08:53 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,785
Posted By Ale_V
Cypripedium ID and general care

Hi everyone,

Yesterday my wife and I got carried away by our enthusiasm and purchased this Cypripedium (unspecified) at a nursery without doing much research beforehand. I did try to look it up...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 02-23-2025, 08:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Hello, thank you again for all your advices!...

Hello,

thank you again for all your advices!

Some time has passed and I thought of writing an update to see if I could do something better or if I just shall wait..! :-)

I've implemented the...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-19-2025, 08:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Perfect, thank you for the advice, I'm warming up...

Perfect, thank you for the advice, I'm warming up the water right now.

I use RO Water and, as fertilizer, I use RainMix.
I have Kelpak and I will add it to the mix.

In the previous vase the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-18-2025, 10:48 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you very much! I'll take a look!

Thank you very much!
I'll take a look!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-18-2025, 09:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you very mcuh for your advice! Is...

Thank you very mcuh for your advice!

Is there a reliable website where I can find the ancestry of hybrids? I've found something on orchidroots.com, is it a good source?

Thank you!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-18-2025, 09:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Unfortunately, today I took my Vanda out of the...

Unfortunately, today I took my Vanda out of the pot, and the situation is much worse than I had anticipated. There are very few roots, and all the ones it grew this summer have rotted. I have cut...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-15-2025, 01:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
More or less is the same everywhere. I have...

More or less is the same everywhere.
I have this little greenhouse at my studio (and it is the warmest place ranging from 23C to 20,5C day/night), the studio room temperature is more or less the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-15-2025, 01:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you very much for the suggestions and...

Thank you very much for the suggestions and advices!

Are Cattleyas ok with:

?

Something bigger?
The Phals I have are growing well, maybe I could try a species and not a common hybrids for...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-14-2025, 01:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
I will surely give it a shot! Any suggestion...

I will surely give it a shot!
Any suggestion for which orchid to put in such environment?
Many thanks!!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-14-2025, 04:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you for the advice! I wouldn't know where...

Thank you for the advice!
I wouldn't know where to find a similar piece but of oak or cork but I'll keep my eyes open!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-14-2025, 04:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Ok, for hanging the Vanda, I'll try! Is the...

Ok, for hanging the Vanda, I'll try!
Is the bark any good? I would prefer a more natural setting than a piece of plastic..!
Otherwise, to hang it just with a metal string, can I simply wrap the...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 01-14-2025, 04:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,394
Posted By Ale_V
Oh, you are right, my mistake! I've measured...

Oh, you are right, my mistake!
I've measured the water that came through when I gave water to the plants, with fertilizer inside..!
I'll measure it again with pure water!
Sorry about the confusion!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-13-2025, 10:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 311
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you, I've read the thread! I don't have...

Thank you, I've read the thread!
I don't have any heat problem, during the winter quite the opposite actually, so I would be looking, if it exists, for some film that will block light in the visible...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-13-2025, 08:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 311
Posted By Ale_V
Solar film for windows instead of curtains

Hello,

I have a quick question: any of you ver tried the solar film for windows to lower down the intensity of light?
Are they good just like a curtain?

I've seen some films which even change...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-13-2025, 08:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Thanks for the feedback! I’d love to hang up...

Thanks for the feedback!

I’d love to hang up the Vanda, but I don’t think I have enough vertical space in my greenhouse (which is just a small room, 2m x 1.3m). It’s already packed with other...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-13-2025, 06:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 705
Posted By Ale_V
Which orchids on these pieces of wood?

Good morning, everyone,

During the Christmas holidays, I went to the mountains and found two pieces of wood in a conifer forest that I really liked. I decided to take them to see if I could grow...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-13-2025, 05:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By Ale_V
Vanda Harkana Tkatchenko

Good morning, everyone,

About nine months ago, I bought a Vanda Harkana Tkatchenko. At the time, it was potted in sphagnum moss and bark in a pot with plenty of ventilation holes.

After...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 01-13-2025, 05:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,394
Posted By Ale_V
Hello, sorry for my late reply but I've been...

Hello,

sorry for my late reply but I've been away for almost two months for work (and my wife remained in charge of all the plants...).

She's been watering the plant's only with rainmix for...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 11-13-2024, 08:26 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,394
Posted By Ale_V
Thank you so much, Ray, for your feedback! ...

Thank you so much, Ray, for your feedback!

Rainmix is exactly what I use for my orchids—luckily, I already have it! What concentration do you recommend? Should I still add CalMag to the mix?
...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 11-13-2024, 02:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,394
Posted By Ale_V
Sorry for being absent – I've had a pretty...

Sorry for being absent – I've had a pretty intense few days of work. Yesterday, I finally got around to watering my plants, and I took the opportunity to do some water testing as well.
Here’s the...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 11-06-2024, 07:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,519
Posted By Ale_V
I'm no orchid expert in general—I've just dipped...

I'm no orchid expert in general—I've just dipped my toes into this new passion a few months ago, so I'm probably not the best person to advise on what's best for your orchids.

But I might be able...
Forum: Growing Under Lights 11-05-2024, 09:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 469
Posted By Ale_V
Yeah I know but light is one of my passions..! :)

Yeah I know but light is one of my passions..! :)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-05-2024, 07:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 999
Posted By Ale_V
Yes, I've actually just bought a new...

Yes,

I've actually just bought a new instrument and it reads 91/90% humidity.

So you suggest just leca?
I thought they were somehow terrestrial at the beginning of their growing phase.
...
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