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Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

05-09-2009, 09:38 AM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Moss?

http://officefurnitureassociation.netfirms.com/images/temp/PIC00826.JPG

I guess it could be algae, but it looks more like moss to me. Sorry for the blurry image, but my camera doesn't take...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

05-08-2009, 06:02 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Update

This is a Blc. George King 'Serendipity' AM/AOS that just bloomed a day or two ago. I didn't even notice it until it had almost fully opened! It was in that jar since July 2, 2008....

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

02-12-2009, 03:12 PM

Replies: 23

Doritis in water culture

Views: 9,946

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Evan, I would try to find a small vase or...

Evan,
I would try to find a small vase or bottle with a narrow neck to allow the plant to be supported by its leaves, and then fill it up with water just to the top of the root, so that the root is...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

02-12-2009, 02:55 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

To VickyC

You ask many questions, grasshopper!

First of all, when I finally got fed up with ants building nests in my orchid pots, I took all of my orchids out of their orchid bark, washed off the roots,...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

01-20-2009, 02:38 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Phal after seven months in water

I didn't have a picture of this phalaenopsis when I first put it in water culture, but it only had three leaves and hardly any roots....

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

01-19-2009, 07:05 PM

Replies: 25

I just started my Paph in water culture

Views: 10,063

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Yes, not many roots, the biggest is on the other...

Yes, not many roots, the biggest is on the other side of the vase, but it's healthy and growing.
I give a water change with fresh algae about once or twice a month, plus I keep it topped up every...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

01-19-2009, 06:57 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Seven month update

Since I started growing orchids and other flowering plants in water culture, I have come to the conclusion that some plants love it and some hate it. A little more than half of my water culture...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

01-19-2009, 06:24 PM

Replies: 25

I just started my Paph in water culture

Views: 10,063

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Here's a picture of my Ruby Leopard I just took...

Here's a picture of my Ruby Leopard I just took today. She bloomed a few days ago. First placed in water vase seven months ago, to the day! She gets dappled sunlight in a south facing window. ...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

09-01-2008, 04:47 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Thanks! The other one (in the amber Murano...

Thanks!

The other one (in the amber Murano vase) is in bloom too. I split them up from the "mother plant" just before I put them into water culture.

It's true that some orchids like water...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-30-2008, 11:34 AM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

My Brassia Datacosta 'Coos Bay' AM/AOS just...

My Brassia Datacosta 'Coos Bay' AM/AOS just started blooming the other day!

http://officefurniture.startlogic.com/Brassia_datacosta_coos%20bay%20bloom.jpg

It went into the water vase on 7/9/08,...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-16-2008, 10:36 AM

Replies: 7

Air stones

Views: 2,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

I do agree with that, Susanne! It also...

I do agree with that, Susanne!

It also points out the amazing adaptability of orchids to live in diverse environments.

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-16-2008, 08:22 AM

Replies: 5

Ants in S/H pot

Views: 1,294

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

You mean you actually found an ant colony living...

You mean you actually found an ant colony living in the LECA? I would have thought that medium would be too sterile for them. I'd better check mine!

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-16-2008, 08:18 AM

Replies: 7

Air stones

Views: 2,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

I totally disagree, but "to each his...

I totally disagree, but "to each his own".

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-15-2008, 08:58 AM

Replies: 7

Air stones

Views: 2,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

That might work if the stone was oxygenating the...

That might work if the stone was oxygenating the standing water at the bottom of the pot, but the spray could also affect the roots above too, keeping the stones more wet than just by normal...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-13-2008, 07:33 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

References to beneficial bacteria can be found...

References to beneficial bacteria can be found here:
Practical Hydroponics & Greenhouses Magazine (http://www.hydroponics.com.au/php/viewtopic.php?t=40)

and a more scientific discussion......

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-13-2008, 07:19 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrc...

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrchids/Blc_George_King_serendipity.jpg

This is the Blc George King 'serendipity'. No bloom yet, but it looks pretty healthy in that little vase.
...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-13-2008, 12:26 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Correction. That was a Phal orchid world 'sweet...

Correction. That was a Phal orchid world 'sweet fragrant', not a Blc George King 'serendipity'. Oops!

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-13-2008, 12:22 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrc...

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrchids/Phal_orchid_world_sweet_fragrant.jpg

A fragrant Blc George King 'serendipity' in algae water since 7/2/08.

I just ordered two live algae...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-12-2008, 02:07 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrc...

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/photogallery/TempOrchids/Brassia_closeup_vase.jpg

A Brassia datacosta 'Coos Bay' in an Italian Murano apothecary vase. (How's that for a mouthful!)

It began...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-12-2008, 08:36 AM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Most of my orchids have been in water culture...

Most of my orchids have been in water culture only about a month now. I have some in north and south facing windows (no direct sunlight) and many in a west facing window (about three hours of direct...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-11-2008, 03:06 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

A little fertilizer helps to bloom the algae...

A little fertilizer helps to bloom the algae faster.

I have a large glass container with nothing but algae for "seed stock", that I use to replenish or start new algae in an orchid vase.

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-10-2008, 07:59 AM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Sun room; You're a valuable resource. I've...

Sun room;

You're a valuable resource. I've only been at W/C a month or so, so your years of experience are a great source of knowledge.

Can you stay on this thread and share some of your tips...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-09-2008, 08:20 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Sun room; Nice blooms you have there! Do you...

Sun room;
Nice blooms you have there! Do you have any pics of the containers, so we can see the roots and algae?

Great to hear about the Shary Baby doing better in W/C! I have a couple that I...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-07-2008, 04:54 PM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Ray is right, of course. I never meant to imply...

Ray is right, of course. I never meant to imply that I had invented this method of growing in water. I had heard of it first on another, ahem, orchid site. Jerry Meola proved it was possible to...

Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture

08-07-2008, 08:58 AM

Replies: 97

Phalaenopsis in water culture

Views: 74,553

Posted By OrchidInEveryWindow

Houseplants in water culture

http://stafiey.startlogic.com/imagelib/PIC00766.jpg

Please excuse the poor photography... cheap camera.
Right to left is a little Sedirea japonica, Winter Jasmine and Arabian Jasmine (already...

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