Some questions abou S/H

[holokai]

Hello,


My name is Holokai and I am new to this site and a brand new orchid owner! So first the story:


About a week ago I was driving back into Carmel Valley to pick up some Heirloom Tomatoes for my Aeroponic system. I spotted a sign saying Orchids for sale. So I pulled over and some nice ladies from the Carmel Orchid society were selling some orchids. For some reason I ended up buying 6.... The ladies were selling off the remains of the Hale orchid collection as their well water had become tainted with Iron and the plants weren't doing so hot. So not only did I buy 6 orchids knowing nothing about them but I bought 6 sick orchids.

Hmm. So I got home and have been researching as much as I can about orchids. I'm much more comfortable with hydroponic gardening compared to soil gardening so it was only natural for me to transfer them all to S/H!

So all of my Orchids are now sitting in their little S/H containers.

Now that the stories out of the way it's question time!

But first these are the types of Orchids I got:

1.Miltassia Dart Star 'Darth Vader' Miltssa Olmec. X Milt Anne Warne

2.Eplc. Don Herman 'Autumn Joy'

3.Paph, Rodney Wilcox Jones

4.Portic Var. 'Peanuts'

5.NOID

6.NOID


So these are the names as I can read them on the little tags. Did I mess any up?

What type of light do these various orchids like? I have them in front of a bay window that gets about an hour of direct sunlight a day. It's usually pretty foggy here in Pacific Grove.

I soaked the Hydroton in rooting solution and have been giving them water only. When can I start fertilizing?

I have Cutting Edge Solutions Three part nutrients and some Grow More, Orchid food.

Will either of these work in a S/H setup?

Finally the leaves are all a pale yellow. The woman I got them from said it was from Iron in the water. Is there anything I can do to help these little guys?

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Holokai

[Ray]

Keeping in mind that each of those orchids (can't comment on the NOID's, of course) require different growing conditions, they should all do OK in S/H once acclimated.

Any fertilizer will do, as long as it's complete. Yes, orchids have nutritional needs different from other plants, but it's not so different that it should be an issue.

I suspect that you'll have to wait for new leaf growth for the color to be normal.

[Chococatte]

Originally Posted by holokai

Hello,


My name is Holokai and I am new to this site and a brand new orchid owner! So first the story:


About a week ago I was driving back into Carmel Valley to pick up some Heirloom Tomatoes for my Aeroponic system. I spotted a sign saying Orchids for sale. So I pulled over and some nice ladies from the Carmel Orchid society were selling some orchids. For some reason I ended up buying 6.... The ladies were selling off the remains of the Hale orchid collection as their well water had become tainted with Iron and the plants weren't doing so hot. So not only did I buy 6 orchids knowing nothing about them but I bought 6 sick orchids.

Hmm. So I got home and have been researching as much as I can about orchids. I'm much more comfortable with hydroponic gardening compared to soil gardening so it was only natural for me to transfer them all to S/H!

So all of my Orchids are now sitting in their little S/H containers.

Now that the stories out of the way it's question time!

But first these are the types of Orchids I got:

1.Miltassia Dart Star 'Darth Vader' Miltssa Olmec. X Milt Anne Warne

2.Eplc. Don Herman 'Autumn Joy'

3.Paph, Rodney Wilcox Jones

4.Portic Var. 'Peanuts'

5.NOID

6.NOID


So these are the names as I can read them on the little tags. Did I mess any up?

What type of light do these various orchids like? I have them in front of a bay window that gets about an hour of direct sunlight a day. It's usually pretty foggy here in Pacific Grove.

I soaked the Hydroton in rooting solution and have been giving them water only. When can I start fertilizing?

I have Cutting Edge Solutions Three part nutrients and some Grow More, Orchid food.

Will either of these work in a S/H setup?

Finally the leaves are all a pale yellow. The woman I got them from said it was from Iron in the water. Is there anything I can do to help these little guys?

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Holokai

I recenty switched three of my orchids:Phal NOID, Brs. Shoot Star 'Black Gold' and Blc. Hawaiian Punch to S/H. I started fertilizing soon after I put them into S/H on the next watering. I'm not to familiar with the fertilizers you mention, if they're water soluble and have what the nutrients that orchids need than use them or get MSU liquid fertilizer or any of the other variety of orchid foods that are urea free.

[holokai]

Thanks for the response! I kinda figured that my hydro fertilizer would work. I think I'm gonna run them at 1/2 or 1/4 strength. Do you think they'll be okay with some direct sunlight?

[AHAB]

Early morning or late afternoon may be O.K. depending on what light they have been adapted to...
Probabley to start off shady and slowly increase the light, you do not want to sunburn them.
Good luck!

[holokai]

Thanks! That sounds like a good plan. I'm starting them in indirect light then moving them to some afternoon sun.