1st attempt at s/h

[jeremyinsf]

I had ordered the stuff from Ray to try s/h but didn't quite get around to it.

This Phrag Noirmont I have blasted the last two spikes. The first one, I bought it that way - then the second time, it happened in my home. So I thought it was time to try something new.

It was in a single 4.5" pot - when I pulled it , it fell (didn't break - did it on it's own) into two plants.

Soaked everything in KLN, followed Ray's instructions on his site, etc etc and have a heat mat arriving tomorrow.

So here we are. I will update this sometime down the road!

[kindrag23]

ooohhhh keep us updated, i would love to see it bloom.

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

ooohhhh keep us updated, i would love to see it bloom.

I would too!!!! I saw someone else's plant in bloom and loved the flower - thought I was going to get one of my own this year, but it didn't seem to work out. Excited about the possibilities here, all the way around.

[Bud]

very neatly done....did you do drilling on the pot?

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by Bud

very neatly done....did you do drilling on the pot?

I got these particular ones from Ray. Sort of a starter kit, I guess you could say! If I decide to put a lot of additional plants in this way, I will probably get more supplies locally. We have a lot of... hydroponic... stores here in San Francisco / Northern California. ;-)

[kindrag23]

Wish I could find a seller around here. Shipping costs are starting to kill me.

[The Orchid Boy]

Learning to love s/h. So far I have a Phrag. pearcei, Paph. urbanianum, African Violet, and a Dtps. I-Hsin Purple Jewel all in S/H.

Originally Posted by kindrag23

Wish I could find a seller around here. Shipping costs are starting to kill me.

There probably is a seller near you. What area of Texas are you in? Even in Nebraska there's a few sellers!

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy

Learning to love s/h. So far I have a Phrag. pearcei, Paph. urbanianum, African Violet, and a Dtps. I-Hsin Purple Jewel all in S/H.
!

Would love to see a picture of pearcei and size of pot, how often you have to water it, etc. I don't have one (yet) but I'm told they basically need to be hooked up to a hose in order to thrive.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

Wish I could find a seller around here. Shipping costs are starting to kill me.

Have stuff shipped to a business address - it saves several dollars.

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Originally Posted by Bud

The pot looks like Chinese take out soup containers that's why I was asking....drilling a hole on this is easy=heat up a Phillips screw driver and poke the plastic....

Don't do it, Bud! The fumes are to be avoided. A drill is a better way to go. A stepped "Uni-Bit" is the best choice in drill bits.

Incidentally, the very first S/H pot was a container brought home with won-ton soup in it.

And to encourage you to buy-, rather than make the pots, be aware that they are produced for me at BARC Services, by developmentally disabled folks for whom that is their job. They package the PrimeAgra, too.

[Bud]

The pot looks like Chinese take out soup containers that's why I was asking....drilling a hole on this is easy=heat up a Phillips screw driver and poke the plastic....