I wanted to share my tank, I know small, and especially so for Vandas/Ascocendas, but I'm very proud of the growth right now. They all seem to be doing well, blooming only 3 months after I got them in bloom. But the Princess Mikasa Blue seems to have smaller flowers than I was expecting. I'm fertilizing them with Ray's Semi Hydro nutrient mix with RO water, at the 200-300ppm nitrogen whatever his reccomendation. I submerge the roots in the weak fertilizer solution every day at around 7pm for half hour or hour, and lights go out at 9:30pm. Humidity is around 60-70% during the day, and down to about 50% at night. Temps are around 70-75.
The root growth is phenomenal, almost as big as my pinky finger around, and they're growing very fast... All of the roots look very healthy, except one which I have taken two pictures of, it looks like it kinda is folding in on it's self? Both on the top and bottom, and I have no idea what it is? Help? Enjoy!
The two larger vandas are Princess Mikasa Blue and Pink respectively, the smaller ones are ascocendas, a minitarum, and I forget exactly the other a yellow hybrid. The little one's were almost dying when I had them in Semi-hydro for a month, but saw the "vandas in a vase" thread, and got the idea to mount them in the plastic pots, and they are coming back very strong. Lighting used to be too strong, but I brought the levels down, and they're opening up again and no signs of spots on the minitarum anymore.
I am about to embark on building a larger orchid tank soley for vandas, 4x4x2 foot (120x120x60cm) with metal halide lighting, automated watering... wish me luck! I just love Vandas, and it's always a discouragement that most people who grow them have either a greenhouse, or live somewhere tropical. Well, I'm in my 20s, married, no kids, but we can't afford a house yet, and we live in New York City, (brooklyn really), so electricity and space are both very expensive... Someday I'll have a huge greenhouse, but for now I'm satisfied with smaller things and saving for a rainy day
My First Vanda Bloom Princess Mikasa Blue
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