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Forum: Beginner Discussion

08-05-2008, 11:16 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

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Posted By tennisfreak

No, I won't be at the orchid show - I'll be in...

No, I won't be at the orchid show - I'll be in JAMAICA!!!!! Over the entire summer with everyone's schedules, we had exactly 10 days to plan a vacation and of course the orchid show was during the...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

03-01-2008, 05:31 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

My vanilla plant gets morning sun and is shielded...

My vanilla plant gets morning sun and is shielded from overhead and afternoon sun. I got the cutting from a local grower on Merritt Island, but I have seen cuttings at orchid shows. I use regular...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-06-2008, 10:05 AM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

I'm so excited, I just found another website that...

I'm so excited, I just found another website that totally spells out the process for curing the vanilla beans.

VRF - Vanilla processing and curing...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-02-2008, 04:08 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

When I bought my vanilla vine it was about 1 foot...

When I bought my vanilla vine it was about 1 foot long and it was rooted in bark in a plastic pot. At first I kept the vine underneath a neighbor's ficus tree on a fence and I didn't want the vine...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

02-01-2008, 01:38 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

A vanilla update.... I went to the WOC last...

A vanilla update.... I went to the WOC last week and asked 12 to 15 orchid vendors if they had personally gone through the whole process to dry the vanilla pods. Only one man said he was thinking...

Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice !

02-01-2008, 01:21 PM

Replies: 7

Hi from balmy Iowa

Views: 1,038

Posted By tennisfreak

Hi Tarzin Iowa I was born and raised in Iowa...

Hi Tarzin Iowa

I was born and raised in Iowa but moving to Florida got me interested in orchids. I vaguely remember a slipper type plant in the woods, but I don't know if it was an orchid. Are...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-19-2008, 03:57 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

I don't know if a vanilla vine could be grown...

I don't know if a vanilla vine could be grown inside? I'm not sure of the temperature range but because mine is in a large terra cotta container with bricks at the bottom to hold the trellis, I do...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-18-2008, 10:32 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

Someone asked how long the vanilla vine is. I...

Someone asked how long the vanilla vine is. I just added a picture to my gallery of the trellis and vine. The trellis is about 2 feet wide and the vine is probably wrapped back and forth about 8 or...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-18-2008, 10:22 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

Yes I pollinated the blooms myself. I used a...

Yes I pollinated the blooms myself. I used a bamboo skewer and lifted the flap that covers the tube part that the pollin has to go into. Gently lift the flap until it goes under the part that has...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-17-2008, 11:27 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

I am growing the vine on a trellis. I wound it...

I am growing the vine on a trellis. I wound it back and forth to confine it to the trellis and not let it attach itself to my back porch and I wanted to be able to reach the blooms to pollinate...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-17-2008, 08:22 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

Thanks for all your info. Looks like I have alot...

Thanks for all your info. Looks like I have alot of work to do!!!

Penny

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-14-2008, 10:55 PM

Replies: 57

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

Views: 15,082

Posted By tennisfreak

What do I do with all these vanilla beans???

I have a vanilla vine with 19 groups of beans or pods. Do any of you know how I should dry them? Do I leave the pods on the vine, do I pick them off? Here is a picture from a few months ago and...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-08-2008, 06:25 PM

Replies: 6

Photo upload problem

Views: 1,061

Posted By tennisfreak

Bulbophyllum photo

I bought the bulb about 4 years ago and it had 5 bulbs. I put it in a 12" wood basket and it been growing like crazy every since. It does not stink and unfortunately the blooms do not last very...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-08-2008, 01:11 PM

Replies: 6

Photo upload problem

Views: 1,061

Posted By tennisfreak

Resizing does help

Yes, I just did that and I worked. :) Thanks for responding. Go look at my Bulbophyllum, I'm so happy it bloomed and it bloomed again since then.

Penny

Forum: Beginner Discussion

01-08-2008, 12:58 PM

Replies: 6

Photo upload problem

Views: 1,061

Posted By tennisfreak

Photo upload problem

I'm new and twice I've tried to upload 2 photos. Each time it acts like it is but when it's finished, no photos. I clicked on my photos and clicked upload and then browsed for and added my photos. ...

Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice !

01-07-2008, 10:43 PM

Replies: 3

Hello from Spacecoast Florida

Views: 603

Posted By tennisfreak

Hello from Spacecoast Florida

I'm new to forums, not really sure what I'm doing...

Fairly new to orchids, about 5 years. I started with two then a customer gave me five more and now I have approx. 100. I have vandas, phals,...

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