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Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-03-2015, 05:09 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,107
Posted By Raqsharqi
I worked my butt off, and most of my colleagues...

I worked my butt off, and most of my colleagues did too. There are always poor teachers...like there are poor almost everything else. I corrected every single paper that a student turned in, and then...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-03-2015, 09:06 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,107
Posted By Raqsharqi
I retired when I lost my sense of humor. But I...

I retired when I lost my sense of humor. But I also understand the lion tamer analogy...I taught middle school! And teaching taught me persistence and patience, so maybe it trained me to be an orchid...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-03-2015, 08:07 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,107
Posted By Raqsharqi
Maybe I keep trying because I was a teacher for...

Maybe I keep trying because I was a teacher for 40 years. Even if my students wouldn't grow for me, I had to keep trying right up to the last day of school!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-02-2015, 06:24 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,107
Posted By Raqsharqi
I'm more like Lotis 146. I treat weak, barely...

I'm more like Lotis 146. I treat weak, barely alive orchids like a science project and do my best to keep them alive. I think it teaches me a lot about orchids. I have several triumphs: orchids that...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-28-2015, 07:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,458
Posted By Raqsharqi
Yes, Leafmite! I just figured there must be...

Yes, Leafmite! I just figured there must be something at the opposite end of what I look for that might work in her conditions. A living plant that flowers can brighten one's spirit!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-28-2015, 12:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,458
Posted By Raqsharqi
Because it's a garden apartment, the light comes...

Because it's a garden apartment, the light comes in from the top of the wall only. There is no skylight. I think at best, she might get 500-1000 fc. of light. She hasn't done well with Phals...she's...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-28-2015, 10:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,458
Posted By Raqsharqi
Any orchids for damp, dark places?

My sister loves orchids, but the apartment she's living in is dark and rather damp (garden apartment). For some reason, she was told cattleyas would be good...and of course, it promptly died. Are...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-25-2015, 01:29 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 13,589
Posted By Raqsharqi
I brought mine in, not because of the...

I brought mine in, not because of the temperature, but because I'll be out of town and unable to water them outside. They were pretty happy out there!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-22-2015, 09:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,373
Posted By Raqsharqi
Estación seca and bil, I think we could also be...

Estación seca and bil, I think we could also be Eulophia petersii. I have one growing out in the yard now. It's a true desert orchid and doesn't mind the heat. It likes water during the monsoon, but...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-21-2015, 02:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,100
Posted By Raqsharqi
Honestly, I would have even tried to save it if...

Honestly, I would have even tried to save it if it DIDN'T have any leaves. I think of plant rescue as a science experiment. Anything I learn about the rescue teaches me something new about how to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-20-2015, 04:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,100
Posted By Raqsharqi
Yes. Be sure to cut away as many of the dead...

Yes. Be sure to cut away as many of the dead roots as you can. Put it in a pot so the root stubs are down, and the bit of new growth is up, where you expect leaves to be. I'd put it in a small pot...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-20-2015, 04:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,100
Posted By Raqsharqi
I think that's the orchid's last attempt to live....

I think that's the orchid's last attempt to live. It appears to be growing leaves/basal keiki to survive. Pot it up, wait and see what happens. If you're lucky, it will start to grow a root....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-20-2015, 11:11 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,373
Posted By Raqsharqi
It says I'm a phal. I find them to be somewhat...

It says I'm a phal. I find them to be somewhat fussy, and I don't think I am like that at all. But as someone said, ice cream and chocolate were not choices, and therefore the test is flawed ;-)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-14-2015, 03:39 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,415
Posted By Raqsharqi
We used the cheapest swill we could find! Put the...

We used the cheapest swill we could find! Put the container low enough so they don't have to climb up on the bar stool.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-14-2015, 01:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,415
Posted By Raqsharqi
It's normally too dry here for snails and even...

It's normally too dry here for snails and even slugs to become concerns, but back when I lived in the Chicago area, we'd just put cups of beer out and the little buggers would fall in and drown....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-09-2015, 12:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
No, at the center of the flower.

No, at the center of the flower.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-09-2015, 11:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
Wow, it DOES look a lot like mine! Does yours...

Wow, it DOES look a lot like mine! Does yours have dark magenta blotches on the column too?
The plant doesn't look like my miltonia (which I have yet to see bloom), but the buds have an odd...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-08-2015, 05:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
A bit like the Miltassia Dark Star. That would be...

A bit like the Miltassia Dark Star. That would be nice!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-08-2015, 03:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
The sepals are sort of a mottled green and purple.

The sepals are sort of a mottled green and purple.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-08-2015, 02:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
Bil, yours has that purple green mottling too?...

Bil, yours has that purple green mottling too? The closest photo I could find was of a Miltassia.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-08-2015, 02:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
Might it be a Miltonia? The green and purple on...

Might it be a Miltonia? The green and purple on the sepals reminds me of a Zygopetalum, but the flowers aren't that large and there isn't any fragrance.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-08-2015, 10:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By Raqsharqi
Mystery Oncidium

I bought this rescue orchid last Fall. It was a single pseudobulb in a 2" pot. I assumed it was in the Oncidium family. It is starting to bloom now, and I wondered if anyone has a clue as to what it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-06-2015, 05:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,856
Posted By Raqsharqi
I've been growing orchids for about a year, so I...

I've been growing orchids for about a year, so I went through this "when is it Fall" bit last year. I just planted the second crop of tomatoes in late July. These plants, and my summer squash, will...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-06-2015, 02:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,405
Posted By Raqsharqi
It's in the 90s and yes, even the 100s here in...

It's in the 90s and yes, even the 100s here in Tucson, too...and unless it's raining, we don't have the humidity you do, but my orchids (the ones I put out) enjoy it. I have to keep them in the shade...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-05-2015, 04:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,484
Posted By Raqsharqi
Ari, I live in the desert, and collecting rain is...

Ari, I live in the desert, and collecting rain is something easy enough for ME to do. I put out 5 gallon buckets and just let it accumulate. I have over 60 orchids, and I don't think I go through...
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