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Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 08-17-2016, 01:01 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,397
Posted By gumbii
you don't say... ...

you don't say...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/gumbii/plants/2013-05-23%2010.52.56_zpsrgt82efm.jpg



same plant, but in bloom... yeah, they were dirty, but they were hanging from a...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-31-2016, 01:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,927
Posted By gumbii
i use ceramic or glass pots... ...

i use ceramic or glass pots...

https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/13248836_1708528706087967_1310418588_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI1NTM4MTU1OTYzNTQ5NTA3NQ%3D%3D.2


i'll get...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 05-31-2016, 12:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,031
Posted By gumbii
i have a couple of orchids mounted on clay...

i have a couple of orchids mounted on clay pots... i got cheap pots from the 99 cent store, plugged up the bottom hole with some polymer oven bake clay... then drilled two holes on them with a...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 05-30-2016, 11:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,782
Posted By gumbii
nice update... i would've thrown them in FWC...

nice update... i would've thrown them in FWC right away... i received an oncidium twinkle something in that condition... dried out, and i threw it in a shotglass with a tiny bit of water, and now...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-29-2016, 11:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,397
Posted By gumbii
don't know... my family were brick makers... they...

don't know... my family were brick makers... they would make these tall containers to grow veggies in... when i went, they're all ponds now... but i think they would grow it in leca so they could...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-29-2016, 04:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,397
Posted By gumbii
i'm just doing it how my grandma used to do it......

i'm just doing it how my grandma used to do it... my family has been growing plants in leca, barro and other clay substrates in mexico for generations... mostly for chayote... LOL... but still... it...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-28-2016, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,641
Posted By gumbii
i always soak the pellets in superthrive... i'm...

i always soak the pellets in superthrive... i'm sure you can use any type of rooting chemical that isn't very heavy in organic, or salts...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 05-28-2016, 07:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,397
Posted By gumbii
leca and hydroton shouldn't float, but some do......

leca and hydroton shouldn't float, but some do... when i prepare a plant for semi hydro, i soak the hydroton over night in water with some super thrive... then some of the hydroton will fall to the...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-28-2016, 07:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
when i used to grow peppers and tomatoes my...

when i used to grow peppers and tomatoes my neighbors hated me.. HAHAHA... i love that stuff... i don't mind the smell... i just won't use it for any plants indoors... no way..
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-28-2016, 01:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
i just fertilized the other day... i just sprayed...

i just fertilized the other day... i just sprayed the roots with fertilized water for a minute... the next day i soaked the whole thing in RO/DI water to eliminate build up...

plus, i don't...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-20-2016, 12:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
how dare you give me ideas... LOL... an...

how dare you give me ideas... LOL...


an encyclia is the same as a coconut orchid right...? i'm stlll a newb... anyways, i have these 3 huge coconut orchids right now, and might split one up......
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-19-2016, 08:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
yeah, that's why i'm using these from trader...

yeah, that's why i'm using these from trader joe's.. i noticed they seep and stay wet forever after i water my paphs... but i'm moving all paphs to SH, and don't want to throw them away.... i...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-19-2016, 07:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
sweet.. well, i looked online and it turns out...

sweet.. well, i looked online and it turns out that a lot of people do this... LOL>.. i thought i was special...


haha....

well, i'm making another 4 pots... will see what else i can grow this...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 05-19-2016, 06:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,275
Posted By gumbii
¿¿¿will this work...???

i saw some orchids growing on upside down terracotta pots, and ollas... so i thought this might work...


i grabbed a cheap terracotta pot that a cattleya came in, drilled some holes in it,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2016, 07:54 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,400
Posted By gumbii
i can too... like, when i go to the grower, and i...

i can too... like, when i go to the grower, and i see certified plant growers in downey... i rather just go to the grower and pick them up... same with swapmeet vendors...

but online, it's a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2016, 11:13 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,400
Posted By gumbii
well... it can be see in many ways... a finder's...

well... it can be see in many ways... a finder's fee, a plant broker, a hobbyist trying to make some money... lol... it can also be a job...

not saying that it isn't the same as with plants, but...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2016, 02:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,400
Posted By gumbii
i'll give you an example of flipping... ...

i'll give you an example of flipping...


so this guy walks into this store called reef collection... this shop has these rocks with little polyps... guy wants 30 for 10 polyps... so some guy sees...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-22-2016, 01:10 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,400
Posted By gumbii
it's funny that someone mentions corals......

it's funny that someone mentions corals... because in the local coral forums, "flipping" is frowned upon... especially since we are a close knit community... we know how much this one person paid for...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-19-2016, 11:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,739
Posted By gumbii
in the baskets.. do you line it with sphagnum...

in the baskets.. do you line it with sphagnum moss...? then lyca on top...? or just a plastic hanging container with lyca media...?
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-19-2016, 03:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,739
Posted By gumbii
wow, them tags... i love SH... in the...

wow, them tags...



i love SH... in the summer, i water every day.. one by one... but lately, twice a week has been enough... sometimes once a week when i forget... LOL... i show how i water...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-19-2016, 01:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,755
Posted By gumbii
i'm about to order some fertilizers too......

i'm about to order some fertilizers too... following along...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-12-2016, 03:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,653
Posted By gumbii
video on SH pot drilling....

sorry guys for this shrill... but i thought it would be helpful to share the video i just uploaded on me drilling through glass and ceramic pot...

the video is very long... but you can just skip...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-08-2016, 10:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,208
Posted By gumbii
exactly what i wanted to hear... thanks so...

exactly what i wanted to hear... thanks so much...

i live in los angeles, north of long beach.. i plan to grow them outside in semi hydroponic setups...

so bright shade would be under another...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-07-2016, 10:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,208
Posted By gumbii
thank you so much for the links... i truely...

thank you so much for the links... i truely appreciate it...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-07-2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,208
Posted By gumbii
Fair enough... I just want to know how I...

Fair enough...

I just want to know how I should treat it... Thought about putting him in the terrarium with the gecko, but maybe not...

Do they do well in SH or fwc...?

Sent from my LG G4...
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