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Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-05-2018, 07:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,169
Posted By rtbaum
I started out with the standard Phal noids. My...

I started out with the standard Phal noids. My wife works at a assisted living facility, it seems that family often bring in orchids to brighten up residents. They enjoy them until the plants begin...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-05-2018, 07:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,169
Posted By rtbaum
Yeah, it is about the same for me. I am becoming...

Yeah, it is about the same for me. I am becoming recognized there. The advantage is they have begun allowing me to explore the upper greenhouses for hidden treasures. I grow in terrariums of late, a...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-04-2018, 07:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,169
Posted By rtbaum
Have you visited Orchids, Limited? Lots of...

Have you visited Orchids, Limited? Lots of temptations
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-04-2018, 07:47 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,169
Posted By rtbaum
Where do you live in Mn? I live in...

Where do you live in Mn?

I live in Albertville.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-03-2018, 07:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,169
Posted By rtbaum
Welcome, I also live in the land of 10,000...

Welcome, I also live in the land of 10,000 mosquitoes......and a few loons. Watch your back shoveling out the car.
Forum: Propagation 04-02-2018, 07:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,265
Posted By rtbaum
Actually, the invention of corn goes back much...

Actually, the invention of corn goes back much further than 200 years, The Story of Corn - History Detective - In the Beginning (https://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history.shtml)
Forum: Propagation 04-02-2018, 08:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,265
Posted By rtbaum
This may be of interest: The Little Boy Who...

This may be of interest:

The Little Boy Who Should’ve Vanished, but Didn’t – Phenomena: Curiously Krulwich...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-24-2017, 05:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,119
Posted By rtbaum
Here in Minnesota, we just bungee them to our...

Here in Minnesota, we just bungee them to our snowmobiles. They love 40 below at 60 mph.....look darn festive as well!!
Forum: Vendor Feedback 06-15-2017, 12:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,397
Posted By rtbaum
It's not a refrigerator box, it's an orchidarium.

It's not a refrigerator box, it's an orchidarium.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-14-2017, 11:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,853
Posted By rtbaum
Orchids on a deer skull?!......inconceivable!...

Orchids on a deer skull?!......inconceivable! Counter clockwise from upper left Leptotes bicolor, Phal. bellina, Phal. manni, Dendrobium cucumerium....oh, yeah and a Noid Phal in the background...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-08-2017, 07:07 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
It IS a disease!!

It IS a disease!!
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-07-2017, 10:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
Wink So.....The orchidarium is coming along. Substrate...

So.....The orchidarium is coming along. Substrate kit is on order: as is moss slurry, springtail culture, a couple Neoregelias, and an Aeschynanthus lobbianus.

I have set the controller for 75%...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 04-03-2017, 01:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,349
Posted By rtbaum
This bulbo grows in the lowlands of SE Asia. I...

This bulbo grows in the lowlands of SE Asia. I suspect that the temps are a little too cool.

IOSPE PHOTOS (http://www.orchidspecies.com/bulbmoniliforme.htm)
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-30-2017, 07:31 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
Thank you, Pattywack...by the way, what is your...

Thank you, Pattywack...by the way, what is your real name?

The size is 18x18x24


This gonna' be fun, methinks :)
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-30-2017, 06:49 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
I finally got it up and running

Lighting is a little odd, it is lit by two led floods...one bright white, one soft white :blushing:
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-29-2017, 09:47 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
I currently have it mounted on the side of an...

I currently have it mounted on the side of an antler, may change orientation to bottom



Kind of what I have been thinking, I am considering relocating it to a cool spot in late Fall, around...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-28-2017, 11:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,902
Posted By rtbaum
Another poor soul succumbs to orchid fever!

Another poor soul succumbs to orchid fever!
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-28-2017, 07:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
Would it not be appropriate to place the...

Would it not be appropriate to place the Dendrobium and Leptotes near the top and Phals near the bottom. It seems that they all need similiar RH and temp. If they do not respond, I have the option to...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-28-2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
It will be sharing the tank with Phal. manni,...

It will be sharing the tank with Phal. manni, Phal. bellina, and Leptotes bicolor. In your opinion, would this be a good mix?
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-28-2017, 08:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
Thank you, it does. The mist-king should show up...

Thank you, it does. The mist-king should show up today and it will be game on :bananaslide:
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-27-2017, 02:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,320
Posted By rtbaum
Dendrobium cucumerium culture?

I am making progress on setup of my orchidarium. My question today involves the proper culture of Dendrobium cucumerium. Specifically, placement within 18x18x24 exoterra, Target temps, humidity...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-24-2017, 12:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,567
Posted By rtbaum
I was sort of planning to hang it on the stand,...

I was sort of planning to hang it on the stand, under the lights.....I just couldn't resist it. You know how it is, all those pretty things.......:bowing
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-23-2017, 08:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,567
Posted By rtbaum
Thank you for the welcome, Leafmite. I suspect...

Thank you for the welcome, Leafmite. I suspect that I will figure it out. I probably have enough to cover both habitats. I have a few more months to play with the system before I return to my home in...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 03-23-2017, 01:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,567
Posted By rtbaum
I have been infected by the orchid bug

I have begun the transition of a couple 18x18x24 exoterra from smelly lizards to orchidariums (actually I have access to few exoterras :D). I have ordered the starter mist-king with...
Forum: Hybrids 03-12-2017, 10:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,366
Posted By rtbaum
Excellent advice, Thank you You got me...

Excellent advice, Thank you

You got me thinking...I could build a platform in the bed of back of my Mazda CX-5 to enable sliding the big boy, mounted on plywood, in and out and carry it that way....
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