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Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 10-10-2020, 02:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,274
Posted By orchidphile
best type of leca, leca brands, irregular leca better?

Hi, all.

I have a question about the relative merits of various types of leca. I have a collection of about 100 orchids and about 150 other house plants of various kinds, most doing very well in...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 12-27-2019, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,678
Posted By orchidphile
miltoniopsis questions

I'm sure you're right that I'm going to have to find some way to up my humidity long term, but there is something very interesting that sometimes happens with leca systems.

I grow miniature...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-27-2019, 01:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
self-watering with leca

All of this is very ingenious, but for me it hasn't been necessary. I'm fortunate to live where the climate is very humid when it's hot, so even without the gravel top layer, I could go 3-4 weeks...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 12-24-2019, 10:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,678
Posted By orchidphile
Thanks for the information, signin1234. I'm still...

Thanks for the information, signin1234. I'm still a little puzzled by the light thing. Do they need more or less light than phalaenopsis? Obviously, it's easy to provide no direct sunlight, but how...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-24-2019, 10:37 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
self-watering with leca

What an intriguing idea. I don't actually have any mounted orchids because all the soaking has always seemed like too much work to me. (Do you sense that laziness is a theme here?) But recently, I've...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 12-23-2019, 10:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,678
Posted By orchidphile
miltoniopsis questions

Last February, I bought a miltoniopis at an orchid show. In August, I bought a second one. I freely admit that I bought these two because I adore them and not because I have perfect miltoniopsis...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-22-2019, 11:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
water indicators for self-watering pots with leca?

I think you've found the one problem with my system, Southpark. Since I diy-d all my pots, they don't have water indicators and I have to lift all the pots by hand to check the water levels....
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-21-2019, 09:04 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
self-watering with leca

Yes, I guess you're right. I still have trouble getting past my old school thinking about what orchids need. It's amazing, isn't it? I'm sitting here looking at oncidiums, cattleyas, vandas, phals,...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-21-2019, 07:31 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
Yes, Southpark, you can run the strips up the...

Yes, Southpark, you can run the strips up the side and across the top. I think I mentioned that in one of the posts. The microfiber is super wicking, so it will do anything you want and pull the...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-20-2019, 05:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
Yes, Ray, I think you're right. Unfortunately, I...

Yes, Ray, I think you're right. Unfortunately, I grow in a sun room that's open to my family room. I do what I can by standing pots in trays of water, running a room humidifier, etc, but I still get...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-20-2019, 05:51 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
more thoughts on self watering with leca

Hi, all.

There is one more thing I wanted to say about my method, and it's important. When you first put a plant into a self-watering system, you should soak the entire pot for at least half an...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-20-2019, 05:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
Southpark, I've never worked with scoria, but I...

Southpark, I've never worked with scoria, but I understand it's volcanic in origin. I would be afraid that it might wick moisture away from the roots the same way leca and pumice do. In any case,...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-20-2019, 05:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
self-watering with leca

Hi, Southpark. I've never posted pictures on here before, so I hope you can access these attachments. One picture shows the two-strand microfiber yarn as it comes from the mop head. (you can also use...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-18-2019, 07:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
Ray, Since I soak the entire pot in pure water...

Ray, Since I soak the entire pot in pure water every time I water, drain this, and then add new fertilizer solution, I can't imagine there would be much buildup. In any case, I've noticed very...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-17-2019, 08:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,271
Posted By orchidphile
Self-watering pots with leca

Has anyone else been using self-watering pots with leca? About a year ago, I gradually started switching all my plants to this method, and I couldn't be happier.

I use DIY pots with a regular...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-10-2019, 10:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,924
Posted By orchidphile
dieback on dendrobium infundibulum

About a year ago, I converted most of my plants to semihydro. The results have been wonderful on phalaenopsis, cattleya, paphs, miltonias, and several types of dendrobiums. The single exception has...
Forum: Hybrids 02-19-2019, 12:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,198
Posted By orchidphile
cutting flower stems

I like the look of brand new flower stems on my phals, so I had been cutting flower stems all the way down when they finish blooming. I have often heard it claimed that this is beneficial, since it...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 12-19-2018, 12:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,118
Posted By orchidphile
semihydro vs. no medium

I'm wondering if there is someone on the Board who's had extensive experience with both semi-hydroponics and also with full water culture or semi-water culture using no medium at all. Presently, I...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-18-2018, 09:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,473
Posted By orchidphile
Outstanding Cattleyas

Thank you so much to those who've responded so far. I'm getting some great ideas. It's all terribly subjective, but it's still nice to know what people like and what performs well for them. Sometimes...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-12-2018, 08:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,473
Posted By orchidphile
Outstanding cattleyas

Hi, everyone. I'm looking to expand my cattleya collection, and I'd love to know which ones really stand out in your collection. If you have plants in the cattleya tribe that always seem to be in...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-10-2018, 11:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,225
Posted By orchidphile
Ray, I get what you're saying here, but it's not...

Ray, I get what you're saying here, but it's not like buying random crosses is our only choice. Can't we eliminate some of this problem by buying mericlones of particularly special individuals?...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-10-2018, 09:36 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,225
Posted By orchidphile
golden peacock

Thank you, Dollythehun. This is the kind of answer I'm hoping for. I hope to get some more responses like this, and I'm sure some of them will work for me.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-09-2018, 05:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,225
Posted By orchidphile
I'm just looking for non-sequential bloomers that...

I'm just looking for non-sequential bloomers that have been reliable re-bloomers for the person posting. I know everything that works for one person won't work for another.

If it helps to know my...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-09-2018, 03:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,225
Posted By orchidphile
Doesn't really matter to me whether it's a...

Doesn't really matter to me whether it's a monopodial reblooming from the original growth or a sympodial blooming from a newly developed growth. If I have a good-sized orchid I haven't divided, I'm...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-09-2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,225
Posted By orchidphile
To clarify, I know about sequential bloomers, but...

To clarify, I know about sequential bloomers, but I'm talking about orchids that aren't sequential but may have more than one blooming period a year. I've heard some people claim that they've gotten...
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