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Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-18-2021, 06:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
Posted By twinkie
Oooooooooooooooooo! They're doing it like I...

Oooooooooooooooooo! They're doing it like I suspected!!!!
3 are growing new buds from very tips of stalks and 3 are popping out lower side stalks with buds!!!
I knew they'd make mama happy!!...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-26-2021, 01:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
Posted By twinkie
:( eheheh well I also believed in the tooth fairy...

:( eheheh well I also believed in the tooth fairy until about 10 years old soooo , hope dies hard around here :rofl:
But I swear some of them are gearing up for something. Some plants have two bloom...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-26-2021, 01:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,760
Posted By twinkie
Hmmmm...I've been wondering about roots too. I...

Hmmmm...I've been wondering about roots too.
I repotted most everyone about a year ago so the medium shouldn't be breaking down, but I have noticed a surge in 'air' roots and only calling them air...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-26-2021, 12:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
Posted By twinkie
UPDATE!!! Do these look to you like tiny...

UPDATE!!!
Do these look to you like tiny healthy mittens coming? I have 4 phals who just miiiight be trying to bloom again - I hope!
One is coming off a lower bracket so I think one of them at...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-22-2021, 03:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
Posted By twinkie
Yeah it was a bloodbath in here for my orchids....

Yeah it was a bloodbath in here for my orchids. I'm also losing a tropical tree from the vampire levels of light but have the grow light back on now trying to green it up. The orchids do not appear...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-21-2021, 10:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,820
Posted By twinkie
:rofl: I learn something new here every day...

:rofl:
I learn something new here every day eheheheh
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-21-2021, 10:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,129
Posted By twinkie
This was interesting. I wish we could have known...

This was interesting. I wish we could have known who chose, handled, planted the seeds - out of same seed lot hopefully - and if each participant planted their own seeds and tended onwards.

It...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-21-2021, 09:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
Posted By twinkie
9 days no power during Phal bloom season-start over?

EEEK! The worst happened. Ice storm and 9 days with no power. Propane heat and too wide of temperature swings totally decimated my open blooming phals who were still pushing out tight buds on the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2020, 01:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
Okay! Thank you! Do you mean 'S'= sun and 'H' =...

Okay! Thank you! Do you mean 'S'= sun and 'H' = heat or Side Holes?

Thank you everyone for helping!
I stuck a short stake in and wired not toooo tightly, then put the pot inside this huge ziploc...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2020, 04:35 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
Yes, even when it had 'better' roots when I first...

Yes, even when it had 'better' roots when I first bought it it's like the just wouldn't go 'down' ever into the bark or small chips. I know they're not like phal's, but just mean the roots are much...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-27-2020, 10:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
I'm willing to try anything, that sounds good to...

I'm willing to try anything, that sounds good to me. A smaller nest, moisture...those roots are just not what am used to with phals....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-27-2020, 10:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
Sure! It's a sad creature, I feel so badly......

Sure! It's a sad creature, I feel so badly... it's only been repotted twice in about 3 years, the most recent was ummm 5 months ago I believe....too many family crises going on and no attention to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-27-2020, 04:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
Ooooo an asnwer! Thank you! Okay, since it's...

Ooooo an asnwer! Thank you! Okay, since it's basically sitting on TOP of the medium and the roots are so shallow I can't exactly 'plant' it. What do you suggest? I have not been able to get lush root...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-27-2020, 05:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,116
Posted By twinkie
Oncidium Hilo Sparkler not growing - why?

I am struggling to make my Bigshot Hilo Sparkler happy and I can't seem to find what it wants. It's about three years old and when purchased was doing okay.

First I had it in 'too large' phal...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 12-27-2020, 04:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,684
Posted By twinkie
Yes! I got two more blooms and I think more are...

Yes! I got two more blooms and I think more are coming!!!!

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Oh my! I have not taken a whiff yet but will...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 11-05-2020, 08:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,684
Posted By twinkie
:biggrin: I feel like a proud Mama lol. Not so...

:biggrin: I feel like a proud Mama lol. Not so proud of those calcium hard water spots on the leaves hehe but will get those taken care of. Sometimes i run out of rain water and errrmmm use the...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 11-05-2020, 08:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,684
Posted By twinkie
My first Haraella retrocalla bloom!

:) I've been waiting almost a year for the little bugger to surprise me and didn't even know he'd pushed out his first bloom last night! It was hidden under another orchids leaves, the dang thing is...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-07-2019, 07:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,891
Posted By twinkie
Aw shucks, thanks everyone. I've been scurrying...

Aw shucks, thanks everyone. I've been scurrying around moving pots trying to get this one into a better light angle and then moved them all back again after reading these lol.

Barring a knock on...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-07-2019, 02:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,891
Posted By twinkie
Why is my Phal bloom spike a hook shape?

:(( I have no idea why this bloom spike took a turn Southwards. I haven't moved it and have been keeping humidity levels high. Light source didn't suddenly start coming from below and it's in front...
Forum: Hybrids 11-29-2019, 09:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,315
Posted By twinkie
Talking Winter Bounty!

:):):):):):):):)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-21-2019, 10:04 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,135
Posted By twinkie
Wellll that makes a lot of sense. Here I've been...

Wellll that makes a lot of sense. Here I've been trying to tinker stopping the balanced for the bloom, thinking that was what made mine all start mittens for winter buaha. I did dip the thermostat a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-21-2019, 08:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,135
Posted By twinkie
Oooooo! That is a GREAT site! Thank you...

Oooooo! That is a GREAT site! Thank you Mountaineer! They're out of the pot I want natch, but I'll keep my eyes open for when it gets back in. Very reasonable prices.
I might try the drenching but...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-21-2019, 02:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,135
Posted By twinkie
What exactly do you mean by drenching...

What exactly do you mean by drenching Mountaineer? Using an aeration type hose and spraying from the top?
Yes, I have a smaller plastic tub I can sit a pot in and have the water level come up to the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-20-2019, 03:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,135
Posted By twinkie
Awwwwww thank you AliceinWL and Roberta. I was...

Awwwwww thank you AliceinWL and Roberta. I was starting to feel like I was somehow creating little monsters who were not happy with their pots. I guess I'll just let them wander up into the air, one...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-19-2019, 09:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 930
Posted By twinkie
Oh My Goodness! It's a pair of misplaced...

Oh My Goodness! It's a pair of misplaced testicles! sorry sorry...Bless it's little heart, he's a keeper...
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