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Forum: Potting & Repotting

05-15-2024, 11:54 PM

Replies: 2

Not sure how to pot these

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Posted By Martin555

Not sure how to pot these

I just had these orchids delivered bare root and one has a horizontal type root structure that I am not sure about how to pot it , the other has a similar structure but a little shorter and I managed...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-13-2024, 12:53 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I have an app on my phone and will be pleased to...

I have an app on my phone and will be pleased to acquire a method of how to place the orchids relative to their lighting requirements, thanks Aaron.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 09:14 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

You are so right, I do worry that I might be a...

You are so right, I do worry that I might be a bother to some folks but your enabling is really amazing, it was a lucky day I stumbled in here, I used to think you needed a phd and a very seriously...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 08:36 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thanks for the illustrative and comprehensive...

Thanks for the illustrative and comprehensive answer would not get that much info from google, most appreciative, I wondered because I read that the bark absorbs and stores the fertilizer saving it...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 06:28 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thanks for that, a quick question, is it ok to...

Thanks for that, a quick question, is it ok to soak the bark in liquid fertilizer prior to using?

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 06:14 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Windows and props for displaying orchids

Just some photos of windows and props I will be using to display my orchids.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 11:05 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I will for sure learn to understand what you are...

I will for sure learn to understand what you are saying about the hybrid nature of these plants, if that is in fact what you are commenting on, will take me a while.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-12-2024, 10:57 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thank you so much Roberta.

Thank you so much Roberta.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-11-2024, 08:47 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Yes, I can imagine that not all of them will be...

Yes, I can imagine that not all of them will be appropriate for the wall just as you let me know the cyms I got would be too big but that is ok I will find somewhere for them and the wall will...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-11-2024, 08:13 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thanks for the heads up, am going to research...

Thanks for the heads up, am going to research each of the plants when they get here which is of course the wrong way round, I bought them all from local grower's so I presumed the weather conditions...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-11-2024, 06:36 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Yes I just read it, pure bark large, here is a...

Yes I just read it, pure bark large, here is a list of my new buys, dreading to see if I messed up, :roll:

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-10-2024, 11:26 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I put them all out when it is sunny and if they...

I put them all out when it is sunny and if they need watering I leave them in the rain but bring them in as soon as the are wet enough, am terrified of over watering them, the lights work ok but you...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-10-2024, 11:01 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I use lights and they get a bit leggy plus some...

I use lights and they get a bit leggy plus some white flies and root rot got my prize specimen, I like agaves and crested succulents.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-10-2024, 02:08 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Wow, I just visited your back yard, you are not...

Wow, I just visited your back yard, you are not messing around are you, well done.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-10-2024, 01:54 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thanks for the recommendations.

Hello Aaron, I used your recommendations as a guide and have purchased 15 orchids focusing on cat and deb types, not sure how suitable they are for the wall but it does not matter so much as I can...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-09-2024, 09:03 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Wow that is a very comprehensive list I should...

Wow that is a very comprehensive list I should imagine, I will use it as a guide for sure, I am at chifley, way down south near malabar beach, I am thinking that smaller orchids would be great for...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-08-2024, 09:28 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thanks for the visit

Thanks for dropping by and letting me know the very positive nature of the members here, for me it is really good to feel good about this forum having been very disappointed in quite a few others, I...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-08-2024, 01:42 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thank you so much for the very informed advice,...

Thank you so much for the very informed advice, yes the screens are like venetian blinds and do have gaps which will allow some light thru kind of a film noir effect actually as well as wind, I made...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-08-2024, 01:07 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I have already slip potted them into 15cm clay...

I have already slip potted them into 15cm clay orchid pots which I thought could be a little big for them but from what you wrote they could be perfect, I am not using clay pots for the wall to save...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-08-2024, 12:49 AM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Bunnings have some clear pots in at least two...

Bunnings have some clear pots in at least two sizes.
I have two sizes and Im happy with them. I always put holes in them using a small soldering iron.

I checked bunnings out and do use them a lot...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-07-2024, 11:17 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

I bumped into some real cancel types in a bonsai...

I bumped into some real cancel types in a bonsai forum recently you know the types always using their in group status to lord it over others with dogmatic drivel, I cannot wait to get the wall...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-07-2024, 11:09 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

You people are spoiling me with positive...

You people are spoiling me with positive attention, I will be researching cattleyas soon, the name sounds like cowboys slang.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-07-2024, 10:26 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Thank you so much for the clarity, I just bought...

Thank you so much for the clarity, I just bought my first orchids on ebay so I am making small steps, thanks for the reccomendations which are really invaluable, the pots I have ordered from temu are...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-07-2024, 07:51 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

Lol, plants do very well here, I lived in Byron...

Lol, plants do very well here, I lived in Byron Bay for a while and plants do super well there with most gardens having super large specimens.

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-07-2024, 07:47 PM

Replies: 56

wall of orchids

Views: 2,705

Posted By Martin555

For sure I will, thank you so much.

For sure I will, thank you so much.

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