Recent content by dekeesee

I have primarily paphs and neofinitias with 1 phrag. They seem to be growing well. I may try to put them outside this summer. We are in the shade and on the north face of a hill here so we run about 5 degrees cooler than Philadelphia.

I have a question about elevating heat during the day for my orchids. They are currently on humidity trays in a sunroom that is part of a house with open construction. At this time of year, it is easy to drop temperatures at night, but how do I raise the temp during the day without baking us? On...

Orchid art and work in progress

Thank you! I am interested!

I am using distilled water now. We did install a reverse osmosis tank, but after a filter failure that allowed salt to permeate, I will probably buy a distiller. I go through about 1.5 to 2 gallons per week in the winter

Yes, Kennett Square.

I recently saw this paph in the orchid room at Longwood Gardens. Does anyone know where I can find this?

I have had orchids as houseplant 'pets' for about 25 years and had a few paphs in the mix. I learned a hard lesson when I moved into this house with a water treatment system that included a water softener. I lost 90% of my plants. Now I have some paphs and neo finetias and a few phals. I am...