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I guess this cold weather is getting to me and I'm getting itchy to buy a few plants. Probably not the brightest thing to do all factors considered but heat packs might work. I found a seller who had a few plants I was interested in buying. Anyone know anything about this person-...

Mylyn is what Mylar used to be called. I would like to increase light in an area that I have been growing some slippers. I don't have any rooms specifically for growing slippers and grow them anywhere I can throughout the whole house. I can't just start sticking up mylyn where ever I feel like...

It's ok to be honest about my babies but don't you judges out there be too brutally honest now ya hear! I love my babies with all their faults. This one I call my pirouette orchid. I don't quite know what else to call it looking up to the ceiling as it does. It's going to do something one...

We travel a lot. We always try to stay in better hotels to avoid just the crap you're going to see in the video below. This past year we went on 8 different trips. I think we stayed in somewhere upwards of 20 different resorts, lodges, and suites and only once did we stay in an elcheapo Hotel 6...

I have an aunt who makes a block of this stuff for us ever year. We're not exactly talking tender juicy morsels that melt in your mouth if you were to try to eat any of this thing. We got ours early this year. Lucky us. We have an assortment of seasonal cover-ups for our fruitcakes and use...

Does anyone out there want to share how they get those black backgrounds to their photos? I've tried black t-shirts and dark navy curtain drapes and black construction paper and only once was I able to get the black back ground and that was totally by accident while using a flash. Haven't been...

What do you do when you receive a plant like this? So far I've been trying to soak them to loosen up what's left of totally spent medium- Unfortunately, when they're like this I have problems detangling them and getting leftover medium to release. I use my fingers and try my best...

From time to time I water plants with H2O2, particularly when we get heavy rains in the spring and I feel they are drowning. I believe my temperate species derive substantial benefits from H202 waterings. I recently over potted a few orchids (didn't have just the right size pot so opted to go...

I have a little Paph P. Makuli Alba that I want to get rid of. I bought one and received two. Probably a toss in for placing an order. Both are about the exact same size and both appear to be healthy to me. I didn't notice any hitchhikers and I checked with a magnifying glass. The Makuli Alba...

Anyone know a nursery selling Phragmipedium Ruby Slippers, P. warcewiczianum, or P. Mont Fallu?

Feeling a little bloated and weighed down after the holiday and wishing the food served hadn't been so enticing so you could have exercised a little restraint? Trying to figure out a way to shed some of those extra pounds and looking for just the right recipe? Don't quite know what to do with...

I have emptied my box from Orchids of Los Osos. Nice packing job. I should have them re-potted some time tomorrow. Was rather surprised at the size of the paphs I received. The Lauren is on the far left. That was supposed to be a 2" plant. That's no 2" plant. Here's what I ordered-...

Quick question here. A cat of mine ate a Phrag schlimii. It's in rough shape. I got to thinking about this plant and began wondering if maybe I shouldn't remove a two of the most damaged leaves. Sometimes when I want to stimulate basal growth in Nepenthes, I remove like 75% of the upper growth...

I think I've tried about everything commercially available over the years to be able to identify my plants for a host of reasons. For trees and shrubs as well as groupings of plants outside, I use a brand similar to the stakes at the link below that are 20" tall and copper and can be pushed...

I did it and have one now. I feel like an official SlipperTalk member now with that avatar. It's a photo of the very first orchid I bought several years ago and I took the picture because it is blooming right now. I have had others that bloomed that I could have used as an avatar but they...

Re: Phaelanopsis potting mixes I have a few of these and need to re-pot them. I've gone online and the mixes are pretty varied. So far I'm finding most people are potting up in basic fir bark and perlite. Does anyone have any suggestions for the handful of phals that I have? They really...

I've repotted all of my phrags and am now working on repotting all my paphs. While poking around on the Internet for potting mix information, I ran across this- http://www.rhs.org.uk/learning/publications/orchidreview/orchid0307/roots.pdf I haven't noticed any healthy root tips that...

I found one thread that references rinsing this product- My question is, should this product be rinsed before adding it to a mix? I've soaked and rinsed every other product I've used in a mix until the water runs clear but this product is really nothing more than Diatomaceous Earth and I...

I ran across these while looking for a stainless steel sink for my greenhouse of all things- http://www.instawares.com/black-bus-boininin.1520cbp-clo-k.0.7.htm I've purchased these before at full price so that price they are listing right now makes me want to puke. I'm pretty sure they are...

I am beginning to notice that a tremendous number of people are choosing to grow their phrags in 100% hydroton or similar. Why 100% hydroton? What are the perceived or realized benefits of growing phrags in this as opposed to more conventional mixes? Are there any cons to using 100%...