Search results

No wonder you grow your plants under the stove 😉

I will soak compots and find that it helps prevent crown rot. I do occasionally flush to avoid salt build-up. However, I think oxygenated water is important to consider if soaking plants. I think an advantage of overhead watering is that you are oxygenating the water as it breaks up into...

When I look at these photos I'm always reminded of the WW2 fighter planes.

This is one of the best Bel Royals I've seen. If you ever get it big enough to divide (which given the vigor in this cross, isn't too long), let me know!

I'm using 20-20-20, with tap water. My water is pretty clean, only registering ~30 ųmol (going by memory on the UoM) with the TDS meter. My pH meter reads 6.3 after I add fertilizer. I read that over time, pH meters over estimates (produces more alkaline values than reality) even shortly...

The stance of the petals is really nice. Color good too. Probably a hybrid. 😋 Just kidding...

Do you find that you need to lower your pH after putting in your fertilizer? If so, what do you use?

Here's a photo of my philippinese var. laevigatum album next to one of the roths I have flowering. It's about as mini as you can get in multiflorals, though it remains to be seen if it gets larger with age.

I usually keep the plant well watered while it is in bloom and don't let the media totally dry out.

Nice Sky... ahem...I mean, nice rothschildianums! Totally joking, I just wanted to be "that" guy for a minute.

I like that 'Red ruby' a lot!

Hi! I'm sort of close to you, welcome! I live near Sacramento.

Is it cross compatible with anything?

Is there a recommended dosage?

I think you are right. And it is interesting to think what is going on in the spring versus other times of the year: 1. Large day- night temperature differentials. 2. Flush of growth from plants. The increase growth probably means certain nutrients that are less mobile are deficient in the...

Enjoyed the video! Did you see Paph ooii?

I did some googling on this and it seems to have come up as an option to help control plant diseases but it is still unknown if toxic (and at what level) to plants.

I'm going to investigate this. Thanks for the suggestion!

I completely agree with you on these points. In principal, air movement and proper watering should greatly help reduce rot problems. However, consider a moment this video from Paph Paradise on "how to water Paphiopedilums": How to Water Orchids As you can see here, the plants are quite close...

Hi reviving this thread out of curiosity if you had better luck controlling erwinia. Also curious if using Serenade has been helpful for anyone. I water early in the morning followed by a lot of air movement for 4 hours but still been having problems with erwinia. In nature plants get water...