Good evening all,
I was very happy to find this forum recently. I have been growing orchids since I was 9, and from the early 2000s until 2008 I invested a significant amount of time in mastering (or trying to master let us say) the art of getting Paphs from flask to seedling size in a home growing environment- meaning an indoor setup without the benefit of a greenhouse (and indeed taking advantage of the benefits of growing in the home at this critical stage even if you do have a greenhouse.)
In the mid 2000s, I posted The sanderianum Chronicles and The kovachii Chronicles online at another forum which had an unfortunate data loss (as did I in a transition between computers a few years later), and so those are long gone. I was on that forum as "elpaninaro"- these days I stick to my real name in online hobby forums.
Anyhow- I am now in a position to dive back into growing Paphs from flask again, and I set up a new growing area over the past few days. Potting media and supplies on the way, with flasks to follow.
I am going to carefully document everything again- now with another decade of wisdom (I hope!) under my belt for my own benefit, and wanted to ask if you would like me to share it here in real time as things happen. It is intended as a way of sharing my experience and getting others to share their own thoughts. More than once my past chronicles led to good feedback that helped me greatly.
Just asking since I am very new here and have not been in an online orchid forum in nearly 10 years. I see more people are growing Paphs from flask now- so much mystery is surely gone, and I have no idea if the whole concept of my chronicles from 10-15 years ago would be helpful now.
I finalized the flask orders today- and the theme this time would be The Corypedilum Chronicles, with specific species to be grown and monitored as follows,
anitum
platyphylum
rothschildianum
sanderianum
Either way- I am very happy to have found this forum and look forward to participating.
I was very happy to find this forum recently. I have been growing orchids since I was 9, and from the early 2000s until 2008 I invested a significant amount of time in mastering (or trying to master let us say) the art of getting Paphs from flask to seedling size in a home growing environment- meaning an indoor setup without the benefit of a greenhouse (and indeed taking advantage of the benefits of growing in the home at this critical stage even if you do have a greenhouse.)
In the mid 2000s, I posted The sanderianum Chronicles and The kovachii Chronicles online at another forum which had an unfortunate data loss (as did I in a transition between computers a few years later), and so those are long gone. I was on that forum as "elpaninaro"- these days I stick to my real name in online hobby forums.
Anyhow- I am now in a position to dive back into growing Paphs from flask again, and I set up a new growing area over the past few days. Potting media and supplies on the way, with flasks to follow.
I am going to carefully document everything again- now with another decade of wisdom (I hope!) under my belt for my own benefit, and wanted to ask if you would like me to share it here in real time as things happen. It is intended as a way of sharing my experience and getting others to share their own thoughts. More than once my past chronicles led to good feedback that helped me greatly.
Just asking since I am very new here and have not been in an online orchid forum in nearly 10 years. I see more people are growing Paphs from flask now- so much mystery is surely gone, and I have no idea if the whole concept of my chronicles from 10-15 years ago would be helpful now.
I finalized the flask orders today- and the theme this time would be The Corypedilum Chronicles, with specific species to be grown and monitored as follows,
anitum
platyphylum
rothschildianum
sanderianum
Either way- I am very happy to have found this forum and look forward to participating.
