Roth
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I have been using orchiata for a while, and nowadays, after having tried some mixes with pumice, and the like, I settled for pure orchiata, in various grades. I add some extra lime for some paphs, nutricote eventually for the heavy feeders, and let's go.
Here is a new hangianum, potted end of march. The root system is so impressive that again I am forced to repot right now.
One more plant here:
And that's a good illustration too that when you know how to grow plants not from seed, they grow well :evil:
Now, I will present, first time ever, the number 1 killer of wild collected paphs:
On paph thaianum :evil::evil::evil:
It has been treated with the proper insecticide (aldicarb that time). You can see on the left leaf on the new growth a 'band'. This is the insect that ate everything in the crown. If it was not treated, this band would still be in the crown, the plant stunted, the flower spike (yes there is one in the crown ) aborted, and the plant killed in the next few months. For some species, ALL the wild plant have this pest.
Here is a new hangianum, potted end of march. The root system is so impressive that again I am forced to repot right now.
One more plant here:
And that's a good illustration too that when you know how to grow plants not from seed, they grow well :evil:
Now, I will present, first time ever, the number 1 killer of wild collected paphs:
On paph thaianum :evil::evil::evil:
It has been treated with the proper insecticide (aldicarb that time). You can see on the left leaf on the new growth a 'band'. This is the insect that ate everything in the crown. If it was not treated, this band would still be in the crown, the plant stunted, the flower spike (yes there is one in the crown ) aborted, and the plant killed in the next few months. For some species, ALL the wild plant have this pest.