I’m in VA now, am originally from LA.Yay besseae hybrids! Thanks for sharing. Where in the south are you located?
Which part of VA? I'm in Fairfax County.I’m in VA now, am originally from LA.
You moved! I've got lots of catching up to do. See you at the Forum.Which part of VA? I'm in Fairfax County.
I moved with the first kid. Now we have 2 boys. How’s your daughter?You moved! I've got lots of catching up to do. See you at the Forum.
Spotsylvania County between Fredericksburg and Culpeper. See you at the Paph Forum.Which part of VA? I'm in Fairfax County.
Spotsylvania County between Fredericksburg and Culpeper. See you at the Paph Forum.
She is doing well! Thanks. Will send you an email later.. I have some PK hybrids for the members sales table.I moved with the first kid. Now we have 2 boys. How’s your daughter?
Great size and healthy plant. I noticed the grow cubes. I'm interested to learn about your growing conditions.. Day/Night Temps, Water, light, mix and pot. I plan to switch many of my phrags over to rockwool in the coming week, I've seen some amazing plants grown in this media and the PH seems to be shifted in the right direction for PK. Worth a shot even if I have to wear protective gear. Thanks for sharing!First bloom. Purchased a year ago from Woodstream. I was hoping it would be more schlimii size, but looks like it’s taking more after kovachii. Flower 3.5”; leaf span 24”. May not have room to keep this one before too long.
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I know Jeff but I’m not a member of CHAOS. I’m a member of VOS. Can’t figure out how to make it to both meetings. Actually, I might join for the newsletters and speaker info and at least try to make some. Jeff is a very interesting speaker and nice guy. Jeff is also the one who encouraged rockwool for phrags as they resist repotting, and in rockwool that can happen less often.You're not too far from one of the speakers, Jeff Morris? Are you a member of CHAOS?
I will answer your detail questions soon, once I look at my records, but am not aware of need to wear protective gear with rockwool. ??Great size and healthy plant. I noticed the grow cubes. I'm interested to learn about your growing conditions.. Day/Night Temps, Water, light, mix and pot. I plan to switch many of my phrags over to rockwool in the coming week, I've seen some amazing plants grown in this media and the PH seems to be shifted in the right direction for PK. Worth a shot even if I have to wear protective gear. Thanks for sharing!
I found this Grodan safety sheet online from 2018, is there a more recent reference? Maybe I'm confusing the products. Input from others welcome. (https://hydrofarm.com/f/i/2lidqho/Grodan RW PRO and AO SDS Sheet.pdf)The old glass tube type used to require protective wear. The new stuff (growdan) is totally different.
Thanks. Found your info in another thread ('I grow my phrags in 55% rockwool (small Grodan grow cubes ¼“-½ “, 35% spongerock or small Growstone and 10% charcoal in clear plastic. I run 45-55% humidity, 84 high in summer and 72 in winter. I water them once a week when the top ½-¾” inch is dry depending on size of pot. Any more frequently and mine rot. I live in Northern VA and grow indoors under LEDs.') I've been away from the website or a while. Catching up.I will answer your detail questions soon, once I look at my records, but am not aware of need to wear protective gear with rockwool. ??
I was just going to post and saw you found this. The one negative about rockwool is that I was getting a fair amount of algae, but I understand that has more to do with amount of fertilizer. Regarding light, I'm at 75 PAR under 5,000 K High intensity LED from Orchids Ltd. [This table (all paphs and phrags) has one 4' tube and light is at least 24" above plants canopy.] There is a conversion for FC, but I don't have it. Hope this helps. Also, I was having trouble since that last post with things in rockwool staying wet too long (dead of winter here), especially the smaller pots (which makes no sense to me, but...) So, I have just repotted some phrags in Orchiata 80%, 10% charcoal and 10% growstone. The larger pots, as this one had great roots, but the small 3" did not??? They are requiring more water, obviously, and we will see the results. I also had some brown lesions developing on the leaves, which I thought might have been a result of the staying wet/too much fertilizer. Unfortunately, I learned when I visited Woodstream for their open house last weekend, that my brown lesions are caused by spider mites ?#@?#. Ones so small (apparently flat mites), I cannot see them with 60 power other than to see tiny black specs that look like dust. In any event, I may have re-potted in error... time will tell which they like better as far as potting. Now I have to deal with the spider mites when it's too cold to spray outside. Will try alcohol until spring and pray!Thanks. Found your info in another thread ('I grow my phrags in 55% rockwool (small Grodan grow cubes ¼“-½ “, 35% spongerock or small Growstone and 10% charcoal in clear plastic. I run 45-55% humidity, 84 high in summer and 72 in winter. I water them once a week when the top ½-¾” inch is dry depending on size of pot. Any more frequently and mine rot. I live in Northern VA and grow indoors under LEDs.') I've been away from the website or a while. Catching up.
I was just going to post and saw you found this. The one negative about rockwool is that I was getting a fair amount of algae, but I understand that has more to do with amount of fertilizer. Regarding light, I'm at 75 PAR under 5,000 K High intensity LED from Orchids Ltd. [This table (all paphs and phrags) has one 4' tube and light is at least 24" above plants canopy.] There is a conversion for FC, but I don't have it. Hope this helps. Also, I was having trouble since that last post with things in rockwool staying wet too long (dead of winter here), especially the smaller pots (which makes no sense to me, but...) So, I have just repotted some phrags in Orchiata 80%, 10% charcoal and 10% growstone. The larger pots, as this one had great roots, but the small 3" did not??? They are requiring more water, obviously, and we will see the results. I also had some brown lesions developing on the leaves, which I thought might have been a result of the staying wet/too much fertilizer. Unfortunately, I learned when I visited Woodstream for their open house last weekend, that my brown lesions are caused by spider mites ?#@?#. Ones so small (apparently flat mites), I cannot see them with 60 power other than to see tiny black specs that look like dust. In any event, I may have re-potted in error... time will tell which they like better as far as potting. Now I have to deal with the spider mites when it's too cold to spray outside. Will try alcohol until spring and pray!
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