Topic 8 of 42: Indoor Gardening-Orchids, African Violets
Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (22:46) |
Wolf (Wolf)
50 responses total.
Topic 8 of 42 [garden]: Indoor Gardening-Orchids, African Violets
Response 1 of 50: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (23:04) * 2 lines
nasty things... their flesh is too much like the flesh of men, and their perfume has the rotten sweetness of corruption...
(raymond chandler/wm. faulkner)
Topic 8 of 42 [garden]: Indoor Gardening-Orchids, African Violets
Response 2 of 50: Wolf (Wolf) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (23:07) * 1 lines
yeah, yeah, yead, yadda, yadda, yadda
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Response 3 of 50: Wolf (Wolf) * Sun, Dec 14, 1997 (23:44) * 7 lines
Hey? Ya'll to shy to admit your love of plants? (not including the green stuff, if
you know what I mean). OK, I'm addicted to plants. Got something like 5
orchids, 11 african violets, then there's the various cacti and tropicals, and the
boston fern who thoroughly enjoys dropping fronds all over the place just to
see how fast I can sweep them up. Oh, and then there's the 10 roses outside
that, despite my loving attention, still give me those wonderful love bites.
Anybody wanna go next?
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Response 4 of 50: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Dec 15, 1997 (20:07) * 3 lines
Love plants.
Kittens love to eat them.
All is in transition.
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Response 5 of 50: Wolf (Wolf) * Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (22:05) * 1 lines
ok, got 11 orchids now, think I'm an addict *smile*
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Response 6 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (16:52) * 1 lines
well, make that 5 orchids. after my stint in dry country, the babies keeled over despite my hubby's tender loving care. the african violet collection is bigger now but am having trouble making them bloom. they're under lights and seem to appreciate that as the leaves look healthier and they aren't reaching to the sky! my boston fern gave up when the orchids did.
Topic 8 of 42 [garden]: Indoor Gardening-Orchids, African Violets
Response 7 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Mar 15, 1999 (17:52) * 1 lines
okay, the african violets are really responding to the lights. i think, though, that i'll need to increase the amount they receive. they are blooming. the orchids i have left are hybernating or something. i picked up a phal and recently put her in fresh medium. really cleaned off her roots and didn't damage any in the process. everytime i see another orchid i want to take it home but know that because of my lack of talent with that genera, i'm gonna take a wait and see approach.
Topic 8 of 42 [garden]: Indoor Gardening-Orchids, African Violets
Response 8 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Mar 28, 2000 (20:46) * 7 lines
ok, i ordered a couple of greenhouse gadgets to help me determine what i'm doing wrong with the orchids. i buy them in bloom but they never bloom again. just keep giving me green leaves. ugh. so the gadgets are a min/max thermometer and a light meter. the girls are on a humidity tray but the hygrometer won't get above 60%. they'll be going outside soon when the humidity levels start to rise. guess next winter, i'll have to use a humidifier.
i've lost a bunch of african violets to bugs or crown rot. only three that i ordered (out of five) are still hanging in there. a couple others are still going but not nearly as many as i had before.
i had some gesneriad seedlings and they did real well until i had to go out of town and the AM didn't know to water them even when i told him to. so they all kicked the bucket. my nematanthus black gold (or guppy plant) is still going strong but no blooms yet. have had her for two years and got her from cuttings. probably still a baby. but as long as she's growing, i'm happy. really want some blooms though.
oh, and my christmas cactus bloomed for the holiday and bloomed again just a few weeks ago. it's time for the spring blooming (or easter) cactus to kick in.
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Response 9 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 28, 2000 (22:21) * 1 lines
We just hang the orchids in a moss-lined wire cage in a leafy tree and make sure to mist them with the hose if they don't get any rain. If yours are too green you are not giving them enough sun.
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Response 10 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Mar 29, 2000 (11:26) * 1 lines
they'll be moving out into the garden soon. i saved some strawberry baskets to repot them into to ensure they're roots get plenty of air. it's hard to grow them under lights when you don't know how much they need. now the phals don't like really bright lights but they'll be going outside too.
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Response 11 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 29, 2000 (17:59) * 1 lines
I keep my Phals under my poinciana tree which has tiny feathery leaves and lets through filtered sunlight and rain. They LOVE it and thrive until I have to divide them to keep the size of the plant manageable.
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Response 12 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 29, 2000 (18:01) * 1 lines
I never got the hang of grow lights...never had the need to out here in the tropical Pacific...
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Response 13 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Mar 29, 2000 (21:33) * 3 lines
well, the light meter came in and it seems there's enough, maybe not the right kind of light though. the AM is planning on putting together a small green house for me to overwinter the orchids and other plants. then i won't have to mess with the lights anymore.
problem with growing plants under lights is there's nothing small and manageable to put in your living room. even the table-top versions are huge and i don't have the space. i've got a plastic three shelf deal in my living room with those under the counter lights strung up. guess i just need to add a sun room, which has been discussed but money is limited. (money not so much as commitment on HIS side).....
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Response 14 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 30, 2000 (12:49) * 1 lines
Those under-the-counter lights do not emit the correct wave-length of light to be of much help to your plants. They probably got more benefit from ambient light than from the strip light. (Yeah...I knoiw about limited money and commitment!)
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Response 15 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (10:21) * 1 lines
but they are helpful with heat! only thing is they take the humidity right out of the trays before the plants benefit from them. think we figured out the problem!
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Response 16 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (15:07) * 1 lines
Fluorescent lights give off heat?
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Response 17 of 50: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (16:44) * 1 lines
yeah...
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Response 18 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (17:11) * 1 lines
Huh!
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Response 19 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, May 30, 2000 (01:13) * 3 lines
Oncidium orchid (yellow) with bouganvillas in the background
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Response 20 of 50: Maggie (sociolingo) * Tue, May 30, 2000 (03:28) * 1 lines
OOOO pretty!! (Your backyard?? mine's VERY mundane)
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Response 21 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, May 30, 2000 (20:53) * 1 lines
Nope! That is one of the four garages (the cinder block wall leading to it) in the front - the actual house is farther on the left than I photographed. One part of our continuous jungle, the broad-leaf plant on the right is a Ti plant from whose leaves the "grass" skirts are made and from whose roots Okolehau is brewed...a very potent hard liquor with a particularly odd taste.
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Response 22 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jun 2, 2000 (19:22) * 19 lines
Houseplant Care
Many of us are itching to haul our houseplants outdoors,
where they can really thrive. This is great for your plants
since they will get better air circulation, light exposure,
and humidity than they did during those dull winter months.
A word of precaution: Wait until the weather is
consistently warm (days and nights) before bringing out
your houseplants. Many of these are tropical plants that
can be damaged at temperatures under 40-45 degrees. Don't
immediately move plants into full sunlight. Initially, find
a shady place for the first day or two, gradually easing
them into filtered sunlight. If the plant likes high light
intensities, the move to full sunlight should take from 10
days to two weeks. If you find that plant foliage is
bleaching, fading, or burning, move the plant back into
filtered sunlight, and allow another week for it to adjust.
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Response 23 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Tue, May 22, 2001 (18:45) * 1 lines
i've got to brag!! i've had a phal (orchid) for two years (has it been that long). she was purchased in bloom with lovely huge white flowers. well, she is blooming for me!! i have her in a windowsill at work and she must be really happy. sorry, i just had to gush--it's so beautiful!
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Response 24 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Fri, Jun 1, 2001 (16:29) * 7 lines
just resubscribed to an orchid newsgroup--rec.gardens.orchids it is hosted by the AOS (American Orchid Society).
don't know if there's one for African Violets--will have to search.
oh, and my florist gloxinia is coming back after being dormant. she actually self-propagated by growing a plant off a flowering stalk. beautiful.
have two new bromeliads in my collection--two earthstars (one is red, the other green).
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Response 25 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Thu, Jun 7, 2001 (22:33) * 13 lines
k, click on the hyper link to see a couple of pics of my beautiful blooming phal (named Phal Sogo Yukidian--thanks to my AOS friends who learned the name for me).
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7059/phal3.gif
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7059/phal2.gif
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Response 26 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Thu, Jun 7, 2001 (22:34) * 3 lines
oh what a bunch of bs--geocities won't show the pics....i'm sorry. am so frustrated with them right now (can ya tell?) and i can't ftp the pics over here *frown*
HELP TERRY!!!
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Response 27 of 50: Lucille Oftedahl (alyeska) * Thu, Jun 7, 2001 (23:01) * 1 lines
Sorry that your orchids wouldn't come up, Wolf. I really wanted to see them. My daughter in laws father raises them commercially.
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Response 28 of 50: Lucille Oftedahl (alyeska) * Thu, Jun 7, 2001 (23:08) * 1 lines
So much good advice here. I just hang my orchids in the trees and mist them once in a while. They do fine.
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Response 29 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Fri, Jun 8, 2001 (18:26) * 1 lines
the links work if you manually type them into your url box....don't know why that is though!
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Response 30 of 50: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jun 8, 2001 (19:21) * 1 lines
if you use netscape they pop up by clicking on them. My orchids appear in my trees by automagic!
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Response 31 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Wed, Mar 27, 2002 (20:14) * 3 lines
ok, here are a couple of pics of two of my orchids:
Paph Red Fusion x Wizard and Colm. Wildcat Ocelot
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Response 32 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Wed, Mar 27, 2002 (20:15) * 1 lines
ok, dunno why the paph isn't showing up, hmmmmm......
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Response 33 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Wed, Mar 27, 2002 (20:17) * 1 lines
Paph Red Fusion x Wizard
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Response 34 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Wed, Mar 27, 2002 (20:17) * 1 lines
ok, there she is.....
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Response 35 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Thu, Mar 28, 2002 (13:39) * 1 lines
ok, it worked yesterday, what a mess!
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Response 36 of 50: HostaToo (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 28, 2002 (19:52) * 1 lines
maybe it like oir FTP ability. Of all of geo, only John can manage to FTP. Perhaps someone has taught it Greek? Something is definitly amiss on the net!
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Response 37 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Fri, Mar 29, 2002 (15:49) * 1 lines
picked up a new orchid today in bloom too. She is of the Phal family and her cross is Dtps. Autumn Sun 'Golden Orion' x P. Brother Stage 'Brother' (now to find her name--probably Golden Brother. But, she is pale yellow with blush on her lip (a smaller sized phal bloom). no fragrance, but i couldn't help it. she called my name (or, in light of her name, maybe it's a him?)
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Response 38 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Fri, Mar 29, 2002 (16:15) * 3 lines
Dtps means Doritis x Phalaenopsis=Doritaenopsis
in this case, the cross was between the Doritaenopsis named Autumn Sun by Phalaenopsis Brother Stage. pictures to follow as soon as i have my film developed *smile*
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Response 39 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Fri, Mar 29, 2002 (23:42) * 1 lines
the AOS has told me that this little girl isn't named yet. which is curious to me because she was at Lowes. i thought they had to be registered and stuff in order to be sold.
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Response 40 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Mon, Apr 1, 2002 (13:55) * 3 lines
so...i went to gublers.com (the name of the company who grew her, it was on the tag) and they told me they haven't named her yet. sooooo.....now i'll have to wait for my next orchids issue to come out and see. am the proud owner of a brand new cross! *woohoo*
and she has two flower stalks on her with buds on each. she had one flower and just today a second bud is opening *yaaaaay*
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Response 41 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sat, Apr 6, 2002 (11:16) * 1 lines
and i have pictures of her so will post them as soon as i'm able.
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Response 42 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sat, Aug 3, 2002 (19:35) * 1 lines
new orchid today: Burana Beauty and she smells like roses!
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Response 43 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sat, Aug 3, 2002 (19:49) * 1 lines
oh, and my daughter wanted a venus fly trap! i tried to get her to pick out a baby orchid to nuture but nope. *laugh*
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Response 44 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sun, Oct 20, 2002 (17:47) * 9 lines
have added a few more orchids to my collection:
2 mini phals - 1 is pink and 1 is white
1 Phal - a cross of Ho's French Fantasia and Taisuco Candy Stripe (anyway, 2 flower stalks off the same spike) oh, and it's fuschia on a white background (striped)
and a new species for me - Zygopetalum Redvale "Fire Kiss" this one is supposed to be fragrant and as soon as i remember how to post pics, i've a stock photo of this one. it is in spike with 3 blooms and looked pretty good for being a Home Depot Orchid (the 3 phals were from Lowes).
haven't ordered any through the mail in awhile and now I'm gonna have to build shelving for these gals!
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Response 45 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sun, Oct 20, 2002 (17:50) * 1 lines
the venus flytrap died...maybe i can get my kids to nuture the two mini-phals!
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Response 46 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Tue, Apr 22, 2003 (22:48) * 3 lines
have lost a couple of orchids too. don't remember which ones they were BUT, i have two oncidium alliance hybrids--one smells like black pepper but is not strong and the other just smells great (the aroma is lovely in the morning).
and my daughter picked out a mini-phal that is purply-pink. no real name on her yet and i tried to look up her grex (the cross used during breeding). i do have pics of the other girls i mentioned above but am having some probs with FTP (will it ever end? ever since i got this new computer, i can't find any programs i need).
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Response 47 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sun, Jul 6, 2003 (13:48) * 3 lines
one of my phals has put out two spikes from an old one. she'll bloom in a couple of months. the others are busy putting out new leaves. walked in one day to find them covered in little white aphid looking critters but all i did was run them under some tepid water a few times and the infestation is gone. the kitchen window box is too hot for them now and they're all crowded on the ledge (bright light but no direct sun). see how they do.
for those of you afraid of orchids, get a phal (get a mini-phal). go ahead and get one in bloom just check the leaves for bugs first. these gals are rewarding but sometimes take a long time to give you flowers. don't fear. out of my five years or so of orchids, only two phals have rewarded me with a rebloom but what a joy it is to see them happy enough to give you flowers.
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Response 48 of 50: Stacey (stacey) * Tue, Jul 15, 2003 (23:24) * 1 lines
We had one for a couple of years... never a rebloom for us... I didn't know that was typical!
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Response 49 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Wed, Jul 16, 2003 (19:01) * 1 lines
they (phals) typically bloom once a year in the late winter but it all depends on temperature, light, and water. phals seem to like windowsills with shade (no direct light but from a sheer ok) and same temps as we do. treat them like you do african violets. weak fertilizer once a week and water if the potting medium is dry. i found that just adding the fertlizer (liquid) helped in getting the rebloom but i'm a bit on the lazy side.
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Response 50 of 50: Hosta (wolf) * Sat, Aug 28, 2004 (22:26) * 5 lines
all i have left of my orchids are a couple of phals (that actually survived the AM's attempts to keep them watered). had to toss out a couple that didn't make the move (non-phals). and the places i used to go for orchids do not carry anything of quality. hopefully, i'll get better at it and will be able to order more expensive varieties from catalogs.
inherited two african violets from a friend who left the area. they had so many shoots off the main stem that it overgrew itself (the leaves became limp). at first, i thought the plants would do fine that way but alas, they suffered. hopefully, i've not killed them in the transplanting process. had to cut the shoots from the mother plant and they look pitiful.
the AM has decided that he will build a greenhouse for me (small, but still a greenhouse) to house my orchids. but that will have to wait til next year and we now live in a HOA (home owners association--yuckville) and have to ask permission. this permission takes 30 days for approval/disapproval and then you have 90 days to take care of your project. (all the subdivisions seem to have HOAs so there was no getting around it, i can see the advantages, but i consider myself a responsible homeowner and shouldn't be forced to ask permission to paint my front door).
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