In answer to all re ant problem, I spoke to the Plant Doctor at the AOS center in Delray today. Here is what he said: He agreed that the ant is not the...
Hello, My wife and I have decided to grow some of these beautiful flowers and are looking for help. We stopped at a local grower and could not decide on a...
Hi Scott and Von, Welcome to the Wonderful World of Orchids! You'll find that orchids are not only beautiful, they're really tough plants too. They can take...
Hi all, Danna has provided some great advice in her posting. When I was brand new to this list, she sent me a copy of the Onc. intergeneric culture sheet put...
Thanks to the both of you for the information provided. I visited the sites are they are just what we were looking for. "IT STARTS", I went ahead and picked...
Hi Rob, Thanks for the kind words about my post. I second your advice to hang on to those tags. You don't know what you've got without them. Danna Rob Parsons...
Danna, I was wondering if you would not mind sending me a copy of the excellent culture sheet specifically on intergenerics for oncidiums. Thanks, Johanna ...
Gotcha, Both are excellent forms of fertilizing. The major consideration is sodium. Make certain each product is low in sodium content. If either has as a...
Self crossing? I'm just trying to grow the thing! I don't much about seed reproduction with orchids except that I haven't got any flasks or sterile jellies...
It was a bare-root Home Depot starter--very small. That Sun Bulb Company that supplies Home Depot is amazing--I wish they had a center where the public could...
Hi. I have screening outside, and dark tinting on the inside windows. The screening outside seems to be very good for the phals. It remains to be seen if...
Hi Jeremy, I have many Sun Bulb plants by way of Home Depot. I think they're a wholesaler only. But they do have a web page. www.sunbulb.com I think. Hurricane...
Jeremy/Danna what do you mean by 'bare-root HD starter - very small? My first orchid was a Sun Bulb Spring blooming cluster Cattleya in a plastic pot in a...
Dear friends i see my dendrobiuns and phalaenopsis is being eaten by cocoroaches any easy method to get rid of these pests nanda ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail...
The Home Depot starters in the mesh bags are not planted in any medium--hence, bare-root. I haven't had much luck with the Cattleyas from there, but then I...
I believe I gave the advice of the plant doctor at the OAS center in Delray for ants someone was experiencing. I just checked my Ortho Home Defense and it...
Nanda - the plant doctor at the AOS said that any insecticide would do the trick but be careful not to get any on the flowers. I told him I use Ortho Home...
... From: danandkerry To: phalaenopsis-orchids@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Help! At the suggestion of a friend, I exposed...
Hi, Kerry! Hmm. It looks as though your phal might be a bit sunburned. I'm up in Michigan, and our sun lately has been incredibly hot in the afternoons. On...
Whew! Sigh of relief! I was hoping that's what it was. After seeing the brown appear, I replaced the transparent shade (piece of sage green sheer material)...
Kerri, It is either sunburn or a fungus. Did the spots look like of blistery and white? If so probably sunburn. If black you have got a fungus. Treat with a...
I've added the photo of my poor Phal. to the photos in the file called, "Kerry's Phals". If anyone can help me with what you think this is ASAP, I would...
I'm going there, too, Jeremy. Right now all of my guys have new leaves coming and I'm thrilled! I'm still temped to promote spikes with my evening "moves" to...
Kerry, it looks like beginnig of crown rot. Remove the effected leaf. Apply Physan 20 or Zephiran to the roots, leaves and crown ( look at more info for orchid...
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