today i caught a snail in my paph pot. is something wrong with my paph to have a snail in it? are they harmful to the plant or flower? what should i do?...
Yes, harmful to the plant! A couple of years ago, I purchased a Cattleya only to find small holes appearing in the petals within days. I called the vendor...
my paph dries up pretty quickly ever since it started blooming, so i water it almost every other day on sunny days and every 2 days on rainy days. anyway,...
Hi Tony Unfortunately, I can't help you with the ideal snail climate. I guess, logically they would like a moist environment. The thing is, though, too wet...
Hi all ! I live in a very wet tropical zone with ambient rel. humidity of 90 pct +. I am having real trouble storing any kind of seed or tuber/root as white ...
Amit Mukhopadhyay
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May 2, 2004 5:48 am
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The snail will eat young newly formed ofshhoot or roots and also flower/ buds. It will multiply then get rid of them soon the best policy. 1.. Deep your plant...
Too much moisture can kill your Paph, feel it by touching at the bottom of your pot. Snails, insect/fungi come from nature you can control them by periodically...
Hi, You can control your environment with a commercial dehumidifier box/room, dial up humidity control from 30% tyo 75%. SOF ... From: Amit Mukhopadhyay To:...
Does anyone know how to make a indoor greenhouse that doesn't cost hundreds? Maybe out of an aquarium? What is the perfect potting mixture for Paphs? Thanks in...
i received an email some months back from someone on the list who has plants in what sounded like a large aquarium container. she mentioned a fan to keep the...
Just a thought to add to Annettes. I "greenhoused" a section of my patio deck and have a fan to move the air and cool the plants. I don't water every day,...
Yup, that's lal there is to it -- an aquarium. I use a 20 gallon flat aquarium to grow my Restrepia and (most) Masdevallias in. I have it in my living room...
Although in German please have a look at: http://www.orchideenforum.de/fensterbank_2.htm (about windowsills) http://www.orchideenforum.de/vitrine.htm (about...
Hello I am Hernan Gomez from Buenos Aires, Argentina and would like to get in touch with other paph lovers in SOUTHAMERICA to exchange info, plants, pictures,...
indoor greenhouses. Hi, we have just bought a $99.00 one from Kmart. A little walk in one. It is great. We have put bubble wrap (a thick one) around it which I...
1)What do you use to prevent crown rot and fungus of all sorts? 2)I bought a Paph from Lowes and it was in Moss. Should I replant it to a bark? 3)What is the...
Hi! ... Well, to prevent crown rot, I make sure, after watering, that I take a piece of paper towel and use it to gently absorb any water left between the...
I have been using a 30-10-10 fertilizer. I bought a 10-30-20 for when they bloom is this a good combo? Should I use just filtered or rain water? Can't I just...
I have been using a 30-10-10 fertilizer. I bought a 10-30-20 for when they bloom is this a good combo? Should I use just filtered or rain water? Can't I just...
Hi. I have three species of orchids in my backyard - none of which are doing well because of (so I'm told - I am an orchid amateur) root problems. So I've...
Hi, Jon - What types of orchids do you have? Are you saying that you have native terrestrial orchids growing in your back yard? Or that your potted plants...
Hi, yeah sorry if that was confusing. my thyrsiflorums are actually in very big pots in my back. what are a few other ideas for improving root health? whats...
I am from Singapore, and am just wondering if anyone has any experience successfully reblooming paphs in the hot tropics (besides the native ones like...
Hi, I managed to get a spicerianum to spike, but the rain made it rot during the monsoon season. Where do you get ur paphs from? I'm from singapore too. Jon ...
Hello everyone, I have rec'd an interesting letter from Jon in Singapore about a spicerianum. I am confused. I bought an Oncidium spicerianum at an orchid ...
hello kinder, a distinct plant, also called a taxon, is defined by its genus AND species names. So you can have different plants with the same species name....
In Guam I have similar situations that you do there. Also they do at the Orchidarium in Manilla, Phillipines. During the monsoons/typhoons; I try to keep...
Could you give me the names of orchid nurseries there that i could order from? ... _________________________________________________________________ FREE...
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