Greetings Fellow Orchid Enthusiasts! I am wondering, how sensitive are paphs and phrags, in general, to water quality? Since moving from a house with well...
Hi, Randy - I'm sure others will chime in on this too. Phrags are extremely sensitive to water quality! That said, the water system is Detroit is very very...
... Randy...what is the pH of your new water? what do you feed them? what is your watering practice's? How old are the plants? And lastly what plant's do you...
I only use distilled or deionized water on my orchids. george I love paphs and phrags, so, any ideas from those of you specializing in these genus would be...
Thanks for the responses. I can see a problem right away. I am keeping the phrags too wet. I keep them in a dish of water. Roots are looking good on all three,...
... Thanks for the responses. I can see a problem right away. I am keeping the phrags too wet. I keep them in a dish of water. Roots are looking good on all ...
Hi, Randy - ... Hmm. I have some phrags in water, too, with few problems. I believe the distinction is that the ones with long petals can withstand less ...
Hi, George! Yes!!! They like "good light" - less than the phillipinense types, but more than the mottled leaf types. And they like to dry out a bit! They ...
Thanks Denise, How many times a year do the Cattleya's bloom? BTW: I'm in Toronto so we have 7 months of cold winter. george On 20-Aug-05, at 10:02 AM, Denise...
Hi George, I have found that a lot of my Catts just won't bloom unless I put them outside in the summer. I have a shadehouse which gets sun all day, but I ...
Hi, George! I know what you mean about Toronto - I live in the Metro Detroit area!! Truthfully, George - Cattleyas should bloom on every new growth - although...
Thanks Jared, This is exactly the type of advice that I was looking for... Best Regards, george On 20-Aug-05, at 10:24 AM, Jared Scott wrote: Hi George, I...
George, If you want a cattleya with lots of blooming potential, get one of the minature or semi-mini catts. They don't seem to need as much light as the ...
Hello My catts throw the bloom pod but it doesn't bloom out. It stays flat and eventually dries up. That is not to say all of my catts do that. Am I too...
I've had great luck putting them outside. I put them on the NE side of the house where they only get a couple of hours of direct AM sun and bright shade all ...
I just moved to Connecticut from San Francisco. I have several Paphs which I was able to move with me. I am looking for a retail or mail order company where...
Hi, Sfomark - I recommend Roberts Flower Supply at: http://www.orchidmix.com/ Wayne Roberts has some great paph mixes - not soil, please. I love the ones he...
... but a mix of fine bark, charcoal and perlite wuold be fine...growers are now using coco hulls(leached of salts of course) but they work as well...and the...
Is this a Paphio email group or cattleya? "paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com", I am starting receiving plenty of emails about catteyas that start getting...
Hi, Kyle - I have a very nice specimen of this species. I find it the easiest to grow and flower of all my paphs! It flowered every year for me when I was...
Hey guys. I'm trying to find info on constructing a grow light cart for my orchids. I want to build a three tire cart with adjustable shelves and/or lights...
Jay, If you're any good working with PVC, this link has a nifty stand that is pretty cool. I've been debating on whether to build it or not. Here is the...
Hi, Jay and Jared - Yes, they also have them at Costco - I saw them yesterday and thought about getting another one. I don't think that ones at Costy are 90" ...
Important detail about your lamps: Fluorescents lights are designed to reproduce different parts of the light spectrum.. some reproduce well the daylight...
Hi Everyone, I have a Pinnochio and it's doing wonderfully. Always reblooming. But I would like a bigger flower. What crosses of the Coch group produces this...
I checked out the directions for this light stand..... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG341#FOOTNOTE_1 It is NOT strong enough. I have built my own stands out of...
Hi, How can I tell which fluorescent I would need to use for plants? Are they in any way different from those that we use in the normal house lighting? ...
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