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Hello, The only one I can help with is Scaph. breve. This one is very easy to grow. I have it in a terrarium under a regular flourescent bulb. It has been...
williamremensnyder
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Nov 2, 2003
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Hi, I'm new to the group, but first the fertilizer question. I only grow Masdevallias, and I only fertilizer a couple times a month with 1/4 tsp per gallon...
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Nov 2, 2003
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Hi Pat, wow, your masdies look great! I'm entirely envious of your collection. I guess they do very well way up north,huh? If you need to get rid of divisions...
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Nov 3, 2003
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Good morning, can anyone give me the growing conditions for the above plant? I cannot discover anything about it except that its name might be crinitium....
Alan Garner
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Nov 3, 2003
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... Must be nice to live where Masd. are easy to keep cool! I live in Pa. and once summer comes the plants go down hill, fast! Masd. are also my favorite, but...
John
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Hi John, please excuse my question, but where or what is Pa.? There are a few people in this world who do not yet know every detail about the United States...
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Hi Boss, talking to the boss always is dangerous, but... I have purchased a plant labeled Plth. crinitum this spring from a reliable source, I guess the name...
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Nov 3, 2003
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Hi Pat, sorry, I do not know about the fertilizers you mention, therefore my answer can not deal with details. At least I know where to find Anchorage on the ...
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Hi Stefan from Germany, Sorry, I guess I just didn't think of that. Pa. is the state of Pennsylvannia, USA. From my limited experience I have found thet ...
John
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Hi John, thanks a lot for your message. Believe it or not, when reading Pa. I have had Pennsylvania on my mind but somehow also felt attracted by the idea it...
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Nov 6, 2003
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Hi Stefan, So nice to hear from you again. Around here we use NY for New York state and NYC for New York City. A nice little tidbit to know.Also for...
john shultz
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Nov 7, 2003
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I grow Draculas and Masd's in NYC :), in fact in Brooklyn. Currently they are all outside enjoying the chilly weather. Tonight however, in anticipation of a...
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Nov 7, 2003
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Hello, I have always loved the genus Lepanthes and consider it my favorite of all orchids. I have recently decided to take the plunge and start that...
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Nov 8, 2003
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Hi Mariana, hi John, thanks for your messages. Brooklyn is known even here because of all these TV series. The cop gets out another chewing gum, enters his...
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Nov 8, 2003
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Hi Mariana and Stefan, Mariana, What are the conditions you are growing your draculias and masd in when they are outside? Do you have them under trees? Is it a...
John
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Nov 8, 2003
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Hi, I fuss a lot over the miniature temp sensative orchids. First I am in a centrally controlled environment. I recently also added several humidifiers....
grdengrl
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Nov 9, 2003
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... From: stefanheins@... To: pleurothallids@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [pleurothallids] Hi Mariana, hi John, ...
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Nov 9, 2003
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I have aphids on my Masdevallias again. I just found them this week. Only a few on the blooms, so I'll get out the Safer's Soap. This is when they show up if...
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Nov 10, 2003
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Hi all, For all of you you supplement with iron for the pleuros...could you tell me if it is possible to simply dilute typical pharmaceutical iron pills, and...
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Nov 10, 2003
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Hi Bada, pleuros do not develop pseudobulbs, just leaves (and flowers if they like their environment, I hasten to add). Fertilizer designed for more usual...
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Hi Michael, I have started to grow Lepanthes only this spring and have been hesitating for years. Everyone tells you these orchids are difficult to grow... All...
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Hi John, sorry, there has been too much work the last days and an orchid show as well... say hello to a much nicer Dracula vampira than the one that dwindled...
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Nov 12, 2003
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Hi Mariana, well, I was just joking. Our TV will show us bad boys haunting the streets of Brooklyn each evening. Noone believes that stuff to be reality, but...
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I was of course, joking too. But I really get bothered by the misconception about NY and Brooklyn. Like any other city on earth, Brooklyn has it's bad areas...
grdengrl
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Dear Stefan, Bavaria is not strange and only some person would like to get the king again. It is a beautiful country and a nice people. I live here now around ...
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yikkks, how confusing I sound....When I say "she" I mean my friend whom I visited. She resides in Munich around the Mandarin Oriental Munich hotel. -M ... ...
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Thank you for your help Stefan. I have decided to order a cool ballast orchidarium to use exclusively for Lepanthes. Any good vendors that you can reccomend?...
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Nov 13, 2003
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thanks stefan! What iron products do you or anyone else use? Is it diluted to a certain degree? Is it chelated? can I use dissolved over the counter type iron...
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Nov 13, 2003
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Hi everyone! I was wondering what masdevallias you'd consider for being the smallest or small (under 4"/ 10cm) that blooms several times a year? Also, if...
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Hi Olaf, as ever with topics like these I was just joking, even if I believe the percentage of people who want their king back is higher in Bavaria than in...
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