Hello Reka,

Thank you for your response. I most certainly will shrink the photo in
size, I just didn't think that what I was posting was too large.
I pretty much stick to 800x600dpi and I save it at the highest quality. And
since I started posting in the a.b.p.o I never heard anyone saying that the
size is too large so I assumed it was alright. I will go ahead and reduce
the image and will repost it. What exposure to light do you provide for it?

Thanks so much for your response,
Mariana

"Reka" wrote in message
...
Mariana,

My "Little Lou" as the kids call him, is in a very Japanese-looking bamboo
basket with a type of expanded clay like "Prime Agra" filling it out. I
will post a pic on abpo. I water it daily, fertilizing whenever I
remember,
which is about every ten days but much oftener when it is actively
growing.
It seems to be very happy with this arrangement, as it is making two
spikes
right now, after aborting one this summer due to dryness (orchid-sitter's
fault).
I didn't look at your pic on abpo, since your pictures seem to be so huge
for me to download on my pay-by-the-split-second connection. Maybe you
could make the pictures a bit lighter in bytes and more people would open
them? Just a thought, there may be more out there who pay by time
online...

Good luck on your Neostylis!
--
Reka
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
--Winston Churchill
"GrlIntrpted" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
t...
I posted the photos along with the text below to a.b.p.o and was quite
disappointed at the lack of response considering the fact that just
about
2
months ago this particular orchid was *the* topic for quite a few days.
Unfortunately at that time I didn't have one so I never saved the posts.
I
am hoping to get some response, particularly about open basket planting.

To email me privately: grdengrl at optonline dot net

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I got this guy in the mail today as an eBay purchase. Several leaves
were
detached on the side, and some of the leaves that are attached to the
plant
are showing some kind of "damage". Is this fungus? Is this something
that
I
need to worry about or do something about?
The seller said that I should repot into an open basket (which I have).
I
don't have experience with open basket growing (does that mean that I
just
toss the plant in w/o any potting media, how do I secure it to basket if
that is the case?) or repotting and would very much appreciate any
advice.
As to the black leaf and the dry leaf, should I maybe return the item
for
a
replacement? Is this a good time to repot?

Any assistance is greatly appreciate,
Mariana





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