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Newbie Orchidaholic has some cool news...
Hello againg ang thank you for the nice welcome.
You may have read my delurk post where I mentioned that a new leaf was coming up on a dendrobium I salvaged from Loew's for $4. Well, it seems that I was mistaken, but you won't hear me complaining - the new growth is looking more like a spike. It is almost 2" high and I am certain it is not a leaf. I'm shocked as this poor baby is what was left after I cut back all the rotting gunk and threw away half of the plant. Then I trashed the soggy peat it came in and repotted it in a clay pot with a mix of bark chips, perlite and charcoal. If I remember correctly, this plant has green/yellow flowers with a violet lip and was so unusual that I eagerly parted with the $4 just in case I could get it to grow and maybe even flower. I am also seeing the first flower buds on the spike of my Oncidium (Colm. Wildcat "Leopard"). There are about 8 separate spots that look like a flower might be in there, but a bloom is already forming about halfway up from the base of the spike and I can feel a little bump on the two just above that. I finally got my hands on some Consan 20 at Elliott's Hardware in Dallas. Elliott's is an old-style hardware store where one can go in and be asked at least a dozen times if you need any help. I have some space on my domain, a digital camera and cable modem access to the internet. All I need is a few hours uninterrupted and I'll share them with you. With 3 active boys (4 if you count my man) and Easter arriving, it may be next weekend before you hear from me again. Holiday wishes to you all. Janeen |
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Newbie Orchidaholic has some cool news...
Can't add to what Sue said, so will just say "Good Job", Janeen! Sounds
like you've got things well in hand...... Diana |
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Newbie Orchidaholic has some cool news...
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message arthlink.net...
Can't add to what Sue said, so will just say "Good Job", Janeen! Sounds like you've got things well in hand...... Diana Diana and Sue, Is an offset the same thing? This thing is coming out at the top of the cane, just below where I cut off the last spike. I'm not sure that it looks like a new spike, but I've never seen a Dendrobium in action before and the drawings in the one book that mentioned an "offset" seemed to represent what I am seeing here. Hopefully I'll have pictures up to show you by late Sunday and then I can get your expert opinions. Janeen |
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