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Hello Everybody,
I have only been growing since Christmas and have several kinds of orchids, Phals, Epis, Oncidiums, one Dendrobium and one Vanda. They are sitting in a NW window without a curtain and get morning sun for perhaps 4-5 hours. I have air conditioning and temps are about 72-78 F. Humidity is usually a little above 50% except late afternoon when the A/C runs a long time and I make sure to mist them them. I tried to arrange them so that the ones who need the most light get the most. Most are the are about the same color as when I bought them, but some plants are greener than others, especially the Phals. Do Phals just stay greener than the others even if lighting is right? I live in a small town and the available lighting types here are limited. I can't hang anything in there and I have been given a large greenhouse building but I have to move it to where our new house is going to be in about March. So, I need a temporary fix, any suggestions? I don't think I can move them outside either as it's too hot, 98 degrees is common this time of year but today they say it's going to be 103 with 72% humidity. While I haven't killed any plants, I did have root rot especially in one I bought in sphagnum. So I repotted them all a few weeks ago. Guess I finally found what works for me, as all have new growth and beautiful roots showing in the pots, except the Phals. They do have a few short new roots but aren't gaining length like the others. Are they just slower to make new roots? I found root rot even in a newly purchased plant. Do you think it would be a good practice to repot every new plant as soon as it is finished blooming? As for the new greenhouse, I've been looking around for equipment and wondered if you might have any experience or opinion on using a fogger rather than a mister? Thanks to everyone who read this sort of long post, and I can surely use all the help I can get. Alana |
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:27:35 -0500, Alana Gibson
wrote: ............. Do Phals just stay greener than the others even if lighting is right? I find my Phals (in the gh) are quite a dark green. I believe you are right, they just hold a deeper color. They also sunburn easier than the others, so take care. ........................... I don't think I can move them outside either as it's too hot, 98 degrees is common this time of year but today they say it's going to be 103 with 72% humidity. If you have a shady place with good air movement the temperature is not that much concern when you have high humidity and good air movement. Make sure these house grown plants do not get direct sun unless it is very early morning light. They will sunburn just as a child will do early in the summer. While I haven't killed any plants, Congratulations........... Do you think it would be a good practice to repot every new plant as soon as it is finished blooming? Yes, you never know what you will find in the pot. I have had one from a reputable grower, that had just been potted up, rotting roots, old mix, etc. was in the center of fresh new mix. The plant looked as if it had been repotted last week. We almost lost it before we decided, even thou it was "freshly potted" to repot it. As for the new greenhouse, I've been looking around for equipment and wondered if you might have any experience or opinion on using a fogger rather than a mister? Our experience - and it depends on your outside humidity and other cooling methods - is that foggers don't work. But our outside humidity is closer to 9 than 70 so the fog dries instantly. If you run a cooling pad or swamp cooler, you are putting humidity into the air as you cool, so it changes things. Thanks to everyone who read this sort of long post, and I can surely use all the help I can get. Alana SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Morning sun in a North West window?
K Barrett "Alana Gibson" wrote in message ... Hello Everybody, I have only been growing since Christmas and have several kinds of orchids, Phals, Epis, Oncidiums, one Dendrobium and one Vanda. They are sitting in a NW window without a curtain and get morning sun for perhaps 4-5 hours. I have air conditioning and temps are about 72-78 F. Humidity is usually a little above 50% except late afternoon when the A/C runs a long time and I make sure to mist them them. I tried to arrange them so that the ones who need the most light get the most. Most are the are about the same color as when I bought them, but some plants are greener than others, especially the Phals. Do Phals just stay greener than the others even if lighting is right? I live in a small town and the available lighting types here are limited. I can't hang anything in there and I have been given a large greenhouse building but I have to move it to where our new house is going to be in about March. So, I need a temporary fix, any suggestions? I don't think I can move them outside either as it's too hot, 98 degrees is common this time of year but today they say it's going to be 103 with 72% humidity. While I haven't killed any plants, I did have root rot especially in one I bought in sphagnum. So I repotted them all a few weeks ago. Guess I finally found what works for me, as all have new growth and beautiful roots showing in the pots, except the Phals. They do have a few short new roots but aren't gaining length like the others. Are they just slower to make new roots? I found root rot even in a newly purchased plant. Do you think it would be a good practice to repot every new plant as soon as it is finished blooming? As for the new greenhouse, I've been looking around for equipment and wondered if you might have any experience or opinion on using a fogger rather than a mister? Thanks to everyone who read this sort of long post, and I can surely use all the help I can get. Alana |
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Good catch. I was trying to think how that could be. It can't. Even in
Australia the sun comes up in the East (or North East). Steve K Barrett wrote: Morning sun in a North West window? ........ |
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Steve wrote:
Good catch. I was trying to think how that could be. It can't. Even in Australia the sun comes up in the East (or North East). Steve K Barrett wrote: Morning sun in a North West window? ....... Thanks to Susan for she was the only one who tried to help, and ....... I thought this was a good place to ask for help from those who know a lot more and have a lot more experience than I. Actually being a newbie and never having posted here before I was a little apprehensive about it and at the time I was thinking that the only decent window I have for orchids is a NW window but not for late summer, but for winter and spring. The plants are in a NE Window. So what, I made a mistake. Is that any reason for you to ignore the rest of the question and make remarks that are I guess supposed to be funny or making fun of me? A little fun is always great except at someone else's expense and calling attention to someone's mistake by poking fun at them in public is never in good taste here or anywhere. Perhaps you might consider having a little compassion and kindness for those of us who make mistakes and don't have the same knowledge or abilities as yourself. Alana |
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Alana Gibson wrote: Thanks to Susan for she was the only one who tried to help, and ....... I thought this was a good place to ask for help from those who know a lot more and have a lot more experience than I. Actually being a newbie and never having posted here before I was a little apprehensive about it and at the time I was thinking that the only decent window I have for orchids is a NW window but not for late summer, but for winter and spring. The plants are in a NE Window. So what, I made a mistake. Is that any reason for you to ignore the rest of the question and make remarks that are I guess supposed to be funny or making fun of me? A little fun is always great except at someone else's expense and calling attention to someone's mistake by poking fun at them in public is never in good taste here or anywhere. Perhaps you might consider having a little compassion and kindness for those of us who make mistakes and don't have the same knowledge or abilities as yourself. Alana Alana, you ask what ever you want and don't be afraid to do so. I read your post and my conditions are so different, there just wasn't much I could help with. I can't really relate to temperatures in the 90s. The few things I might have commented on were already covered nicely in Susan's post. When K.... noticed the little "mistake" I sort of laughed at myself for not noticing that. I laughed even harder at myself when it occurred to me that maybe you were in Australia. (Where are you from anyway? Obviously not Australia because it's winter there.) Of course North and South might seem to be switched in Australia but not East and West...the earth still rotates in the same direction. With that in mind, I answered the reply and not your original post. I expected you to come back and explain the discrepancy but I didn't expect you to feel hurt by such a casual comment. Any way, I certainly didn't ignore the rest of your question because I thought you made a mistake. One bit of advice about this group, which you can take or ignore... Some people post long multi-part questions and some ask short, 2 or 3 line questions that get right to the point. (I have a hard time getting to the point in my posts.) My observation after reading this group for years is that the short questions get read by more people and get lots more answers. Steve ...in the Adirondacks of Northern NY |
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I never made fun of you.
I read your question and asked one back. You stated something that wasn't physically possible. It needed clarification. Instead you made assumptions about me. I'm a complete stranger to you and you assumed I was mean. I am not mean. Now ask your question. K Barrett (When I make fun of you, if ever, you will know it.) "Alana Gibson" wrote in message ... Thanks to Susan for she was the only one who tried to help, and ....... I thought this was a good place to ask for help from those who know a lot more and have a lot more experience than I. Actually being a newbie and never having posted here before I was a little apprehensive about it and at the time I was thinking that the only decent window I have for orchids is a NW window but not for late summer, but for winter and spring. The plants are in a NE Window. So what, I made a mistake. Is that any reason for you to ignore the rest of the question and make remarks that are I guess supposed to be funny or making fun of me? A little fun is always great except at someone else's expense and calling attention to someone's mistake by poking fun at them in public is never in good taste here or anywhere. Perhaps you might consider having a little compassion and kindness for those of us who make mistakes and don't have the same knowledge or abilities as yourself. Alana |
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