speaking of keikis
I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It
has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
Remove the Keiki's? Perhaps it's putting all it's energy into making babies
instead of flowering? Just guessing, Mariana "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well...
Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
Kye,
So that's what is why my Den. kingianum has never bloomed. Will have to put it outside when temps drop. Welcome back to the forum. Have not seen your postings for a while. What has happened with the encyclopedia? .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Mangement System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html --------------------------- Kye wrote: This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well... Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
"VERY" cold is rather relative. I pur mine through a rather dry (never dried
out) and very cool 40-50 degree F winter. Check out the link for the results. I understand they can tolerate mid 20's but I've never tried it. http://gwills.members.atlantic.net/O...num/index.html Gary "Kye" wrote in message ... This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well... Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
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If I do, there won't be much left! I'll try to send you a photo
tomorrow. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "GrlIntrpted" Organization: GrlIntrpted Images Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 19:39:16 GMT Subject: speaking of keikis Remove the Keiki's? Perhaps it's putting all it's energy into making babies instead of flowering? Just guessing, Mariana "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
Thank you, Kye. That's what Wilford Neptune told me in a separate
e-mail. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Kye" Reply-To: "Kye" kybandor at in.com.au Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 21:21:23 GMT Subject: speaking of keikis This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well... Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
Well the encyclpoaedia project is ongoing but on a slow simmer until I can
get some finances going for it.... Thanks for the welcome back... Ive been here for a while but I rarely seem to actually post... Kye. "profpam" wrote in message ... Kye, So that's what is why my Den. kingianum has never bloomed. Will have to put it outside when temps drop. Welcome back to the forum. Have not seen your postings for a while. What has happened with the encyclopedia? . . . Pam Everything Orchid Mangement System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html --------------------------- Kye wrote: This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well... Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
Where they grow here in Australia, they get snow over them in the winter..
Whatever that happens to be in farenheit Kye. "V_coerulea" wrote in message ... "VERY" cold is rather relative. I pur mine through a rather dry (never dried out) and very cool 40-50 degree F winter. Check out the link for the results. I understand they can tolerate mid 20's but I've never tried it. http://gwills.members.atlantic.net/O...mb&File/Den%20 kingianum/index.html Gary "Kye" wrote in message ... This plant needs to get (VERY) cold to flower well... Kye. "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
speaking of keikis
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:50:11 GMT, "Kye"
wrote: Where they grow here in Australia, they get snow over them in the winter.. Whatever that happens to be in farenheit Kye. But there is a difference in Snow and Frost. Something can just get blanketed by snow and thus insulated from falling temp. while some dry Frost can get so cold as to turn leaves black. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
speaking of keikis
Please do.
Mariana "tbell" wrote in message ... If I do, there won't be much left! I'll try to send you a photo tomorrow. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "GrlIntrpted" Organization: GrlIntrpted Images Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 19:39:16 GMT Subject: speaking of keikis Remove the Keiki's? Perhaps it's putting all it's energy into making babies instead of flowering? Just guessing, Mariana "tbell" wrote in message ... I have a D. kingianum which was badly sunburnt a year and a half ago. It has since been growing like wildfire in a 1 gal. pot, and replaced all the sunburnt leaves, but the problem is that it's growing mostly keikis, with only 3-4 blooms from time to time. It has had good sun exposure in my GH, and I use 1/2 strength Schultz orchid fertilizer every other watering. Any ideas on how I can encourage more profuse bloom? Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) |
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