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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

Hi Mariana-
Looks like a nice plant to me. I'm not expert on orchid diseases so I'll
defer commenting on the leaves to others in the group. I have a similar
Neostylis which I have mounted on a piece of crepe myrtle. I looks very
attractive, the wood mount is lasting beautifully, and most importantly, the
plant is thriving. I mounted it on a small pad of sphagnum moss and tied
the to the mount with clear small gauge fish line. The roots are totally
exposed. I water daily until the roots are totally green. It gets
fertilized with dilute DynaGrow about twice a month. It's been mounted for
two years now with good new growth of both roots and leaves and has
rebloomed without difficulty.

Good luck with it.

Frank
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

Mariana,

I suspect the leaf damage is physical, not due to any pathogen.

I prefer to grow the neostylis intergenerics in small baskets, but with a
CHC/charcoal/perlite medium after sparsely lining the basket with coconut
husk fiber.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

.. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

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

-------------------------------------------------------

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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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

-------------------------------------------------------

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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Frank, thank you for your response, it is very helpful. I'm wondering if I
can line a small wooden basket with a tad of sphagnum moss wrapped around
the roots and secure the plant by fish line to the actual basket.

Again thank you,
Mariana
p.s. What light exposure do you provide for it?


"Frank H. Kirchner" wrote in message
news:QK%lb.38088$N94.8839@lakeread02...
Hi Mariana-
Looks like a nice plant to me. I'm not expert on orchid diseases so I'll
defer commenting on the leaves to others in the group. I have a similar
Neostylis which I have mounted on a piece of crepe myrtle. I looks very
attractive, the wood mount is lasting beautifully, and most importantly,
the
plant is thriving. I mounted it on a small pad of sphagnum moss and tied
the to the mount with clear small gauge fish line. The roots are totally
exposed. I water daily until the roots are totally green. It gets
fertilized with dilute DynaGrow about twice a month. It's been mounted
for
two years now with good new growth of both roots and leaves and has
rebloomed without difficulty.

Good luck with it.

Frank
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

Ray thank you for the response,
What is CHC?

Mariana

"Ray" wrote in message
...
Mariana,

I suspect the leaf damage is physical, not due to any pathogen.

I prefer to grow the neostylis intergenerics in small baskets, but with a
CHC/charcoal/perlite medium after sparsely lining the basket with coconut
husk fiber.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

Coconut Husk Chips - an excellent replacement for bark

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

.. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
et...
Ray thank you for the response,
What is CHC?

Mariana

"Ray" wrote in message
...
Mariana,

I suspect the leaf damage is physical, not due to any pathogen.

I prefer to grow the neostylis intergenerics in small baskets, but with
a
CHC/charcoal/perlite medium after sparsely lining the basket with
coconut
husk fiber.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

Lou is on a south balcony in the summer, under an awning that lets through
quite a bit of light and even some direct sun at various times of the day.
In the winter he is in my winter garden in a south window and gets direct
sun from the front for a couple of hours, supplemented by two fluorescents
from the back.
Thanks for the smaller pic!
--
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
et...
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




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Thank you Ray, Reka and Frank, tremendous help!

I'm going to be working on the little fella today

Mariana

"Ray" wrote in message
...
Coconut Husk Chips - an excellent replacement for bark

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
et...
Ray thank you for the response,
What is CHC?

Mariana

"Ray" wrote in message
...
Mariana,

I suspect the leaf damage is physical, not due to any pathogen.

I prefer to grow the neostylis intergenerics in small baskets, but
with
a
CHC/charcoal/perlite medium after sparsely lining the basket with
coconut
husk fiber.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

. . . . . . . . . . .
"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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

-------------------------------------------------------

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

When the ancient war dogs did battle on Fri, 24 Oct 2003 00:51:07 GMT,
"GrlIntrpted" did speak the following bit
of wisdom:

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?)

You can tie it in, the same as you would a vanda I guess. But I think
you'd have a bit of trouble trying to keep bark or coco chips or
whatever in there. Personally, I grow my Lou Sneary in a small plastic
vanda basket with just osmunda fiber. I used the chunks and when I
originally potted it, I just packed it in tightly between the plant
and the sides of the basket. The plant seems to love this material and
has since put down many roots. I'm looking for my first flowers
hopefully this year. Hope this helps.

* * * * *
Karen C.
Southern CT / USDA Zone 6
Spammers be damned! I can't be emailed from this account...

"Gardeners know all the best dirt!"