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Hi all,
Ray, the fert brand is Grow More, label is marked as specific to phals and paphs...I am an orchid neophyte, so I may easily be duped. I water by touch and fertilize on every other watering at a half rate. I do have experience in over-nurturing, as I drowned the very first orchid I owned. My small collection now consists of about 10 phals, two cybidiums and 4 denobriums. Xi, the plant came with no markings or 'tags', which I believe is typical in the mass retail trade for orchids. thanks again for the comments, Sean On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:12:34 GMT, Xi Wang wrote: Hi, Well, in my limited experience, I don't think there's any fast and hard rule for what leaf colours are healthy, it depends a lot on the genetic background doesn't it? I have 3 Dtps. Sogo Pearls and they all have nice dark green leaves and one of them has been blooming nicely for about half a year. On the other hand, I have a Phal. (Buena Jewel X Coral Isles) 'C1' (which is a mix of 1/4 amboinensis, 1/4 lueddemanniana, 1/8 micholitzii, and 3/8 violacea) which has very light (almost jade) green leaves and it blooms fine as well. For me, as long as there is no weird discolouration, and the leaves are turgid, I just assume they are doing okay...but that's just me. Cheers, Xi J Fortuna wrote: Ray, You mentioned that Sean's lush bright green leaves look malnurished and that if this is the case "pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom". Is it the combination of "lush" and "bright" green only that is an indication of malnurishment? I thought that lush and dark green means too little light, is that correct? I posted a photo of one of my Phal Noid's leaves on abpo for comparison. Does this plant look malnurished as well? It's one of my most reliable bloomers: most recently I can rely on it to rebloom about twice a year. It's got tons of roots, many of them aerial. But the foliage is lush medium-dark green. I know that this does not guarantee the thing won't bloom in this case at least. :-) I am trying to learn to "read" leaves better. So any feedback on what to look for and how to interpret are appreciated. Thanks, Joanna "Ray" wrote in message ... The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a bright green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom. If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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Sean,
The product itself may not be an issue, but "half strength" is meaningless without knowing what full strength is. Grow More is supposed to make a good product. Generally, I find that somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-150 ppm N, used at every watering, is a good rate. For your 20-10-20, that would be 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "Sean" wrote in message ... Hi all, Ray, the fert brand is Grow More, label is marked as specific to phals and paphs...I am an orchid neophyte, so I may easily be duped. I water by touch and fertilize on every other watering at a half rate. I do have experience in over-nurturing, as I drowned the very first orchid I owned. My small collection now consists of about 10 phals, two cybidiums and 4 denobriums. Xi, the plant came with no markings or 'tags', which I believe is typical in the mass retail trade for orchids. thanks again for the comments, Sean On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:12:34 GMT, Xi Wang wrote: Hi, Well, in my limited experience, I don't think there's any fast and hard rule for what leaf colours are healthy, it depends a lot on the genetic background doesn't it? I have 3 Dtps. Sogo Pearls and they all have nice dark green leaves and one of them has been blooming nicely for about half a year. On the other hand, I have a Phal. (Buena Jewel X Coral Isles) 'C1' (which is a mix of 1/4 amboinensis, 1/4 lueddemanniana, 1/8 micholitzii, and 3/8 violacea) which has very light (almost jade) green leaves and it blooms fine as well. For me, as long as there is no weird discolouration, and the leaves are turgid, I just assume they are doing okay...but that's just me. Cheers, Xi J Fortuna wrote: Ray, You mentioned that Sean's lush bright green leaves look malnurished and that if this is the case "pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom". Is it the combination of "lush" and "bright" green only that is an indication of malnurishment? I thought that lush and dark green means too little light, is that correct? I posted a photo of one of my Phal Noid's leaves on abpo for comparison. Does this plant look malnurished as well? It's one of my most reliable bloomers: most recently I can rely on it to rebloom about twice a year. It's got tons of roots, many of them aerial. But the foliage is lush medium-dark green. I know that this does not guarantee the thing won't bloom in this case at least. :-) I am trying to learn to "read" leaves better. So any feedback on what to look for and how to interpret are appreciated. Thanks, Joanna "Ray" wrote in message ... The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a bright green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom. If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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Sean,
The product itself may not be an issue, but "half strength" is meaningless without knowing what full strength is. Grow More is supposed to make a good product. Generally, I find that somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-150 ppm N, used at every watering, is a good rate. For your 20-10-20, that would be 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "Sean" wrote in message ... Hi all, Ray, the fert brand is Grow More, label is marked as specific to phals and paphs...I am an orchid neophyte, so I may easily be duped. I water by touch and fertilize on every other watering at a half rate. I do have experience in over-nurturing, as I drowned the very first orchid I owned. My small collection now consists of about 10 phals, two cybidiums and 4 denobriums. Xi, the plant came with no markings or 'tags', which I believe is typical in the mass retail trade for orchids. thanks again for the comments, Sean On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:12:34 GMT, Xi Wang wrote: Hi, Well, in my limited experience, I don't think there's any fast and hard rule for what leaf colours are healthy, it depends a lot on the genetic background doesn't it? I have 3 Dtps. Sogo Pearls and they all have nice dark green leaves and one of them has been blooming nicely for about half a year. On the other hand, I have a Phal. (Buena Jewel X Coral Isles) 'C1' (which is a mix of 1/4 amboinensis, 1/4 lueddemanniana, 1/8 micholitzii, and 3/8 violacea) which has very light (almost jade) green leaves and it blooms fine as well. For me, as long as there is no weird discolouration, and the leaves are turgid, I just assume they are doing okay...but that's just me. Cheers, Xi J Fortuna wrote: Ray, You mentioned that Sean's lush bright green leaves look malnurished and that if this is the case "pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom". Is it the combination of "lush" and "bright" green only that is an indication of malnurishment? I thought that lush and dark green means too little light, is that correct? I posted a photo of one of my Phal Noid's leaves on abpo for comparison. Does this plant look malnurished as well? It's one of my most reliable bloomers: most recently I can rely on it to rebloom about twice a year. It's got tons of roots, many of them aerial. But the foliage is lush medium-dark green. I know that this does not guarantee the thing won't bloom in this case at least. :-) I am trying to learn to "read" leaves better. So any feedback on what to look for and how to interpret are appreciated. Thanks, Joanna "Ray" wrote in message ... The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a bright green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom. If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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