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Miltonia orchid
In the past several years I have rekindled my passion for orchids which
started in the 80's & then stopped due to building a new home, teenagers, career changes, etc. Now I have cats, phals, & paphs with one miltonia which is giving me a fit! And I am very pleased to have discovered this newsgroup. It is Milt. Virginia Brashear which I purchased several years ago; it has re-bloomed once, about 3 years ago...& nothing since then. It is in an unobstructed southern window about 18-24 inches from the glass. The foliage is medium to light green & I recently re-potted in sphag.moss; it had been in an orchid bark mix which I thought dried out too quickly. I don't water until the moss is almost completely dry, which can be 2 weeks in the winter. I fertilize from spring to fall with orchid food. I love the pansy like blooms & would love to see it flower again. What do I need to change in my culture in order to encourage blooming? Frustrated in northern Illinois... Regards, Debbie |
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Yeah, I personally find these Miltoniposis sorts hard to grow only because
I'm soooooooooo lazy about watering and repotting. These don't like old potting medium and they like to be kept evenly moist, so repoting annually as the new roots begin to show is a must and a steady but light hand in watering is also needed. Otherwise, your conditions sound ideal and since you just repotted I'd say watch your watering. Heck, if you want to try something really nuts try giving it nicer water. Just as an experiment. Since so many women drink bottled water (as a diet aid, for hydration, or whatever) give it the first sip. Open the bottle, give a glug to the Milt, and finish the rest yourself. You're drinking the nice water anyway, so share a bit. As long as this doesn't keep the moss too soggy. K Barrett "Deb Anderson" wrote in message news:1115569891.6ecba760ff9f5b74102480aea39cb663@t eranews... In the past several years I have rekindled my passion for orchids which started in the 80's & then stopped due to building a new home, teenagers, career changes, etc. Now I have cats, phals, & paphs with one miltonia which is giving me a fit! And I am very pleased to have discovered this newsgroup. It is Milt. Virginia Brashear which I purchased several years ago; it has re-bloomed once, about 3 years ago...& nothing since then. It is in an unobstructed southern window about 18-24 inches from the glass. The foliage is medium to light green & I recently re-potted in sphag.moss; it had been in an orchid bark mix which I thought dried out too quickly. I don't water until the moss is almost completely dry, which can be 2 weeks in the winter. I fertilize from spring to fall with orchid food. I love the pansy like blooms & would love to see it flower again. What do I need to change in my culture in order to encourage blooming? Frustrated in northern Illinois... Regards, Debbie |
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K Barrett wrote:
Yeah, I personally find these Miltoniposis sorts hard to grow only because I'm soooooooooo lazy about watering and repotting. These don't like old potting medium and they like to be kept evenly moist, so repoting annually as the new roots begin to show is a must and a steady but light hand in watering is also needed. Otherwise, your conditions sound ideal and since you just repotted I'd say watch your watering. Heck, if you want to try something really nuts try giving it nicer water. Just as an experiment. Since so many women drink bottled water (as a diet aid, for hydration, or whatever) give it the first sip. Open the bottle, give a glug to the Milt, and finish the rest yourself. You're drinking the nice water anyway, so share a bit. As long as this doesn't keep the moss too soggy. Or try it growing like a phrag. I've had better sucess growing them that way. Either in a saucer of water, or in a 'semi-hydroponics'. (firstrays.com). For me, miltoniopsis tend to get the accordian leaves unless grown very wet. So I like the semihydroponic system. And I try to water the mix, not the leaves, they tend to get spotty like a bunch of other oncidinae. I can't say I grow them well enough to even consider it an area of expertise, although I had a couple of spectacular specimens this spring. I think that was genetics (good crosses, from I.M. Komoda), rather than culture. The plants looked like... well, not so good. But the blooming was excellent. I hope to get the culture nailed down for a really spectacular show next year. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
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I've never been a big fan of them, but when I visited Bloomfield Orchids
while up in Rochester last weekend, Joe had one in S/H with about 10 spikes! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... K Barrett wrote: Yeah, I personally find these Miltoniposis sorts hard to grow only because I'm soooooooooo lazy about watering and repotting. These don't like old potting medium and they like to be kept evenly moist, so repoting annually as the new roots begin to show is a must and a steady but light hand in watering is also needed. Otherwise, your conditions sound ideal and since you just repotted I'd say watch your watering. Heck, if you want to try something really nuts try giving it nicer water. Just as an experiment. Since so many women drink bottled water (as a diet aid, for hydration, or whatever) give it the first sip. Open the bottle, give a glug to the Milt, and finish the rest yourself. You're drinking the nice water anyway, so share a bit. As long as this doesn't keep the moss too soggy. Or try it growing like a phrag. I've had better sucess growing them that way. Either in a saucer of water, or in a 'semi-hydroponics'. (firstrays.com). For me, miltoniopsis tend to get the accordian leaves unless grown very wet. So I like the semihydroponic system. And I try to water the mix, not the leaves, they tend to get spotty like a bunch of other oncidinae. I can't say I grow them well enough to even consider it an area of expertise, although I had a couple of spectacular specimens this spring. I think that was genetics (good crosses, from I.M. Komoda), rather than culture. The plants looked like... well, not so good. But the blooming was excellent. I hope to get the culture nailed down for a really spectacular show next year. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
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