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basic orchid care? enigma 07-05-2008
Posted by enigma on July 5, 2008, 5:36 pm
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 i bought an orchid because it was in the dollar bin (regularly
$13.99) no ID tags.
other than filtered sunlight, what makes orchids happy?
lee

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Posted by Bill on July 5, 2008, 5:51 pm
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> i bought an orchid because it was in the dollar bin (regularly
> $13.99) no ID tags.
> other than filtered sunlight, what makes orchids happy?
> lee

A total soak once a week and a container that has many ways of
providing drainage and air. This before the time outside aka late spring
to early fall.
We keep ours outside now above the reach of slugs hanging in low
branches.

<http://myorchidpots.com/>

Bill

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Posted by enigma on July 5, 2008, 9:08 pm
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news.net:

>
>> i bought an orchid because it was in the dollar bin
>> (regularly $13.99) no ID tags.
>> other than filtered sunlight, what makes orchids happy?
>
> A total soak once a week and a container that has many
> ways of
> providing drainage and air. This before the time outside
> aka late spring to early fall.

it's in a 3" square green orchid pot. i soaked it when i got
it home.
at what point does it need repotting? it has roots just
coming to the edges of the pot now. i think it just finished
blooming. is there a way to ID it from the leaves. not being
much of an orcid fanatic, i can recognise that it's an orchid
from the leaves, but thats about all.

> We keep ours outside now above the reach of slugs hanging
> in low branches.

i might lose it outside. it's pretty small.

lee
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Posted by Bill on July 6, 2008, 7:24 am
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> news.net:
>
> >
> >> i bought an orchid because it was in the dollar bin
> >> (regularly $13.99) no ID tags.
> >> other than filtered sunlight, what makes orchids happy?
> >
> > A total soak once a week and a container that has many
> > ways of
> > providing drainage and air. This before the time outside
> > aka late spring to early fall.
>
> it's in a 3" square green orchid pot. i soaked it when i got
> it home.
> at what point does it need repotting? it has roots just
> coming to the edges of the pot now. i think it just finished
> blooming. is there a way to ID it from the leaves. not being
> much of an orcid fanatic, i can recognise that it's an orchid
> from the leaves, but thats about all.
>
> > We keep ours outside now above the reach of slugs hanging
> > in low branches.
>
> i might lose it outside. it's pretty small.
>
> lee

Have a look about here.

<http://www.orchidspecies.com/>

Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

Posted by enigma on July 6, 2008, 8:28 am
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> Have a look about here.
>
> <http://www.orchidspecies.com/>

pretty flowers, but all i have is leaves. i thought it might
be a butterfly orchid, but it doesn't seem to have a
psudobulb, just roots.
if i take a photo of it & put it online, do you think you
could tell more by seeing the leaves?
back in the late 70s a friend of mine had 3 cattleya that i
'babysat' for her for a year. i had no problems getting them
to grow & bloom (she managed to kill them within 2 months of
taking them back). the leaves on this little one look a bit
like the cattleyas, but i wouldn't think they'd bloom when so
small & no greenhouse around here sells orchids that aren't
blooming (& i was mistaken last night. the original price tag
on this little bitty thing is $19.99, so it must have had
blooms)
anyway, it's also in spagnum moss & coir in a regular 3"
square pot, so i'll have to get it something more suitable.
the greenhouse in Concord that used to have a lot of orchids
changed hands recently & now there's mostly common houseplants
in their greenhouse (with the exception of some lovely
Nepenthes).
lee
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