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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 3, 2008 19:45:36 GMT
;D Yipee, Yea, Woopy doo etc etc....... I have two shoots on my Orchid  |
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 4, 2008 9:20:26 GMT
Great news KL ;D They don't seem to do anything for ages and then you turn your back and there they are, fab. The flower stems on 3 of mine seem to hide amongst the leaves, they are the narrow leaved type of Orchid, can't remember the names  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Mar 4, 2008 14:17:06 GMT
Yep, well done. One of mine flowered for the second time, and I was delighted too.
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 4, 2008 17:18:19 GMT
Apparently Karl was going to chuck it in the bin when we got back off holiday  - he has no faith in me! I would have murdered him if he had  |
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Post by Amo on Mar 4, 2008 18:39:30 GMT
I have one that has it's 4th stem just going over. Now we're in suspenders hoping it will have another!!!
Well done on yours! ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 6, 2008 20:10:10 GMT
Right - now what do I do with it  |
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 6, 2008 20:38:22 GMT
Apparently Karl was going to chuck it in the bin when we got back off holiday - he has no faith in me! I would have murdered him if he had He must have,he married you didnt he  |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 11, 2008 17:47:37 GMT
Erm....No we are not married, tried it once and didn't like it ;D We have been together for 10 years, and are still very happy. I think this not married lark is alright So what do i do with me Orchid then??? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2008 19:31:27 GMT
have a small collection of about twenty, keep most of them in the bathroom for the winter and the bedroom for the summer,
we can get 100% humidity down here. feed them with orchid feed when appropriate, get a proper orchid pot: put rain-water
in the bottom, don't like direct sun light. look out for the scented ones. research what type of orchid you have, some you leave
the flowering stem on, others you snip it of. one day i hope to have a proper steamy hot-house. good luck, the worst thing you
can do is overwater...... ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 21, 2008 16:46:31 GMT
I let warmish water trickle through the pot about once a fortnight and let it drain befroe I put it back on top of the fish tank. Does that sound Ok do you think?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2008 9:37:49 GMT
dear karlslass, are you using rainwater and orchid feed? it's very sweet you heat the water for it, with an orchid pot there is a space
under the plastic pot where the roots grow down to reach the water, once you have the hang of it, it might need company.......
now and again clean the leaves and take into the shower or bathroom so it can have steam, should live for years, i' ve had one for just over 4yrs, love waiting for the flowers to grow and open..... good luck ;D
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 28, 2008 16:56:25 GMT
I'm woo hooing as well as one of my Musa seeds has germinated (have several sown...just waiting...)
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 31, 2008 16:49:13 GMT
dear karlslass, are you using rainwater and orchid feed? it's very sweet you heat the water for it, with an orchid pot there is a space under the plastic pot where the roots grow down to reach the water, once you have the hang of it, it might need company....... now and again clean the leaves and take into the shower or bathroom so it can have steam, should live for years, i' ve had one for just over 4yrs, love waiting for the flowers to grow and open..... good luck ;D Thanks for that advice. Need some more now - it looks like its growing leanves on these stems and not flowers - whats that all about |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 31, 2008 16:50:08 GMT
I'm woo hooing as well as one of my Musa seeds has germinated (have several sown...just waiting...) Oh excellent.......mine haven't grown and I've got some more seeds in a packet that I have put somewhere safe........  |
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Post by Penny on Mar 31, 2008 17:00:27 GMT
Well done.
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Post by Amo on Apr 1, 2008 14:26:49 GMT
Mine is just putting out another stem at a joint halfway up the old one. ;D
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- he has no faith in me! I would have murdered him if he had 
