Oh, stefanie! They all look so happy!
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Hi all,
I'm not that lucky to have a greenhouse... when I see all your pictures I am drooling! But maybe, sometime when I have a little more time (I am mostly changing diapers right now with my 2 small kids) and when I have saved enough money, I will have one!
Until then, my orchids are being pampered in my house (or just outside in summer) I changed the growing medium of most of them and I am trhilled to see that they are doing great!
About 75% of my orchids are Phal species (mariae, lueddemania, amboinensis, lindenii, violacea, bastianii,....) and hybrids. The other 25% are Cattleya hybrids and miniature orchids. At this moment I have a Sophronitis cernua with 3 spikes and 2 of them are developing flower buds and a Nageliella purpurea with a flower bud.
Well, that's is! It cannot be compared to what most of you all have, but I enjoy my orchids and take care of them every day.
Bye!
Stefanie
Oh, stefanie! They all look so happy!
Great growing, Stefanie! All of your orchids look really healthy and happy! I can see you really take good care of your orchids. Thanks for sharing your grow area with us!
Cheers,
BD
Waht beautiful healthy plants... the leaves on those phals are so beautifully shiny! You are doing very well and who needs a greenhouse.. unless you want more plants
Yay for hydroton growers!!
Oh that is a wonderful grow area! And being a phal addict--and especially a phal species addict--I love your collection. You have very cleverly and beautifully used your growing space. And those plants look mighty happy.
So how old are your children? Mine are 2 1/2 and 10 months old. (Yeah, lots of diapers at my house too. )
nice large collection!
I soon will get my bag of hydroton too!
That is one big Windowsill !! lol Very nice set up. I still have not tried S/H yet. How often do you have to mist your mounts inside? Your plants do look very healthy,great growing,rich
Hi Rich,
Since I have changed from normal medium into S/H, I have less work with my orchids against better results.
I fill up the pots once every week or even 2 weeks. It doesn't hurt them to dry out a little. The roots are not in the water but just above, where I have made holes in the pots. and they are showing very healthy new roots.
I can never have that much moisture in my house (I don't live in a humid climat) and in that way it is easy to maintain this.
Although it's already autumn, I open the window a little when the temperatures are soft, so now an dthe, they get a little air ventilation.
I hope I can post some pictures of buds and flowers soon.
Stefanie
Wow!! muis01, you have a lovely collection at a beautiful and special place! Congratulations! The whole place must look gorgeous!!
I just wish I could do something like that with my tiny 1-room apartment... (I'll come up with something, you will see... I just have 2 phals, not that I need more space right now)
Greetings from Argentina!!!