QuestionI RCVD A PHALAENOPSIS ORCHID FROM 1800 FLOWERS, BUT THERE IS A PLASTIC COVERING THE ROOTS AND SOIL,BUT NOT THE TOP. IM NOT REALLY SURE IF I SHOULD TAKE IT OFF..OR LEAVE IT? WILL BE REPLANTING IT? AnswerHell
repotting a phalaenopsis and a oncidium orchid
QuestionHi Wayne, I would be really gratful for your advice. I have two orchids that I would like to re pot but I have never done it before. One is an Oncidium that I bought from a supermarket about a year ago. Its
QuestionI RCVD A PHALAENOPSIS ORCHID FROM 1800 FLOWERS, BUT THERE IS A PLASTIC COVERING THE ROOTS AND MOSS,BUT NOT THE TOP, AND IT ALSO CAME IN A METAL FLOWER POT,THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE IT IN. W
QuestionQUESTION: I just bought a Brsdm. Golden Gamine White Night. And i was wondering about temp. Its getting colder where im from and im worried about keeping it by the window. ANSWER: Patrick, Brassidiums
Cattleya Orchid - leaves turning brown
QuestionQUESTION: Jim, My parents brought me a cattleya from South America whose leaves have started turning brown. Ive had it since June of this year (2008) and potted as soon as they brought it up, it seemed like
Questioncan this be sprayed on leafs of cats and other orchids My supplier included no instructions on use other than 2 tsps per gallon AnswerPaula, the American Orchid Societys Handbook on Orchid Pests and D
QuestionQUESTION: My orchids flower stalk is yellowing but there are two new air roots. Do I leave those or cut them off. I know that I need to repot so I will do that but this is the first time the whol
How to test sodium level in water
QuestionJim, I was reading a couple of postings where people where commenting about their waters sodium level. I am wondering how I can check it and also what is safe for my orchids (phals, cattleyas, oncidium, an
naturally growth verses fooling mother nature
QuestionQUESTION: Again, I thanks for the advice, but Im getting the impression that you are implying that letting them grow naturally is better than forcing a result. I would rather follow natural law, as it seems
QuestionI might be buying a new Orchid soon as I think my first one is dying. I brought the Orchid in full bloom about two months ago from a florist here in New Zealand. I have it in the bathroom where it gets som
QuestionHi, I got a healthy phal. orchid in Mar 07. At the time it had one flower shoot. The flowers died in Jul and I cut the spike after it turned brown. It did not bloom last winter and neither do I see a new spi
Orchid, black bugs on shoots, flowers
QuestionQUESTION: I have 20-30 orchids. Lately every time I a shoot (right term? stem?) develops it becomes covered w very small black bugs. The flowers as they bud and then bloom are covered with them
QuestionI have an orchid which has fimished flowering (2 stems). It has healthy leaves and is producing loads of roots. I have tried directing these into another pot and they are growing in there also. How do
rotting new flower stem before blooming
QuestionHi, I have a phalenopsis that was outside all summer in bright shade where it thrived, producing 2 new flower stems. The biggest stem with buds just started turning brown and shrinking in an area just belo
QuestionMy phalenopsis orchids are doing much better since I stopped watering so much. The new leaves are healthy. The old leaves are still droopy. Do I cut them off? AnswerMarilyn, the droopy leaaves
Questionmy orchid stem is going black what should i do and how do i find out what type it is? AnswerKelly, the most commonly found pot orchid at commercial retail outlets is the phalaenopsis (aka Moth) orchid. &nbs
QuestionI received a cymbidium stem cutting - I put it in the pot with bark, but should I leave some roots out on top and should I leave it outside (san francisco 50 ish and shady)or bring it indoors? AnswerHello P
QuestionHi Jim, I recently moved from Stockton to Fremont (about a month ago) and I noticed that the several of my cymbidium leaves turned yellow. The cymbidum plants had about 4 hours of morning sun in Stockton. U
Questionin every book of orchid growing the advice is grow orchid in very open potting media or mounted , while orchids seedling in flask grow in jelly like medium without any openness. how t
QuestionHi Jim, Yes, I am very happy to know that at least one of the plants has REALLY spiked! It honestly gives me something to look forward to everyday. Now, the issue with the watering is that I water the pla
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