My little princess (Ascocenda Princess Mikasa “Blue”) purchased by Roellke at the Gothenburg International Orchid Show in October has decided to flower. Two stalks are in the making… This is my first vanda, I am SOOOOO excited!!
So, I am fianlly going to find out what this little one looks like. It was the second orchid I bought after moving back home to Sweden and it is probably som kind of maudie hybrid but fact is, I do not know what it looks like. After about a year and a half of growth it has finally decided to bloom! So […]
Okay, looked into the nano cabinet last night and it seems like I have a fungus problem on my hands… Two masdevallia orchids, tuerckheimii (left) and guttulata (right) are affected. Dang!!
As much as this sucks, I think I know what the problem is … when I watering water is dripping from the orchids hanging above these guys. With this many plants in the nano the […]
There are just some really AWESOME phal species out there – and I have come to the conclusion that I want them all!!
I have realized that I am going to have to patiently wait until I can get a large orchid growing cabinet (I am dreaming of a “svep” vivarium from Dusk) for warm species until I can get most of them…. But until then, I really need to look into […]
I decided to give semi-hydro a try – finally! I have been dying to try this for years and really do not know why it took this long to just go for it…. Anyway, here is my new Maxillaria variabilis (red) from O&M in s/h leca. I will return with a status report.
Today, I had to replant all my orchid flask babies. I learned that the aluminum baking trays I was usng for pots, when put in water on leca do not last… do not know what causes it, but the bottom is entirely “eroded”. Then of course, the moss is wicking up […]
I have been debating weather I need to add some ventilation to the nano orchidarium… Most of the time RH is right at 100% and I am afraid I might get a problem with mold in the future. Right now the 80mm fan is set for 12V and is doing a great job, but once I get more orchids […]
I got a question today… How it all started, the orchid obsession that is (his words not mine).
Well, it’s almost a little embarrassing to admit, but it was a teen infatuation that opened my eyes to orchids actually… Who? Morten Harket, naturally you remember the singer from the 80s group A-ha… Apparently, he grew orchids and the rest, as they say, is history.
The mini-orchid order from Orchids & More has turned into somewhat of a farce… I wanted to get one quick last order in this season before it started getting to cold, and here we are 6 weeks later… Oh well. O&M are being nice about it so I am feeling good despite the wait. They are shipping out all new plants since they were the ones who got the address wrong the first […]
