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    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Paphiopedilum Sanderianum.
      Thank you. We all try our best. DJ on here is another one to follow I think she uses RO rotating peters cal mag and k lite with very...
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Paph Hat Trick.
      Yes it is kind of wild the variation some of these third, fourth gen crosses have. Glad that the color is bold and the size is pretty...
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Paph Hat Trick.
      I cheated and got seedlings, like a lot of these complex crosses they do seem pretty variable
    • CharlesD
      Whoops will do. Thanks!
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Paphiopedilum Sanderianum.
      Sounds like you have a good handle on what's going on now you just need see what works. I will say the slow release is mostly just going...
    • CharlesD
      This is another cross from Teresa I got last year. Was hoping for some vini complex but this one is kind of intermediate between a...
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      CharlesD replied to the thread Paphiopedilum Sanderianum.
      I don’t have experience using super pure water and just buffering with lime on the mix. Sounds like you are going to try that. I can’t...
    • CharlesD
      Got this from Hillsview last spring. I’m hoping it stays fairly flat but we’ll see. It’s over 8cm ns so decent size. This cross has been...
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      CharlesD replied to the thread Paphiopedilum Sanderianum.
      So I have well water that’s pretty well buffered. I just do it as the mix gets older like past a year old the pH starts to go down. You...
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Seedlings dying off.
      I’ve heard that Sunset valley orchids does subdue (menoxofam) and heritage (azoxystrobin) twice annually as a preventative This thread...
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      We can only do our best but remember that ideally these plants should hold their older leaves for years. This is not a niveum but a good...
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD reacted to SelectOrchids's post in the thread Seedlings dying off with Like Like.
      Erwinia is a great rarity in Paphiopedilum. In fact pretty much all pictures of 'erwinia' or 'pseudomonas' I have seen on Paphiopedilum...
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      CharlesD reacted to SelectOrchids's post in the thread Seedlings dying off with Like Like.
      A bit busy as of now... But for the seedlings, the problem is to keep the conditions even. If they dry out/get wet in cycles, it...
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      CharlesD reacted to tnyr5's post in the thread Charlesworthii '183°' with Love Love.
      Got a division back of my old clone, which is pretty much the best charlesworthii a mere mortal such as myself could ever hope to...
    • CharlesD
      CharlesD replied to the thread Paphiopedilum Sanderianum.
      What I have is just powder and yes some does wash out but it is inexpensive. The main difference in products is that dolomitic lime...
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