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  1. cnycharles

    Trade Paph thaianum from KS

    I remember when someone overseas asked me some years back to import some flasks of thaianum from Asia (first legal into usa). They sat in U.S. customs for a few days before being moved to the ‘continue shipment’ shelf. When the box arrived, it literally looked like someone had used the box to...
  2. cnycharles

    Could you help me identifying the paphs?

    You can contain a growing area somewhat by putting frames or plastic around it, and having a few other plants like as mentioned to help increase humidity
  3. cnycharles

    Ghost pepper plants

    Congratulations! My experience with eating commercial hot sauce mainly consisting of ghost peppers was likened to putting a propane torch in my mouth :) :( . But there are several colors/heat levels/flavors of ghost peppers so some may be ‘better’ than others. It’s a long hot summer! Many more...
  4. cnycharles

    Fertilizing via the automatic misting system? Good or bad idea?

    :D yes, I see something that really isn’t relevant to the original poster’s question. My responding at length, like the back and forth presently shown, would add even more distraction from the desire of the op to learn if feeding by mist is good or not. A moderator should know better than trying...
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    Huge mistakes, someone console me

    Oh! You reminded me of one of my first big oopses; (sigh) before I headed to work, I put a nice phal bellina and a few other orchids possibly including a laelia speciosa underneath a south facing steps overhang, and fastened some white remay fabric up as a sunscreen, and went to work. When I...
  6. cnycharles

    Fertilizing via the automatic misting system? Good or bad idea?

    We aren’t talking orchids with solid leaves, but cuttings misted heavily to initiate roots. Millions of plants, thin leaves, no roots to draw feed out of. It’s common practice and it works. If you mist heavily and you see degradation, and you add feed and it stops and the cutting improves (no...
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    Fertilizing via the automatic misting system? Good or bad idea?

    Sometimes you can get mineral and as stated algae; but 20ppm seems very light. The Utica city water used at first greenhouse upstate was 32ppm and we had to inject fertilizer to help prevent nutrient loss from pure water over leaves
  8. cnycharles

    Huge mistakes, someone console me

    The remaining leaf looks much more hydrated than the previous picture, looks like it wants to live. Now that it’s alive, don’t keep looking at it every half hour ;)
  9. cnycharles

    Commissioned Art - Still

    Check out this botanical artist in Brooklyn, to see if she has those skills https://www.instagram.com/littleb.artstudio?igsh=MW01NDg4b3pzcWJrag==
  10. cnycharles

    Cypripedium acaule

    I’ve seen similar answers in different places, aiming for pH of at least down to 4, so a little lower than 4 target is good. Sources of acid may vary in strength; just take a gallon of water, and put drops into it until you’ve reached pH 4. Always add small drops slowly into the water taking...
  11. cnycharles

    What is that?

    I’ve seen very similar on phrags I’ve incorrectly watered and dried too much, it looks like dry down damage Different diseases (and insects) can affect weak tissue; some when the leaf is still alive and others when the tissue is mostly or completely dead
  12. cnycharles

    Ghost pepper plants

    👍 Yes the heat makes them pop!
  13. cnycharles

    Spiranthes sinensis

    Well, with that considered, it is understandable to be concerned about invasive species. The Spiranthes sinensis has such a small flower compared to its white North American cousins that it’s not likely to hybridize. And even if it did, the nature of the plant wouldn’t create a hazard to nature...
  14. cnycharles

    Spiranthes sinensis

    I had some a few times from a vendor selling in usa; I wouldn’t be concerned about it escaping into nature, if it’s not flowering there’s just green leaves on the ground. If it’s flowering, then there’s something pretty! If it displaces something or poisons something, then there could be an...
  15. cnycharles

    the queen ladyslipper ++ (part 3)

    Thank you!
  16. cnycharles

    the queen ladyslipper ++ (part 3)

    Yes…. 13 years ago?!! Hmmm
  17. cnycharles

    Phrag. besseae flavum ‘Broadwaters’ x self

    Can use black plastic rolled gutter guard over traditional media hooked together and tied down
  18. cnycharles

    Phrag. besseae flavum ‘Broadwaters’ x self

    Living wall! Trickling water down the side… can put at any angle if don’t want straight up. Thevr
  19. cnycharles

    the queen ladyslipper ++ (part 2)

    :) you never truly stop botanizing, unless your foot becomes encased in boot-sucking mud! (As late ken hull describes it)
  20. cnycharles

    the queen ladyslipper ++ (part 3)

    Bump for eric 3
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