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I have been really busy, so I haven't had time to do all the necessary maintenance on all my orchids, I mostly have only been doing maintenance on my prized and favorite ones - the rest kinda got left in the back burner. But I have a 4 day weekend, so I will be repotting and cleaning...

Thank you for the advice. I checked the Saint Augustine orchid web page and some of mine looks like a mixture of bacterial, fungal and virus. I hope it is bacterial and fungal which is treatable. Some of my orchids were originally larger ones that was potted in correct pots, but it kept dying...

Thank you for the information. I just disinfected the entire green house - plants, lights, fans, surfaces. The infected plants are isolated and sprayed and left in the corner of the house for quarantine. I think this only impact the bottom level of the green house because it started there and...

The base of the plant is definitely bulging. It has the signature tiny leaf with a little fuzz before it blooms. But then again, the new growth has new leaves growing

If you suspect there is a virus outbreak in your orchids. What are your procedures? Because I think I might have either a fungal or viral outbreak in my orchids. It has been isolated to just the lower deck of the orchids and the rest are fine. The suspected infected ones have be separated and...

Hi all So I have a Paph moquetteanum x rothschildianum. I have had it for over 2 and a half years now. And I know it is ready to bloom. It has all the signs, but nothing yet. In fact, it started putting out new leaves in it's new growth. I did repot it this year around march. So I am...

LittleFrog Farm and Flask and Flora has some Paph Druryi, I just bought it from them this Saturday in the Ohio Valley orchid fest. Littlefrog is based out of Michigan. Flask and Flora is based out of Ohio. They are wonderful and a pleasant to speak with :)

I won't lie, I have two that are almost dead. They are completely different from Paphs, which I am pretty used to.

I am new to terrestrial orchids about 3 to 4 years in. 2 years ago I bought a zygopetalum. It was $45, in an over grown 5 inch pot with over 10 pseudobulbs. I thought i scored the best deal ever! I have never had zygopetalums before and watered and use the same substrate as my Paphs, which can...

So... I am curious... What are some good resources out there for how to DIY pollinating Paphs, growing from seed, flask, compot? I am, By no means a professional, but I would like to try just for fun to self-pollinate. WYI - I used to be a fish breeder between 12yrs old to 18yrs old, so having...

I know most people frown at the word of potting mix for orchid, but One trick I learned for Paphiopedilum is using Black Gold Potting mix, mixed with small and medium perlite, small to medium bark, leca, and small to medium charcoal. It can hold moisture really well because of the potting mix...

Flask and Flora! I have ordered from you before on the Facebook Purge Page! You guys have wonderful orchids!

Oh wow! you guys have GREEN HOUSES? How big are these green houses? Right now I only have my Milsbo indoor. But I didn't you can grow to a collection for 900 to 1000 orchids!

So I want to ask everyone - On average, how much do you all spending on orchids (this includes substrate and new plants) each year? and how many orchids do you have at home. I will start first. I spend approximately $700 a year on orchids each year usually $500 is on new plants and the rest are...