Search results

I have dozens of phrags.. I find this same sort of thing on many of my phrags. It never seems to kill the plants. But, it does look nasty. I think that it is a bacterial or fungal problem. So, I treat it as such with; excision of the affected tissue and peroxide, bensole peroxide, fungicides or...

Fantastic! First bloom. Mine has it's first bud!

I have been buying Phrag. flasks from Chuck for many years. I is an amazing breeder and a great guy. He has helped me out several times. His flasks are of the highest quality! George

Is there a difference between Acker's Blaze and Acker's Evening Blaze??? I can't find any reference for Acker's Evening Blaze???

Elecrtic! switching to propane

Small electric heaters as needed. My GH seems well insulated, except in extreme cases or power failure. Then, I run a gasoline generator.

My greenhouse is 12 X 20. I built it myself with 1/4 inch clear Twinwall panels over both sides of a 2x4 stud walls. My roof is 1/2 triple wall polycarbonate translucent. Already gotten too small!

Dallas TX area

As many of you probably know we have had tremendous cold coupled with massive power outages. I went without any power for over 83 hours! Thank God I purchased a generator for my greenhouse. But, They run on gasoline. Early Tuesday morning, 5 or 6 it ran out of gas. When I awoke my greenhouse was...

Here is my 5-6 year old Fanaticum. I blooms like clockwork every February. One plant will always have a double bloom while the other only a single. George

Mine are all in my greenhouse on the south side. Clear polycarb walls and translucent ceiling. Tons of bright diffuse light! They do great! George

Welcome Joe, If I can help just let me know. George

Here is my Leslie Garay from last spring with 3 blooms at once. They lasted for a couple weeks.

As many of you probably know I am a slipper guy! I have raising orchids over 20 years. Over that time I have specialized in slippers and Phrags. in particular. For the last several years I buy flasks from Terry Partin, Chuck Acker and Ecuagenera for my own cultivation Sometimes, I end up with...

I would guess that is too much watering for the cooler lower light levels of winter????

I would buy it!

Hello, Here are a couple color images of my first blooming of QF Red Wings. It is a cross of Eric Young 4N'H.S.' X RedRocket. I have had the plant for just over 3 years. It is a medium size phrag. with a tall spike of 27 - 28 inches. The bloom is about 4.5 inches across. It is a deep saturated...

Hello, I have grown and bloomed many long petal Phrags., including several varieties of caudatums. I grow mine on the south side of my greenhouse, with good light, relative humidity between 70 and 80 percent, night temps 55 to 60, very strong air circulation and water once every 7 to 10 days...

you too