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Tom I was able to open it on a laptop with Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. Mike

Eric When the leaves on my kovachii and kovachii hybrids growing in bark turn a little yellow, I add dolomite. The color improves within a week or two. I suspect it has more to do with the pH of the root environment, rather than the availability of calcium ions. Also, the dolomite seems to...

I think you got your money's worth. Mike

My last multi took 4 months before it started turning brown and was harvested, and then almost 5 months after that to germinate. Mike

So how do you water? Looks like you could take a hose to the whole thing and be done in a few minutes. Mike

I did my first massive round of virus testing more than 10 years ago when I noticed a significant decline in the health of my phals. They had been strong, reliable bloomers for more than 20 years. I had unknowingly infected them with virus from newly acquired mericlones from a California...

I've had this about 10 years and I suspect it may be tetraploid, but I do not know the origin and I've forgotten where I bought it. For the first 3-4 years it produced a single flower, but then it took off. It is probably the hardiest orchid I grow and doesn't seem to care if I occasionally...

Most are from Chuck Acker, but some are from Peruflora. I leave them in Ziploc bags when they are first de-flasked, and then I gradually open the bag until they have acclimated. The whole process takes 2-4 weeks. Mike

I know this has been discussed before, but I wanted to post this photo of phrag seedlings growing in moss. They are all kovachii or kovachii hybrids in 4 inch community pots. Some have been in moss since November of last year and the newest since July of this year. I grow these under lights...

I always enjoy seeing other people's growing spaces. I hope you don't suffer much damage. I am assuming that you can bring most inside. Mike

I don't remember for sure. It was most likely out of a flask from Chuck Acker years ago, but it could have been from Windy Hill Gardens as a small plant. Mike

It struck me as interesting how similar these flowers are, but how different the petals are, so I took the time to investigate. The photo on the left is Les Dirouilles, which is Sorcerer's Apprentice x Leslie Garay. SA = longifolium x sargentianum. LG = caudatum x longifolium. The photo on...

It really is a great flower. The first time you posted it, I was inspired to locate a couple of seedlings. They are still a year or so away from blooming, but I would be very happy if they turn out to be as nice as yours. Mike

Here are the photos comparing tigrinum in Orchiata + perlite vs moss. The plants have been in the compots for about 2 months. The roots of the seedlings did not appear to penetrate into the flask medium very well, but they were adequate. After taking the time to compare these, I've decide to...

Kate After 4-6 months, I have a lot of algae growing on the moss. It doesn't cause any problems, but I don't care for the look. By then, the fastest growing plants are ready to move into single pots. So, I gather all of the compots from the source flask and remove all of the seedlings. This...

I put some tigrinum seedlings out of a flask from Sam into sphagnum and they are doing just fine after 2 months. Also, I have started putting phrag seedlings from flask into sphagnum and it seems to work well, especially for kovachii. The phrags show excellent root growth in moss and I am...

I've bloomed hainanense two years out of flask. I have some roth hybrids that are more than 10 years out of flask and have not yet bloomed. Mike

Lady Isabel x conco-bellatulum, but I believe conco-bellatulum is now called wenshanense. It reminds me in some ways of Rolfei, but is much easier to bloom. Looks like it is doing well in your care. Mike

I have never seen, or even imagined, one so densely spotted. Mike

I live in a rural area and have a crappy 3/4 acre yard. In the spring it is full of dandelions and in the summer it is full of clover. I nearly always see a bumble bee or two when I mow, but I rarely see a honey bee. My guess is the ratio is at least 50:1. It has been like this for the 10...