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I picked up a few seedling paphs from an orchid vendor of what I recognized as Soil Moist granules in the coconut fiber media mix. I thought it was brilliant since I struggle with spaghnum moss' extreme swings in moisture -- being too soggy to being so dry that it repels water. I use Soil Moist...

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4ft?! 🤯

wow super tall!

super interesting! on top of trying to micromanage the bugs via qtip cleanup i am super careful not to get water in the crown to avoid rot and here you guys go making it rain. 🤣 clearly i need to try this soapy drench method.

💯! what's your secret to keeping the leaves, nooks and crannies clean?

oh man i really need to add these cuties to my life! what size pot do you have this in?

Brachys are my favs, but agree they are little divas. Adding humidity trays to my arsenal has helped me dodge really massive humidity swings, which I think has helped with longevity. I have quite a few in low bud now.

I've ordered from EPC a couple times now and also received sizeable, vigorous plants with big fat healthy roots. I absolutely would order again.

Hi Dave! I have grow lights on from 12am to 6am then office lights are on from 6am to 6pm (working hours).

hey spujr! really really great write up on your automation solutions! this has turned out to be a great thread hearing about all the different devices people have tried. it def helps me hearing it from orchid people instead of from random amazon reviewers. fwiw looks like someone already did...

oh i forgot to mention i had a little 2 gallon vicks humidifier plugged into one of those garbage wifi plugs i picked up from costco. it was nice having the tap on/off, but it was constantly failing me because it was offline all the time. i had grand plan to tie in it's ON/OFF state with...

looks like linktap is the way to go for a fully supported off-the-shelf irrigation automation solution. that and rainbird's, but i've read rainbird's support kind of sucks. it integrates with HA too if you ever want to extend your automation beyond just irrigation and have it all in one place...

yes absolutely! problem is you have zero visibility into what’s happening and no ability to override without being in the same room as the thing on the timer. you'd be surprised to find out there are many industrial facilities employing this method for controlling industrial equipment today.

My husband watches me painstakingly but constantly fiddling with my tiny shelf of orchids and kept pestering me to automate something. We have a lot of home automation already setup and it all works pretty great. I refused for a long long time, but finally gave in. Funny thing is I'm a software...

sorry to hear about your situation. your dog is super cute! orchid fever was a great book. def enjoyed that one. here's an entertaining little podcast along the same lines: it was recommended to me by a much younger coworker who knew i kept orchids. it's a lot less cerebral than my usual, but...

@silence882 I love your site! I use it all the time when I to try to visualize (in my imagination) the outcome of a hybrid crossed with another hybrid. Thanks for putting that visual repository together and sharing with the rest of us!

+1 DIY +1 Vicks 2g humidifier Eggcrate is easily cut to size using Cutco scissors. The normal, thinner scissors won't cut the plastic cleanly so you might end up having to use garden pruners (i.e. Corona classic bypass pruner) instead if you don't have heavy duty scissors handy. Here's how...

I went ahead and picked up a different brachy album cross with a hopefully smaller footprint - Paph God's Pearl from Orchidfix. I couldn't find pics of an actual bloom. Lehua lists it's parents as Paphiopedilum Deperle 'White King' x Paphiopedilum godefroyae fma album 'White Song'. It'll be...

beautiful bloom! TIL the difference between venustum albescens (some spots) vs measuresianum (no spots)! i love coming to ST and learning something new everyday.