Paph Startler 'Glace' AM/AOS

[Shiva]

Beautiful greenhouse! Congrats! :clap::clap::clap:

 

[Ross]

What amazes me is this was all in your house at one time! And for me to think Eric's set was crowded!oke:

Beautiful blooming of Startler too.

It was either build a greenhouse or liquidate a large number of plants. There was no way I could care for the growing collection in the house any longer.

 

[cliokchi]

Looking good !

hi Ross,

first of all happy Thanksgiving weekend
This picture of Paph. Startler 'Glace' is about the best i've ever seen
no colorbreaks or streaks what so ever !
if there's any award sessions coming up close to you ,you might want to take it there.
what are you planning to cross with it ?
can you see a lot of difference with your plants having a dedicated growing area for them,
compared with before all being scattered over the house ?
do you find easier to take care of them in greenhouse then before ?
we are looking forward seeing the result of your hard building labor
this summer translated in many nice Paph. pictures that we hope you'll
share with us
cliokchi:clap:

can we get some more greenhouse pix?

beautiful blooming of it...i don't understand why this doesn't have an fcc

 

[e-spice]

Great looking plants!

e-spice

 

[mormodes]

See if they perform for you the same way next year. One of the things I noticed when i moved my collection from a house/lights set up to a GH was a very satisfying flush of blooms. I chalked this up to a 'correct' amount of natural light. I chased that notion for several years. After reading how vendors in Taiwan and people like Frank Smith hold their plants to get them to bloom at the 'proper' time I started to wonder if instead I had been unintentionally holding them in a similar fashion. Maybe they'd been storing it up until they got a little different conditions then blammo they bloomed their fool heads off. I don't know. But after that initial flush they never bloomed as exuberantly again.

Now, I'll be the first one to admit that I'm not the best waterer or feeder, so operator error is high on my list of reasons why my plants aren't great. But you know how you grew in the house, and now see what changes now that you're in a GH. If next year you notice what I did, well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

I don't mean this to be a cautionary tale, LOL! Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be snarky. These little experiences in orchid growing..well its what I really enjoy and what I like about the internet community. Sharing experiences. Chances are I'm just being an old ninny.

 

[Ayreon]

Wow! That's a fantastic growing area you have there!

 

[jblanford]

WOW!! Ross, what a great bunch of blooms and a great place to grow them in, thanks... Jim.

 

[Ross]

See if they perform for you the same way next year. One of the things I noticed when i moved my collection from a house/lights set up to a GH was a very satisfying flush of blooms. I chalked this up to a 'correct' amount of natural light. I chased that notion for several years. After reading how vendors in Taiwan and people like Frank Smith hold their plants to get them to bloom at the 'proper' time I started to wonder if instead I had been unintentionally holding them in a similar fashion. Maybe they'd been storing it up until they got a little different conditions then blammo they bloomed their fool heads off. I don't know. But after that initial flush they never bloomed as exuberantly again.

Now, I'll be the first one to admit that I'm not the best waterer or feeder, so operator error is high on my list of reasons why my plants aren't great. But you know how you grew in the house, and now see what changes now that you're in a GH. If next year you notice what I did, well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

I don't mean this to be a cautionary tale, LOL! Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be snarky. These little experiences in orchid growing..well its what I really enjoy and what I like about the internet community. Sharing experiences. Chances are I'm just being an old ninny.

I don't doubt that things will be different. My plants have been accustomed to consistent but low levels of artificial light and are now being subjected to our nasty, dark, short days of November, December, and January. I'm sure this will have a negative effect on next year's blooms. On the upside, I believe higher humidity has helped decrease the amount of bud blast and improved flower quality. Also, Cattleyas and Phals are showing increased spiking, both because of better light. Our Phals especially were the "Cinderellas" of our collection, always getting the worst growing spots compared to their wicked step sister Paphs.:evil:

 

[SlipperFan]

It was either build a greenhouse or liquidate a large number of plants. There was no way I could care for the growing collection in the house any longer.

I hear that!!!

 

[SlipperKing]

now being subjected to our nasty, dark, short days of November, December, and January.
Again, this might be exactly what the doctor order! Adjust your water/fertilizer accordingly.

 

[mormodes]

Yeah. The challenge now is trying to grow a mixed collection in one GH. But you've got a good volume-to-surface-area ratio, so hopefully yours won't be as twitchy as mine.

 

[SlipperFan]

It was either build a greenhouse or liquidate a large number of plants. There was no way I could care for the growing collection in the house any longer.

I hear that!!!

 

[McPaph]

Congrats on all the great looking blooms and the great looking greenhouse