shnkrmn
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Yes. I have 5 at the moment.Is that a phalaenopsis in the background?
Yes. I have 5 at the moment.Is that a phalaenopsis in the background?
LOL, I've been shopping for an orchid for my daughter in law for Mother's Day. So far I've purchased three for me and I'm not done looking. I got 2 phals and a blc.
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One of the phals, she's a micro.
They do have some lovely fragrances. I mostly noticed that in the cattleyas. The brassolaeliocattleya I ordered is supposed to have a lemon fragrance. Looking forward to it.A Complete List of the Most Fragrant Orchids
Orchids have fragrances, and interesting ones at that too. If you’ve only been collecting for looks or rarity, you may want to collect for their smell, too.www.oakhillgardens.com
Someone was selling an orchid on Guam when we were at an outdoor market and it smelled delicious, beautiful purple flowers also. Don't remember the type.
That's quite a hybrid! Other than phals I've only had miltoniopsis which bloomed a couple of times but struggled to have healthy foliage.They do have some lovely fragrances. I mostly noticed that in the cattleyas. The brassolaeliocattleya I ordered is supposed to have a lemon fragrance. Looking forward to it.
I get my pots and substrate from repotme.com before that I just used net pots and Hydroton from my NFT grow. Then from my local grow shop LOL now I'm so lazy I order off the net!That's quite a hybrid! Other than phals I've only had miltoniopsis which bloomed a couple of times but struggled to have healthy foliage.
3 of mine are mostly through flowering and 2 are recovering from a little too much sun back in March. I bought some pots online for my blumat deck scheme and they turned out too small for that so they are now orchid liners with hydroton to make them fit.View attachment 5126932
My watering habit is to take each one to the kitchen sink and run water through the medium and I feed every few weeks with espoma orchid bloom booster. I also move them around the house depending on season and proximity to radiators.I get my pots and substrate from repotme.com before that I just used net pots and Hydroton from my NFT grow. Then from my local grow shop LOL now I'm so lazy I order off the net!
Your orchids look healthy. Have you ever though about mounting them? I've considered it but it just seemed like more work and my Kitchen greenhouse window is sufficient with a little LED.
Orchids don't excite me THAT much...lol.Have you ever thought about mounting them?
Oh my lord blueberries and beans on the same plate.We used to have a breakfast place near us, that's now long gone.
This was the "Lenny's Feedbag" fathfully recreated, my favorite combo to order.
His side servings and toppings were what everyone came there for.
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Since it started with “phal” I had to look it up.Is that a phalaenopsis in the background?
I grilled a ribeye last night also, made fresh broccoli though because the asparagus was too high priced.Last night's dinner, ribeye steaks, asparagus, mashed potatoes with homemade gravy and mushrooms with onions. View attachment 5127921
For desert we made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese and chocolate chip filling. View attachment 5127922
It's not too bad here. Soon I'll be able to walk the ditch line and pick fresh asparagus throughout spring.I grilled a ribeye last night also, made fresh broccoli though because the asparagus was too high priced.