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 Yrat
Happy Planting
Registered: 04/20/08
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 Orchids! 
#93152 - 07/25/08 03:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i've always had a fascination with orchids, but i'll be damned if i ever got one to grow right. i like to see plants' roots, and that doesn't usually fare well with any orchids i've been given in the past.
BUT, i finally went out and got a little one i came across at home depot, and it's actually growing a new leaf, so i must be doing something right.
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"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
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 mel_lonta_tauda
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 9,407
Loc: the sun
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Yrat]
#94328 - 07/26/08 07:34 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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sweet!  i got some growing in my backyard.
can't wait to watch yours grow 
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uarewotueat
Peyote Farmer
Registered: 07/18/08
Posts: 71
Loc: UK
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Yrat]
#115227 - 08/27/08 05:02 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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nice little phalaenopsis you have there, who knows which cultivar as there are thousands and thousands...
it will have more roots out of the growing medium than in it by the time it grows up to flowering maturity 
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Yrat
Happy Planting
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well it's grown out that little leaf quite a bit, i think it's time for another round of nutes
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Yrat
Happy Planting
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Posts: 886
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Yrat]
#222547 - 05/03/09 11:12 AM (17 years, 1 day ago) |
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reviving an old thread. one of my orchids is blooming.
the little one from the last post is also flowering, but hasn't opened up yet.
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal 
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Yrat]
#222551 - 05/03/09 11:40 AM (17 years, 1 day ago) |
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Oh man, fucking beautiful. Those are some seriously healthy looking flowers
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captain.koons
Failed Botanist
Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 6,170
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smoke it!
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TROLLS NEED LOVE TOO!
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Ben18
Drunk Derelict
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 3,189
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great color on those.
Love orchids.
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Triptonic
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Ben18]
#231227 - 05/24/09 01:30 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sounds like they are pretty touchy plants. I have always wanted to try my hand at growing orchids. I think they are one of the most beautiful plants in the world (if not thee most beautiful plant). I know my girlfriend loves them because there are so many different colors/variety's to choose from. Maybe I could make it a fun project for her or something.....Got any suggestions on how to grow them? yours seem like they are really healthy.
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encryptor
Green Thumb #1
Registered: 05/26/09
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Triptonic]
#232618 - 05/26/09 09:13 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Truth is..orchids are easy to grow! Just put them in a shallow dish of water and 18/6hr florescent light. There are some very pretty and exotic orchids out there. I've heard of a story where some Indians found and dug up some rare orchids out of a Florida swamp, when they where then arrested with them. An interesting story arose of the court case that with along with theft of these orchids. 
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captain.koons
Failed Botanist
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captain.koons said:
smoke it!
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Yrat
Happy Planting
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they've all opened up
the little one from the start of this thread is starting to open too
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Audz
Registered: 03/19/09
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Yrat]
#233079 - 05/27/09 06:31 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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At my old job, we used to supply all of Home Depot's holiday plants and Orchids were always the biggest mover in the spring. Well, excepting the fact that the Home Depot employees are completely incapable of even basic plant care so most of them ended up dead.
Anyhow, yours are looking amazing.
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encryptor
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Audz]
#234154 - 05/30/09 08:36 AM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Here are some pics of mine.
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Ben18
Drunk Derelict
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 3,189
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Re: Orchids! [Re: encryptor]
#234158 - 05/30/09 09:00 AM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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lovely, love that pattern
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Fazed
and dazed
Registered: 02/02/09
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Ben18]
#237623 - 06/08/09 01:57 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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They're beautiful nice job!
Might actually attempt to grow these myself after looking at this thread.
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SpaceMonkey
Mind Pilot
Registered: 02/09/09
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Loc: Hawaiian Islands
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Re: Orchids! [Re: Fazed]
#237630 - 06/08/09 02:10 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Here is a picture of a parasitic orchid, growing off the side of a money tree in my yard. Looks like little ladies in yellow dresses. Bloomed about 3 months ago.
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