Orchids - 2007/09/09 09:20Nice initiative, Kihalani Does this orchid spread a vanilla fragrance as well?
Unfortunately I don't own photos of the orchids I owned or have seen (haven't been 'into' photography until lately) - but at the following link you will find photos of orchids I see on a regular basis here in Israel:
Re:Orchids - 2007/11/18 17:38You must have green fingers Zuzu... That is also a beautiful one. The speckles and the total coloring besides the beautiful, very healthy looking, shape of the flower is very attractive (cheerful I would say )
Re:Orchids - 2007/12/16 13:38Yes, I can imagine that, zuzu They're little rays of sunshine during dreary days of grey skies etc... I know just what you mean
Re:Orchids - 2007/12/19 16:18very nice hybrids zuzu! And I love your "brassy". Love to get some details on your temperature and humidity control systems.
sorry to be awol guys, but I am a retail shipper/grower and this is the season when I have to work so I can get lazy for the rest of the year lol
here, in some minor recompense is a nice "catt" derivative that decided to make a lil show:
Re:Orchids - 2007/12/19 19:59 Great to see you are still popping back in, Kihalani - even if it can only be in those rare spare moments, for now.
It sounds like you have a great situation, with some nice breaks between the seasons when work is slammin'.
YUMMY!! That catt is a real "glamour kitty"! Ya just gotta love those "floofy" ones - does she smell as lovely as she looks?
kihalani wrote: zuzu . . . Love to get some details on your temperature and humidity control systems. It's a real seat-of-the-pants operation, K, the structure is only 12x12, so every"body" in there gets the same conditions . . . like it or not . . . and some of 'em don't like it much.
The temps can swing broadly, especially in the winter months. It can rise to 85°+(F) on a sunny day (there is a fan and a vent which helps). And, on a very cold night, it can drop to about 45° ( we usually try to keep it at about 50°, using an oil-filled, electric radiator for supplemental heat.).
On the moisture side - We installed a misting system, and at present, I believe it is set to run for about 10 minutes every 3rd morning. But there is additional ambient humidity, due to all of the other plants, which are sharing the space (mostly beneath the shelves) - those I water by hand, on an as-needed basis.
Re:Orchids - 2007/12/21 15:59I'm feeing overwhelmed and humbled by those great photos of those great plants. I wish I could add some 'great' photos of my own, alas.... perhaps next year, when I will get back into 'it (if circumstances permit)
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Love to get some details on your temperature and humidity control systems.
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Great to see you are still popping back in, Kihalani -
That catt is a real "glamour kitty"! 
and some of 'em don't like it much.
