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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 17, 2015 22:42:48 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I thought I might share some pictures with you of my grow space and pics from around the house, and do updates here too. We'll start with my grow room: (my sister moved out to live with her boyfriend so I moved in ) Pics from my more humid growing plants (neps and orchids) Masdevallia x redwing Nepenthes sanguinea Ventricosa with a developing pitcher, can't wait for this one to get tubby! Some helis (they look bad but they're putting out new pitchers quickly) Veitchii pa'umor putting out a new pitcher and another leaf Drosera capensis, my only sundew, wasn't doing to good and practically came back from the dead And now to my bigger indoor greenhouse: I got a new grow light to get some plants through the winter Hoya carnosa starting to go crazy My first lycaste Catasetum pileatum beginning to shed leaves for dormancy My Vanda Tillandsia usenoides (Spanish moss) Psychopsis papilio Bulbophyllum ambrosia Epidendrum fragrans SLC fuchsia doll Paph with a bloom about to open New fan starting to grow Vandopirea little one with a bloom spike My first ceph, I hope I get it right the first time! Thanks for looking! I will post some other plants and updates later.
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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 17, 2015 23:23:01 GMT -5
Looking good! The ceph isn't looking its best, have you just re-potted it?
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 17, 2015 23:33:04 GMT -5
Yah, I haven't had it for long, maybe it's adapting to my conditions?
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 17, 2015 23:33:30 GMT -5
I know that they hate their roots being handled, and I just got it at the end of October.
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Post by roraima on Nov 18, 2015 0:09:23 GMT -5
Great looking plants Edward! Lots of nice variety of CP and non-CP genera.
Just my two cents on growing Cephs. I've become a fan of using live Sphagnum moss as a top dressing around my Cephs as it really helps to keep the humidity high, and stable, around the Ceph growth points. I also like it because when it starts to dry out you know it's time to water your Ceph.
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 18, 2015 0:12:01 GMT -5
Okay, thanks for the input! I will try that out.
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Post by morphman on Nov 18, 2015 1:36:30 GMT -5
I started with plants when I was more more than twice your age. At the rate you're going your parents might also have to move out to make room for plants.
Nice operation and plants Edward.
Regards
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 18, 2015 8:41:44 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 21, 2015 0:36:30 GMT -5
Roraima, what humidity do you grow your cephalotus in? I've got a tank that stays constantly around 80 - 85 percent RH for neps and helps and orchids. My larger greenhouse stays around 60 to 70 percent, and I'm scared it's not humid enough to keep the love spaghnum, well, alive. And I'm unsure about cephs and humidity. If I out it in the humid tank, will it rot?
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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 21, 2015 1:11:09 GMT -5
Mine grows happily at 50-65% RH
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 22, 2015 16:30:15 GMT -5
Here's a newly opened amaryllis flower:
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 22, 2015 16:48:29 GMT -5
Cattleya in bloom: Ping leaf pulling: New pitcher on its way on Heliampora purpurascens Ptari tepui:
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Post by troutddicted on Nov 24, 2015 22:02:39 GMT -5
Your plants are protected by ADT - sweet collection and beautiful flowers
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Post by vraev on Nov 26, 2015 1:29:15 GMT -5
Good start man. I started my collection with one of those indoor greenhouses too.
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Post by seasmoke on Nov 26, 2015 8:12:48 GMT -5
Really nice Masdevallia, your butzii looks really healthy too. Is that a Vriesea hieroglyphica in with the hoya? Take good care of the Psychopsis, I lost mine and miss it a lot, they are amazing in bloom. Good stuff.
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