ORCHIDS http://orchids.tjorchid.com ORCHIDS FlOWER Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Scotts Organics 89178300 Miracle-Gro Orchid Potting Mix http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/scotts-organics-89178300-miracle-gro-orchid-potting-mix.html http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/scotts-organics-89178300-miracle-gro-orchid-potting-mix.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:54:15 +0000 admin http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/scotts-organics-89178300-miracle-gro-orchid-potting-mix.html

  • Scotts Organic #89178300 MG 8QT Orchid Mix
  • SCOTTS ORGANIC GROUP

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Composted bark and peat moss provides easy anchoring for roots and moisture retention. Feeds for up to 3 months with Miracle Gro continuous release plant . 8 quart bag.

Scotts Organics 89178300 Miracle-Gro Orchid Potting Mix

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  • ISBN13: 9781552979389
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Proven advice on many easy-to-grow .

Long considered expensive and difficult to grow, modern varieties are far from fragile and come in a vast array of colors and sizes to suit any gardener and home environment.

Easy explains how to grow at home, from choosing a healthy to transporting and caring for it.

An extensive A-Z directory includes cool, warm and intermediate varieties and hybrids, each with detailed care instructions. The directory also features: – Strength of fragrance – Ease of growth – Ideal growing temperatures and locations – Size of bloom – Watering and humidity levels – Feeding, potting and summer care.

Advances in home climate technology have spurred the dramatic rise in popularity of houseplants. Wide availability and affordability have made them more accessible.

Beautifully illustrated and up-to-date, Easy also includes a checklist for gardeners buying online. Other buying tips include what to look for in healthy roots and leaves and the wrapping of the for shipping or travel.

With the valuable tips and advice in Easy , gardeners of all levels will discover how fail-safe it can be to grow .

Easy Orchids: The Fail-Safe Guide to Growing Orchids Indoors

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]]> http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/easy-orchids-the-fail-safe-guide-to-growing-orchids-indoors.html/feed 5 Short & Sweet Epidendrum Starter Orchid Plant http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/short-sweet-epidendrum-starter-orchid-plant.html http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/short-sweet-epidendrum-starter-orchid-plant.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:53:39 +0000 admin http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/short-sweet-epidendrum-starter-orchid-plant.html

  • Easy to grow and flower
  • Grow on Windowsill or Under Lights
  • Move outside for Summer
  • Will form Bright Pink Flowers

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Short and Hybrid

This is one of the new King Epidendrums. This reed stem has been bred for short growth habit, large flower heads with large flowers and vibrant colors. This hybrid has beautiful large bright pink flowers with good form and substance.

Our sale are actively growing in 2.5-inch pots in a fir bark mix and have 2 or more stems 6-8 inches tall. Stems are clipped to stake.

This will flower within a year.

Short & Sweet Epidendrum Starter Orchid Plant

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  • ISBN13: 9780764567599
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The fun and way to grow
, as anyone who has read Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief or has seen the movie Adaptation knows, inspire a passionate following. And their popularity is rising: according to the USDA, more than 12.7 million were sold in the U.S. last year. Brimming with black-and-white illustrations and 8 pages of color photos, this friendly introduces would-be orchid fanciers to today’s popular and intriguing orchid varieties—and shows step by step how to select healthy plants at a nursery or commercial grower, cultivate them successfully at home, promote blooms, create beautiful orchid displays, and even produce hybrids.

Alan Koch (Lincoln, CA) is owner of Gold Country , a company that breeds award-winning miniature and compact Cattleyas and Phalanopsis. His appear regularly at North American orchid shows, and he delivers talks at orchid societies worldwide.

Orchids for Dummies

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  • Measures 4 3/4” x 4 3/4” x 20” high
  • Great addition to your home.

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Appreciate the beauty of the rare Moth all year long with this meticulously detailed fabric version that’s so realistic, you might not notice the difference from the real thing! 4 3/4” x 4 3/4” x 20” high.

Everblooming White Orchids – Style 36233

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  • ISBN13: 9780618263264
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are the largest family of in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the that are right for them — which ones will thrive on a windowsill, which prefer artificial lights, and which need a greenhouse; which are for beginners, which for experts. And you can pinpoint the species within a particular genus that are the best ones to start with. Once you select your orchid, William Cullina’s authoritative guide explains what to do to keep it alive and healthy.
Featuring more than two hundred color photographs, Understanding covers everything you need to know to grow successfully, whatever your level of interest or experience. With improved tissue-culture techniques making more affordable, and the Internet making them readily available to consumers, growing is more popular than ever: membership in the American Orchid Society has more than doubled in the last fifteen years. This is the book orchid fans have been waiting for.

Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants

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for all types of with Nutrigro for more blooms. Water soluble. 8 oz. weatherproof, resealable bag. Analysis: 30 10 10. 8 oz.

United Industries Corp 10910-1 Orchid Food

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]]> http://orchids.tjorchid.com/uncategorized/thanks-for-using-orchids-site.html/feed 0 5 Most Common Mistake People Make When Growing Orchids http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/5-most-common-mistake-people-make-when-growing-orchids.html http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/5-most-common-mistake-people-make-when-growing-orchids.html#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:29:03 +0000 admin http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/5-most-common-mistake-people-make-when-growing-orchids.html people can’t get growing right and end up killing them without knowing why. There are 5 reasons why this happens.
. You Over-water them
This is the number one killer of household . If an orchid plant gets “soggy” from too much water, its roots will quickly start to rot. should be planted in a way that the water can freely flow away from the roots. They should never be left sitting in water. It will hurt your orchid less if you don’t water it enough than if you water it too much. In general, an orchid will not need watering more than twice a week.
. You Plant them in Soil
grow on trees (for this they are called epiphytes). They do not grow in the ground (with a few rare exceptions). Therefore, an orchid will never appreciate being planted with soil. grow better when placed in bark or moss or some other substance with simulates the experience of growing on a tree. You can even simply mount an orchid plant on a piece of wood without ever putting it in a pot and it will thrive! This is because don’t absorb their nutrients from the tree or medium they grow in, but rather the air around them. The only purpose of the growing medium (bark or moss) is to help the plant be stable and not fall over.
3. You Place them in Insufficient Light
It is difficult to find the right spot for your orchid inside your house. areas of the home lack the necessary lighting for an orchid to thrive and bloom. The best kind of light for an orchid to grow in is indirect sunlight. This means sunlight that is filtered through a window or sheer curtain (or canopy of leaves, as in their natural habitat). Too much direct light will “burn” the foliage. But some rays of sunlight do need to come in contact with the orchid daily: so it will need to be placed in a bright, but not too hot area of your home.
4. You Forget they Need Wind
grow way up high in trees when found in nature. This means that they are used to being exposed to a lot of breezy air movement. The air circulation helps the orchid to stay free from disease, pest infestations and rotting. Keep your orchid plant near a breezy window or near a fan and it is more likely to stay happy and healthy.
5. You Let the Air Get Dry
absorb a lot of the moisture they need from the air. This means they need to be in very humid conditions in order to thrive. In nature, usually grow in tropical rainforests. The humidity there is between 60% and 90%. Humidity inside a house is usually between 5% and 30%. Using air conditioners, stoves and heaters reduces the humidity in our houses and makes it difficult for the orchid to obtain the necessary moisture. You can remedy this by placing the orchid in a bathroom or near trays filled with water. As the water evaporates, it provides the orchid with humidity.
Growing can be challenging and very rewarding. Learn more about the conditions and materials needed and happy growing!

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]]> http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/5-most-common-mistake-people-make-when-growing-orchids.html/feed 0 Orchids Will Bloom Again http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/orchids-will-bloom-again.html http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/orchids-will-bloom-again.html#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:49:36 +0000 admin http://orchids.tjorchid.com/orchids/orchids-will-bloom-again.html How long does it take for an to rebloom? The answer is: it depends. I’m not trying to avoid your question, just being truthful. The truth of the matter of when an will depends upon what kind of it is. Most will produce blooms once a year but there are some which are capable of producing blooms several time a year if the conditions are just right, if not quite right they should still once a year. Since your was in last Christmas, my guess is that it should do so at that time .
Since it is already October, if it were to at Christmas time this year, it should be showing evidence of a new flower stem . But, depending upon what kind of you have, it can take from one month to six months for a new flower stem to be in full once it begins to grow.
On most , once the flowers have all died and fallen off, you may remove the stem by cutting it off down near the base of the flower stem. Prior to cutting off the stem, take a look at the top or tip of the stem to see if it has begun to dry, if it does start to dry that means the stem is dying and may be removed. If there are any bulbs on the , you should leave them alone as they are a store of moisture and nutrients for the .
Most dendrobiums are not that hard to grow but getting them to reliably is the hard part. Moving them to Florida will make it easier. Why? The climate and sunshine it will receive all year round rather than the cold darkness in Indiana. Dendrobiums prefer warm bright weather, they will sulk and even die under cold dark conditions.
From your description of them, I take it that they are of the evergreen family of dendrobiums. If they were from the deciduous family you would have mentioned that some of the growths had lost all their leaves. The primary difference between the two families is that evergreens do not like dry conditions while deciduous ones need a pronounced dry period.
Why your evergreen dendrobiums have not rebloomed for you is in what you said “Since it is so cold and dark here in Indiana”. Whether in Indiana or Florida, place them in a location with bright indirect sunlight, temperatures between 60 to 85%F, humidity above 50%, light air movement around them. A good way to tell if it is getting enough light is to look at the leaves, they will be a medium green color when it is just right.
A word of caution if you take them to Florida, move them into any new light conditions slowly over several weeks, as too sudden an exposure to brighter light may cause sunburn of the leaves. If possible, try exposing them to temperatures in the mid 50%F’s for a month in the fall, that may help trigger them into the cycle.
If, by chance, the leaves fall off, leave the growths on the dendrobium as they are a storage mechanism for moisture and nutrients. Only remove the growths that appear to be dying. As for those new growths, they may appear to stop due to the cold dark weather but should perk back up once things warm up and they receive more light.
You do not have to wait for a to identify the type of that it is if it is one of the more commonly available . The most common is “phalaenopsis” that has large roundish to oblong leaves at the base of the and the flower spike grows from the apex of the leaves. Other common types are “the dendrobium, the lady slippers, and the Cattleyas”. Each has a distinctive vegetative structure. If there was no tag with the , then I’m afraid there is no way to know the name of the hybrid since so many different hybrids have similar flower types and colors.
There are three principal types of containers for . Phalaenopsis and lady slipper are usually grown in a plastic pot, the heavier or more top heavy plants such as dendrobiums or cattleyas are better maintained in clay pots. Baskets are reserved for vandaceous and require a very humid environment because the mix dries out very quickly. I would use a commercially prepared mix that you can buy in bags at garden centers and mass marketers. I would soak this mix overnight before using it and drain it well before potting up your in it.
that have maroon leaves generally get that way from having grown in bright sunlight. That suggests to you that either it was neglected or it likes bright light. It is not uncommon for to outgrow their pots. Many feel this is the time divide and repot the , but that is personal preference. Many do just fine hanging way out of the pot.
Since I don’t know what type of you have, I can only hazard a guess that they are roots emerging from the pot drainage holes. Some send out spikes from the base of the but those are potted in baskets not clay pots.
For now, if the looks healthy,I would leave it as is until you get a further development such as flowering, die back, new growth starting,etc. put on new growth once a year and usually, but not always, in the spring. Just keep an eye on it and it should be fine. Then you will be able to know what type of it is by the . If not just go back to where you got the and see if they know what type of it is.

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