Ecuagenera Haul - October 2024

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Great haul, very healthy and large sized orchids! I have the l.cinnabarina too, but your one is much bigger than mine! I got mine few months ago but I think it's very slow growing. Thanks for sharing and good luck with them 😊

[@sheiselwilliams1]

Hi Dee Dee, You got a fantastic haul there! I also have a Laelia cinnabarina. One thing to know is that you should reduce watering and reduce or eliminate fertilizer during winter until new growth appears in the spring. Hugs, Sherrii

[@deedeeblooms7896]

@@sheiselwilliams1 Thanks for the tip! 💕

[@sheiselwilliams1]

@@deedeeblooms7896 You're very welcome.

[@BOOMBIGZ]

Beautiful plants & fun video! I hit subscribe to support your channel! :)

[@anndriggers6660]

I would have been interested to see you pot those plants up. Maybe you can do that on another episode? It's just interesting to see the medium that people use, whether or not they trim old roots, how much they actually clean the plant and disturb the roots, etc. I can see that you have fairly good luck with your plants so that gives me some idea that you know what you're doing. Thank you for the video.

[@deedeeblooms7896]

@@anndriggers6660 Thanks so much for watching and your feedback. I will look for potting video opportunities. I will only want to do this for ones that are established and actually thrive in my care. I wouldn’t want to show you my potting new ones I’ve never had before, you get one and do the same thing and then mine die afterwards from what I did. These all being new to me I’m doing my best guessing. Just a few snippets about my potting methods…if it’s a thirsty type of orchid, like Oncidiums, Coelygne, Cochleanthes, Bulbophyllum, Paphiopedilums, I use mostly moss with a smattering of bark & perlite thrown around but if it’s one that needs to dry out or mostly dry out in between, like Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Encyclia, Dendrobium, I use half and half moss with bark & perlite.

[@Rufiat99]

Good information my friend

[@deedeeblooms7896]

@@Rufiat99 thank you! Have a wonderful day!

[@alanm9523]

Your bark looks amazing quality 😂 is it Orchiata? I can never find good quality bark, the stuff around here is like potting soil!

[@deedeeblooms7896]

@@alanm9523 ummm I’m not sure honestly. I buy the bark from the San Diego orchid society shows they have every 3 months at Balboa Park. Love it!!!