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hey zoltan ! so the variabilis does have a faint scent...others say theirs have a strong scent. so im not sure if its our culture or the plant. the tunfolia is supposedly also quite fragrant, but as we mentioned we don't have one of those :( good luck on getting yours to bloom! maybe try giving them a bit more light and experiment with dropping temps in the fall. generally ours seem to like to get a bit chilly?? be wary of overgeneralising, tho!!! good luck!

I really like Maxillarias. They are beautiful and fragrant. Thank you for the answer. :) Yes, a little cooler weather can affect the flowering of plants. For sure, they need a lot of light and water. Thank you very much. :)

hey ynse! we already had the schunkeana division tagged for you to send when we get back. and for sure we will be taking some cuttings of the marginata, so you can have some of that too!

@@elpilarorchids I'm repotting my Eria Hyacinthoides soon I will take a piece off for you

@@YnseSchaap excellent, thank you! no idea what that is, but always like to do a bit of research :) we will get in touch in august!

@@elpilarorchids Big plant lots of small white flowers, you'll love it 😁

he melissa, thanks, we love your vids as well! altho we get jealous of you guys in the Florida Faction. as for the bronze buddha, it has a wonderfully strong, yet pleasant scent. but it took a couple months to really come on strong. personally, i love the scent of the amboinensis and its hybrids. it is so weird, and it is a scent that you can "remember" and bring into your nose at any time (its a wierd thing that people know when I describe it, but i have no idea what causes it or the term for that in the scent world). and i didn't know you were a teacher also!! keep up the good work....

howdy Zoltan! thank you, but we wish the catasetums would have flowers, hehehe

Hey Linda, thank you! yes, the boss and i have both been in the international system for 15 years. I hate to say it, but we can have a much higher standard of living than if we taught in the us :( as it is, we can buy lots of orchids, hahahah! where do your brothers teach? hope you are off to a great week!

They are both retired now but taught in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia for over a decade in the 70s to early 80s. After that, one returned home, but the other was a school administrator in many places, including Malaysia, Morocco, and South Africa. Both of his kids are teaching in international schools now. You are right about it paying more and allowing teachers to enjoy a different lifestyle than teaching in the states would afford.

@@lindaannb oh nice! you know teaching is one of those professions that provides a ton of hidden opportunities (and i don't mean summer vacation). the only other professions that i see are so versatile is IT...here in germany just about the only other Americans besides teachers are in some sort of IT field. of course big business has international opportunities, but for the humble teacher, it is truly a thing of wonder

oh shit...pull out all the stops on those bastards!

@@elpilarorchids They won't know what hit them

ok ynse, school me....what is the "sister" watering method?? as in, your sister takes care of your plants?!

@@elpilarorchids 🤣Yep she does

@@YnseSchaap hahahah, right on man!! lucky you...my sister would laugh hysterically if we asked her to take care of our orchids. her kids keep her busy enough :)

@@elpilarorchids She's only allowed the sprayer, can't trust her with nutrients 🤣

Hey Rufiat, thank you as always!! And we hope you are off to a good week...

Hey Tom, definitely! it took a couple months for me to really notice the scent, but now that it gets a little hot in the room with the sun, it really is strong...and very pleasant! you should get one!! or also keep an eye out if you see it labeled as Balgheri, please let us know :)

nice ynse! you must be doing something right :)

@@elpilarorchids 😁next step flower ?

@@YnseSchaap 😎 easy, just wait a couple years, hehehehe

@@elpilarorchids 😁

sometimes you get lucky with your orders, eh?! hopefully the cross takes, we would be thrilled with it....maybe!! hahah

hey gfoc! thanks for checking in...yes, we are in love with this thing right now. hope you're having a great weekend!

Hey ej! wow, thanks for checking in, and we hope you enjoy our small collection. your phal wall is spectacular, and we wish we had so many flowers! p.s. - i still want a division of that maxillaria you have ;)

Thanks Rufiat! Hope you are having a great weekend....

hey Rick, thanks for checking in! im sure one day i will eat my words on the virus thing, but until then i will live in beautiful orchid ignorance! 🙈 hope you are doing well and looking forward to a nice weekend....

@@elpilarorchids was a great chat, and long over due for someone to say it!

howdy nick! thank you for the compliments, and thanks for checking in! hope you are having a great week...

hello tina, thanks for checking in! so the window is north, north-east facing. we get first morning sun for about 1 hour in the room. as for the media, we use 50/50 mix now of medium bark and leca balls. we used to add some moss into our mix, but over that last year or 2 we have removed it cause they just stay wet too long with the moss....anyways, hope that helps!

howdy jennifer! thanks for checking in and for your comment. sometimes we wish we had your sun, but the temps can be brutal down there! one thing about growing inside like where you live is the ac. ive never grown orchids with forced air conditioning, and it seems like it would add another layer of complexity to the equation. so good on you for making it work!

@@elpilarorchids One thing about air conditioning is it allows me to grow some cool growers. Here in SW Louisiana it gets hot and humid. The high light hot growers love it, but the cooler growing plants struggle.

@@dustyolmanolman9933 and no problems with drying out? do you make sure to find spots where its not blowing directly over them? I give a ton of credit to A/C growers, as it seems like a lot of folks have issues with it! thanks for adding to the discussion old man!

@@elpilarorchids Yes. The vents are far enough away that they don't blow directly on the plants. The oncidium is in semi-hydroponic-culture, the paph is kept moist and checked twice a week, and the phals are checked and watered twice a week.

ohhh, miss orchid girl....hmm, never heard of her!! 😎

Not everyone thinks MOG has anything really helpful to say. Her information is contradictory at best. I'm sure the OP will agree.

@@dustyolmanolman9933 thusly it is good that here at El Pilar we only provide the most convoluted, unimportant, and mind-numbingly dull orchid drivel to provide RUclips a counterpoint to her spot on commentary.

hahah, yeah the florida faction. its a real thing :) its true you don't see many paphs down there in the everglades. glad you liked it, and thanks for watching! we gotta set up a trade soon....

hey rick! thanks man, i agree that orchids are special, and the paphs doubly so! :). we appreciate the kind comments, but we are following yours and others example...keep up the great work...

howdy rufiat! have a great week dude!

Hey, Melissa! Thanks for checking in! You don't need to buy more as it looks like everything is doing fantastic in your yard :) Mind giving us some of your FL sun and warmth?? Please?! Thanks as well for the feedback on the video...

hey orchid amateur! you are very welcome, and thank you for the compliments and for checking in!

thanks rufiat! hope you had a good weekend!

its a fighter for sure! hopefully it can pull through this trying time....

hey dorene, welcome, and thanks for checking in!

howdy trudi, right now we are growing about 15 or 16 of our orchids outside. maybe put one or 2 more out when the weather actually gets nice....if that happens this summer, we'll see!

howdy! thanks for the input, and yes, we have also been warned against doing what we did, but you know...here at el Pilar its like the school of hard knocks! never know till you try it....hope you are having a great week, and please give us feedback anytime....

yo ynse! for sure, it is a good indicator of our overall average conditions that they do so well for us. we don't heat too much in winter...good for the paphs, not good for the species phals! oh well, can't have it all, i guess...let me know when you got your cold room going and we can hook you up with one or 2 of these that we want to replace!

@@elpilarorchids 😁i'm getting the wood I need next week so it should be ready in two weeks. My Phals really like the heat (already reached 31 degrees C) I did use the heater during winter until I found out that night temps weren't as low as I thought they were, so my room is completely self regulating, I don't have to do anything other then water the plants

@@YnseSchaap man, wish our house self regulated in winter! you guys in the Netherlands really know how to live ;). so how can I get your email so we can exchange addresses? we might have a warm AND a cold grower to send to ya....

hey Justin! thank you a ton for the input....you are right in that i throw around the terms warmer and cooler much too loosely. when i said warmer, i meant we wouldn't grow it near the floor like we had it las winter, but instead will move it higher up in the room. but perhaps you are right and we should only cut back on the watering during winters! hope you are off to a great week...

Hi Linda, yes, you should definitely get more!! And thank you for the compliments, we are glad you found it helpful and that's why we wanted to group them to help highlight the differences. hope you have a great week!

thanks rufiat, hope you had a good weekend!

hey Mary! only the esquiroleis and a couple others like the spiecerianum (cause we are trying to push into high light). all the rest grow right along side our phals in the window sill normally....thanks for checking in and hope you had a great weekend!

right on! I guess there's nothing like that first time....

@@elpilarorchids That all depends 🤣

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hey rick, thanks for checking in! thanks for the compliments, but honestly we are officially the worlds worst orchid breeders, hahahaha! oh well, gotta keep trying, right??

hey Justin! yes, on slipper talk we say the thaianum x bellatulum and the paph nerds seemed to get all uppity, so i figured it would be a good cross to try. fingers crossed something is viable!!! your paphs and plants are looking great, as usual...

hey Mary! great, I am glad you found a lab...can I ask where?! maybe we could chat "off camera" about some details and compare....or maybe do a little compare collab video about it one day?? originally we tried sending green pods off, but had problems with holding and moisture. altho, we learned the hard way that you need to just use paper envelopes, and NO plastic linings or bubble wrap protection. oh well, live and learn... good luck with your flasks!!

hey Ilja, thanks a ton for your input! that does seem more likely....maybe time for some cal-mag. thanks for checking it!

Thanks Nick, hope you are off to great week :)

Hey Ynse, not sure we want to mount anything right now...our conditions aren't the best for it and we can't just hose the plants down everyday or whatever. so yeah, sticking with pots for now

@@elpilarorchids Okay I keep forgetting I'm a messy grower and don't mind having a wet floor 😁

@@YnseSchaap hahah, well, I don't mind either, but the boss says otherwise :)

@@elpilarorchids 🤣

hmmmm, actually, now that i looked that up im curious....oh man, now another genera to learn!!!

@@elpilarorchids It's just a Cattleya but smaller 😁Get wet, dry quick, lots of light but not direct, and it likes juicy feed

Thanks Rufiat, hope you had a good weekend!

hey Viktoria, thank you for letting me know! now I am really confused :)

I have it as Copper Head 😁

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hopefully it makes it!!!

hey nick, its possible it could help your plant. hopefully your phal still has some roots. we are just using this method to keep them alive until they start growing new roots. put it in a glass, soak for 8-24 hours and do that twice a week. phals can do ok in leca only, you just need to learn how much/often you water it in your location. best of luck!