Good Morning Jayne! That’s a genius idea! I’ve used my surround sound but never connected to my TV. I bet that really elevates the RUclips experience. Thank you so much! Have yourself a beautiful Sunday!
@OrchidboyTroy Good evening Troy. Hope you had a Wonderful Sunday. I live in West Michigan, in a not so well insulated trailer. I have a addiction like You!!. When old man winter came I relocated my orchids to the east side of my trailer in the dining room. I keep them on a buffet. With a mirror mounted on the wall 😎 . I'm learning to keep them away from the windows for draft purposes 😕.. however as the sun passes my 3 windows in the front.. it reflects of the mirror 🙌.. they are kicking butt!!. Just wanted to share that thought . I am watching a Ons. Catatante " orange kiss" growing a flower spike!!. I also have a phalaenopsis burgundy color that has been blooming since August 15th . Addiction 😄!! Ty for responding back.
Nice tour around your growspace 😊 love it! Great advice about the Phalaenopsis manii. It does seem to have some light spotting going on which could mean its virused or deficient in something. But hands down best thing to do is quit struggling with it and get a new one 😂 I too have gotten away from oncidiums. They all basically look alike just different colors. 😂 glad the beneficial mites are working good for you. I may consider them. Especially since they have slowed down now! 😊
Good Morning Miss Paula! Yeah, I have definitely had enough of mannii. You’ve got to give a little more to stay with me. You moved on with your cernua and now you have the best one! So I’m taking notes haha. Yes, Oncidiums are my nemesis. I have four that I really enjoy. The rest can be gone lol I’m making room for Fdk After Done 😍 I need to do a little video on Nature’s Good Guys. They’re so good to me and their product works. It takes a minute to get them going but I see minimal sign of spider mites anymore. Thank goodness! I’m so happy to see you! I’ll be over on your channel a little later today, I somehow got behind on watering 😂😂 You have a blessed Sunday my friend 😁
Hey Troy, I saw the Oncidium Wildcat Golden Red Star in bloom for sale at Wilson's Nursery last week. It's a beautiful orchid. Those Oncidium orchids really grow into large size plants. Your Oncidium is huge. It's going to be beautiful when both those spikes bloom. Are you watering your vandas every day since they are indoors? I'm not sure what to do. I am waterings every other day since their growth has slowed down. One of my vanda is still in bloom. I water that one every day. Have a great weekend!
Good Morning James! Thank you so much 😁 Yes, the Vandas are misted down daily. It helps increase the humidity in my grow space so extra bonus! And then once a week they get soaked in nutrients for 6-8 hours. I’d love to see your Vanda. What variety is it? Have yourself a blessed weekend!!
@@OrchidboyTroy Thanks Troy, that sounds like an easier way to water the vandas. The five vandas I have all from Wilsons (at half off the price out of bloom LOL) are a no ID yellow one, V. Narlin Fragrance, V. Banjong Sky Blue (my one in bloom), V Mararita Louis-Dreyfus No. 520, and V. Renu Delight.
hi troy, I'm surprised to see you growing your phal mannii amongst your warm growers. I mean it should not be the reason it is struggling - most likely due to the mites but it is a distinctly cool growing orchid imo. I grow it alongside my dendrobium nobiles, my cattleya schilleriana and sedirea japonicas. As you know it is quite tricky figuring out what our orchids need to thrive. Of course there is not a lack of advice online but as you will know people will say cool growing dendrobiums etc need a cool down in winter and you need to reduce watering and you need to withhold fertilizing or they won't flower. None of these tips are really important and are just theories people religiously believe in so although the phalaenopsis mannii grows in the same conditions as my dendrobium nobiles for example, none of my cool growing orchids require the cool down that everyone always says is what is vital in order to succeed with them but I just thought I'd mention it is a cooler growing phalaenopsis. Maybe it does help with flowering as mine does reliably bloom every year but mine is also a very shy leaf grower. 1 leaf per year is all I get and like you say if it happens to get pests and then loses a leaf per year then it will stagnate. It's one of the trickier species compared to a more vigorous hybrid growers as explained by Nicole Deanna for example. But on to the cool down theory. I know I keep mentioning it yet the more popular theories persist, you can grow cooler growers in intermediate conditions all year long. What you cannot do is grow hot growers in cool conditions. They will struggle if you do that. So that is what is important for me to know. But dendrobium nobiles do not require a cool down, they tolerate it. It's the same with pretty much any cooler growing orchid. Same with cymbidiums, the cooler growing cattleyas and so on. As long as they can tolerate a certain temperature in summer, they can tolerate that just fine in winter too. It's not what is vital for them but that is for you to experiment with yourself in future and maybe one day we will figure it all out properly. Nobody really has all the answers even if orchid growers tend to like to believe they do, me included of course lol
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Your grow space and your blooms are beautiful.
Hey Lisa! I appreciate that so much!!! Thank you 😁
Good morning Troy 🌞.. I totally enjoy watching your videos on the TV!! I can see!! Wow that's a Collection 😁😍
Good Morning Jayne! That’s a genius idea! I’ve used my surround sound but never connected to my TV. I bet that really elevates the RUclips experience. Thank you so much! Have yourself a beautiful Sunday!
@OrchidboyTroy Good evening Troy. Hope you had a Wonderful Sunday. I live in West Michigan, in a not so well insulated trailer. I have a addiction like You!!. When old man winter came I relocated my orchids to the east side of my trailer in the dining room. I keep them on a buffet. With a mirror mounted on the wall 😎 . I'm learning to keep them away from the windows for draft purposes 😕.. however as the sun passes my 3 windows in the front.. it reflects of the mirror 🙌.. they are kicking butt!!. Just wanted to share that thought . I am watching a Ons. Catatante " orange kiss" growing a flower spike!!. I also have a phalaenopsis burgundy color that has been blooming since August 15th . Addiction 😄!! Ty for responding back.
@@Plainjayne1That’s awesome! It’s such a good feeling to master your grow space and see your orchids react positively 💪🏾😁
Nice tour around your growspace 😊 love it! Great advice about the Phalaenopsis manii. It does seem to have some light spotting going on which could mean its virused or deficient in something. But hands down best thing to do is quit struggling with it and get a new one 😂 I too have gotten away from oncidiums. They all basically look alike just different colors. 😂 glad the beneficial mites are working good for you. I may consider them. Especially since they have slowed down now! 😊
Good Morning Miss Paula! Yeah, I have definitely had enough of mannii. You’ve got to give a little more to stay with me. You moved on with your cernua and now you have the best one! So I’m taking notes haha. Yes, Oncidiums are my nemesis. I have four that I really enjoy. The rest can be gone lol I’m making room for Fdk After Done 😍 I need to do a little video on Nature’s Good Guys. They’re so good to me and their product works. It takes a minute to get them going but I see minimal sign of spider mites anymore. Thank goodness! I’m so happy to see you! I’ll be over on your channel a little later today, I somehow got behind on watering 😂😂 You have a blessed Sunday my friend 😁
Hey Troy, I saw the Oncidium Wildcat Golden Red Star in bloom for sale at Wilson's Nursery last week. It's a beautiful orchid. Those Oncidium orchids really grow into large size plants. Your Oncidium is huge. It's going to be beautiful when both those spikes bloom. Are you watering your vandas every day since they are indoors? I'm not sure what to do. I am waterings every other day since their growth has slowed down. One of my vanda is still in bloom. I water that one every day. Have a great weekend!
Good Morning James! Thank you so much 😁 Yes, the Vandas are misted down daily. It helps increase the humidity in my grow space so extra bonus! And then once a week they get soaked in nutrients for 6-8 hours. I’d love to see your Vanda. What variety is it? Have yourself a blessed weekend!!
@@OrchidboyTroy Thanks Troy, that sounds like an easier way to water the vandas. The five vandas I have all from Wilsons (at half off the price out of bloom LOL) are a no ID yellow one, V. Narlin Fragrance, V. Banjong Sky Blue (my one in bloom), V Mararita Louis-Dreyfus No. 520, and V. Renu Delight.
@ Banjong is a great nursery for Vandas! I bet she looks awesome 🌺
hi troy, I'm surprised to see you growing your phal mannii amongst your warm growers. I mean it should not be the reason it is struggling - most likely due to the mites but it is a distinctly cool growing orchid imo.
I grow it alongside my dendrobium nobiles, my cattleya schilleriana and sedirea japonicas.
As you know it is quite tricky figuring out what our orchids need to thrive. Of course there is not a lack of advice online but as you will know people will say cool growing dendrobiums etc need a cool down in winter and you need to reduce watering and you need to withhold fertilizing or they won't flower.
None of these tips are really important and are just theories people religiously believe in so although the phalaenopsis mannii grows in the same conditions as my dendrobium nobiles for example, none of my cool growing orchids require the cool down that everyone always says is what is vital in order to succeed with them but I just thought I'd mention it is a cooler growing phalaenopsis.
Maybe it does help with flowering as mine does reliably bloom every year but mine is also a very shy leaf grower. 1 leaf per year is all I get and like you say if it happens to get pests and then loses a leaf per year then it will stagnate. It's one of the trickier species compared to a more vigorous hybrid growers as explained by Nicole Deanna for example.
But on to the cool down theory. I know I keep mentioning it yet the more popular theories persist, you can grow cooler growers in intermediate conditions all year long. What you cannot do is grow hot growers in cool conditions.
They will struggle if you do that. So that is what is important for me to know.
But dendrobium nobiles do not require a cool down, they tolerate it. It's the same with pretty much any cooler growing orchid. Same with cymbidiums, the cooler growing cattleyas and so on. As long as they can tolerate a certain temperature in summer, they can tolerate that just fine in winter too. It's not what is vital for them but that is for you to experiment with yourself in future and maybe one day we will figure it all out properly. Nobody really has all the answers even if orchid growers tend to like to believe they do, me included of course lol