Thank you for let me know your super orchids. I always learn a lot by your channel. I don’t know about the details but I’m deeply sorry to hear about the damages caused by the hurricane MILTON. I hope you and your loved ones are safe. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Best regards from JAPAN.
That is very kind of you. We live in Ft Lauderdale which is 400 km SE of Tampa and had no damage at all. Also thank you for being a fan of my channel. Greetings to NIPPON :))
HI Olivier, I always really enjoy watching your videos even though your growing conditions are very different to here in England. This year, for the first time, I've had a serious problem with thrip damage on buds and flowers. I know you have the same issues from time to time. I wondered what have you have found to be the best approach?
Greetings to England and to you Howard and thank you for your kind words. Thrips are a real bane. I spray proactively every 5 or 6 days all my buds (exception for Oncidiums who are less affected from what i can tell) and I alternate orthene and conserve (spinosad) because if you use the same product over again, bugs develop resistance.
@@orchidhouse Thanks. I thought that might be the case. The problem in Europe is that all the chemicals that you could spot treat really difficult pests have been withdrawn from sale.
Hi Olivier, Tom here. I have a Stanhopea tricornis in a wooden vanda basket. I’m having problems growing it in that I get new growth but as leaves emerge and lengthen the tips get brown as with anthracnose and get stunted. I’ve treated with Thiomyl and Dithane but plant looks terrible. Any ideas? Then I watch your video and you have a plant mounted. You and I have talked about liking mounted orchids. Interested in how yours turns out.
Hi Tom, Frankly I do not advocate the mounting of Stanhopeas. I am giving it a try but they are hard to keep hydrated like that. As to your Stan tricornis, if it is anthracnose, I would try Pageant on them. It may also be that you should adjust the watering. I recommend a really good soaking but then let them dry out out barely (if new growth) and just approach dryness if advanced growths. Monitor the base of the new bulbs. they should get hard and gradually plump up. If they remain soft, it might be that they don't get enough water. I believe it may explain some of those behaviors where new growths systematically abort. Keep me posted
That is a splendid flower dominant orchid. I want one!
What a beautiful Stanhopea! Thanks for sharing it in your video.
After 4 years, my only Stanhopea FINALLY bloomed and it was a beauty but not as spectacular as yours😍
That Stanhopea is gorgeous..❤ but I was so distracted by your lovely planters and mounts in the background! I had to refocus..😄
LOL. Thank you!
Thank you for let me know your super orchids. I always learn a lot by your channel.
I don’t know about the details but I’m deeply sorry to hear about the damages caused by the hurricane MILTON. I hope you and your loved ones are safe. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Best regards from JAPAN.
That is very kind of you. We live in Ft Lauderdale which is 400 km SE of Tampa and had no damage at all.
Also thank you for being a fan of my channel. Greetings to NIPPON :))
@@orchidhouse
I appreciate your quick response and kindness for teaching me thoroughly.
What a relief! Thank you thank you.
HI Olivier, I always really enjoy watching your videos even though your growing conditions are very different to here in England.
This year, for the first time, I've had a serious problem with thrip damage on buds and flowers. I know you have the same issues from time to time. I wondered what have you have found to be the best approach?
Greetings to England and to you Howard and thank you for your kind words.
Thrips are a real bane. I spray proactively every 5 or 6 days all my buds (exception for Oncidiums who are less affected from what i can tell) and I alternate orthene and conserve (spinosad) because if you use the same product over again, bugs develop resistance.
@@orchidhouse Thanks. I thought that might be the case. The problem in Europe is that all the chemicals that you could spot treat really difficult pests have been withdrawn from sale.
Hi Olivier, Tom here.
I have a Stanhopea tricornis in a wooden vanda basket. I’m having problems growing it in that I get new growth but as leaves emerge and lengthen the tips get brown as with anthracnose and get stunted. I’ve treated with Thiomyl and Dithane but plant looks terrible. Any ideas? Then I watch your video and you have a plant mounted. You and I have talked about liking mounted orchids. Interested in how yours turns out.
Hi Tom,
Frankly I do not advocate the mounting of Stanhopeas. I am giving it a try but they are hard to keep hydrated like that.
As to your Stan tricornis, if it is anthracnose, I would try Pageant on them.
It may also be that you should adjust the watering. I recommend a really good soaking but then let them dry out out barely (if new growth) and just approach dryness if advanced growths. Monitor the base of the new bulbs. they should get hard and gradually plump up. If they remain soft, it might be that they don't get enough water. I believe it may explain some of those behaviors where new growths systematically abort. Keep me posted
Thanks Olivier. I will try both the Pageant on the anthracnose and your new watering regime. I’ll be in touch.